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Websites for Culture and Music

  • PBS LearningMedia: A resource for learning about music in world cultures, including a medley of traditional social dances taught by Native American singer Martha Redbone.

  • Drive and Listen: a website that allows you to experience the sights and sounds of a virtual road trip through various locations around the world.

  • Radiooooo: a website that allows users to discover and listen to music from every decade and every country in the world. The website features an interactive map that allows users to select a decade and a location, and then listen to a playlist of popular songs from that time and place.

  • Music Constructed: A collection of singing games from the United States and around the world.

  • Language Guesser: a website that allows users to test their language skills and improve their vocabulary. The website features a series of quizzes and games that challenge users to guess the meanings of words and phrases in different languages.

  • Radio Garden: a website that allows users to discover and listen to radio stations from around the world. The website features an interactive map that allows users to select a location and then listen to a variety of radio stations from that region.

Movies and Documentaries
  • The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (2015) 

  • Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

  • Coco (2017) – Mexico

  • Once (2007) – Ireland

  • Buena Vista Social Club (1999) – Cuba

  • The Chorus (Les Choristes) (2004) – France

  • Whale Rider (2002) – New Zealand

  • Song of Lahore (2015) – Pakistan

  • Genghis Blues (1999) – Tuva/Russia

  • Whiplash (2014)

  • Rocketman (2019)

  • The Band's Visit (2007)

  • Journey to Jah (2013)

  • Samsar (2011)

  • Under African Skies (2012)

  • Africa: The Beat (2017) – Africa

  • Rumba Kings (2021) – Democratic Republic of the Congo

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