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Caribeana / Various on CD

Lebanese oud (a small string instrument) in Port-au-Prince? Bagpipes in Vera Cruz? That's just what Emory Cook found on his travels throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. None of this music necessarily represents a dominant culture where he found them, but each appears seamlessly to incorporate practices traditional to the instrument and to the majority culture of whichever adopted homeland. As a result of the fusion of styles, each musical genre gains a unique flavor.