Of music, heritage, and identity…

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This story from the NY Times has been shared with me by several people in the past day, and it illustrates the contentious potential of culture and identity—in this case, as manifest in popular music. While in Beijing, I purchased a DVD featuring footage of a concert by the band Hanggai, mentioned in this article. Let me know if you’d like to see it, as I don’t think it is readily available outside of Beijing

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