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	<title>Chinese Visionary: Music of Ge Gan-ru</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 22:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Experience the unique musical voice of Chinese-born composer Ge Gan-ru, who expands the language of chamber music in provocative and challenging ways. His compositions emphasize novel playing techniques, unorthodox forms, Chinese tone qualities, and melodic ideas that range from the lyrical and charming to the searing and tragic. On this podcast, hear four of his ...]]></description>
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	<title>The Voice of Central Asia: The Ilyas Malayev Ensemble</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Music From Japan: Ancient Winds/Modern Percussion</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>New Sounds from Arab Lands</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Relax to mellow, Arab-inspired jazz by five accomplished performer-composers from Syria and Tunisia and featuring clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, who earned a Grammy Award with the Silkroad Ensemble for their 2017 CD Sing Me Home. This innovative quintet creates new music inspired by Middle Eastern traditions with influences from jazz and Western classical music, blending composition ...]]></description>
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	<title>Chinese Music for the Lunar New Year</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Also called the Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year in China marks the traditional start of the agricultural season. It’s also a time to admire the hearty plum blossom, which flowers so early that snow is sometimes still on the ground. Enjoy these performances of music celebrating plum blossoms, lingering snow, and the arrival of ...]]></description>
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	<title>Voice of the Biwa: Junko Tahara Ensemble</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear the ancient Japanese biwa, a lute related to the Chinese pipa, in a rare performance outside Japan by one of the masters of the instrument. Junko Tahara breathes new life into a style of medieval music made popular by itinerant monks (biwa hoshi) who wandered the countryside singing The Tale of the Heike, one ...]]></description>
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		<ssp:title>Voice of the Biwa: Junko Tahara Ensemble</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear the ancient Japanese biwa, a lute related to the Chinese pipa, in a rare performance outside Japan by one of the masters of the instrument. Junko Tahara breathes new life into a style of medieval music made popular by itinerant monks (biwa hoshi) who wandered the countryside singing The Tale of the Heike, one ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tahara-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Hearing the Qur’an in Jakarta</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/hearing-the-quran-in-jakarta/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2021 21:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=585357</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear how the recited Qur’an is experienced in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, from the simple chants of daily life and ritual to elaborate renditions in formal worship and national competition festivals. Listen as the esteemed Indonesian reciter Hajjah Maria Ulfah performs the five styles of recitation, with introductions and commentary by music ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear how the recited Qur’an is experienced in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, from the simple chants of daily life and ritual to elaborate renditions in formal worship and national competition festivals. Listen as the esteemed Indone]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear how the recited Qur’an is experienced in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, from the simple chants of daily life and ritual to elaborate renditions in formal worship and national competition festivals. Listen as the esteemed Indonesian reciter Hajjah Maria Ulfah performs the five styles of recitation, with introductions and commentary by music ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear how the recited Qur’an is experienced in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, from the simple chants of daily life and ritual to elaborate renditions in formal worship and national competition festivals. Listen as the esteemed Indonesian reciter Hajjah Maria Ulfah performs the five styles of recitation, with introductions and commentary by music ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/quaran-banner-4.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Singing Rumi: The Pejvak Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/singing-rumi-the-pejvak-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=585257</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy energetic and contemplative music from this ensemble of Persian music specialists from the East and West Coasts performing traditional and original music with settings of poetry by Rumi and Faraz Minooei. Two members of the ensemble have appeared with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble: Faraz Minooei on santur (hammered dulcimer) and Pezhham Akhavass on tombak ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy energetic and contemplative music from this ensemble of Persian music specialists from the East and West Coasts performing traditional and original music with settings of poetry by Rumi and Faraz Minooei. Two members of the ensemble have appeared w]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy energetic and contemplative music from this ensemble of Persian music specialists from the East and West Coasts performing traditional and original music with settings of poetry by Rumi and Faraz Minooei. Two members of the ensemble have appeared with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble: Faraz Minooei on santur (hammered dulcimer) and Pezhham Akhavass on tombak ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy energetic and contemplative music from this ensemble of Persian music specialists from the East and West Coasts performing traditional and original music with settings of poetry by Rumi and Faraz Minooei. Two members of the ensemble have appeared with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble: Faraz Minooei on santur (hammered dulcimer) and Pezhham Akhavass on tombak ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>Singing Rumi: The Pejvak Ensemble</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy energetic and contemplative music from this ensemble of Persian music specialists from the East and West Coasts performing traditional and original music with settings of poetry by Rumi and Faraz Minooei. Two members of the ensemble have appeared with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble: Faraz Minooei on santur (hammered dulcimer) and Pezhham Akhavass on tombak ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/pejvak-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Asian American Jazz Pioneers: The Far East Side Band</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/asian-american-jazz-pioneers-the-far-east-side-band/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=585064</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Journey to a unique soundscape that blends contemporary jazz with East Asian instruments and styles, all performed by this path-breaking ensemble of the late 1990s. Composer, and violinist Jason Kao Hwang subsequently earned best-of-the-year listings in Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, and All About Jazz. His chamber opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown, was ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Journey to a unique soundscape that blends contemporary jazz with East Asian instruments and styles, all performed by this path-breaking ensemble of the late 1990s. Composer, and violinist Jason Kao Hwang subsequently earned best-of-the-year listings in ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Journey to a unique soundscape that blends contemporary jazz with East Asian instruments and styles, all performed by this path-breaking ensemble of the late 1990s. Composer, and violinist Jason Kao Hwang subsequently earned best-of-the-year listings in Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, and All About Jazz. His chamber opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown, was ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Journey to a unique soundscape that blends contemporary jazz with East Asian instruments and styles, all performed by this path-breaking ensemble of the late 1990s. Composer, and violinist Jason Kao Hwang subsequently earned best-of-the-year listings in Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, and All About Jazz. His chamber opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown, was ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>Asian American Jazz Pioneers: The Far East Side Band</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Journey to a unique soundscape that blends contemporary jazz with East Asian instruments and styles, all performed by this path-breaking ensemble of the late 1990s. Composer, and violinist Jason Kao Hwang subsequently earned best-of-the-year listings in Downbeat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, and All About Jazz. His chamber opera, The Floating Box, A Story in Chinatown, was ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hwang-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C578&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Inspired by the Mystics: Anton Belov, baritone; Albert Kim, piano</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/inspired-by-the-mystics-anton-belov-baritone-albert-kim-piano/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=584183</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Listen to the impact that medieval Persian poet Hafiz exerted on the Romantic movement in Europe through this compelling recital by the Russian-born baritone Anton Belov. He explores German musical settings derived from the poetry of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that was in turn inspired by the first translation of Hafiz’s Divan into a Western ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Listen to the impact that medieval Persian poet Hafiz exerted on the Romantic movement in Europe through this compelling recital by the Russian-born baritone Anton Belov. He explores German musical settings derived from the poetry of Johann Wolfgang von ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Listen to the impact that medieval Persian poet Hafiz exerted on the Romantic movement in Europe through this compelling recital by the Russian-born baritone Anton Belov. He explores German musical settings derived from the poetry of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that was in turn inspired by the first translation of Hafiz’s Divan into a Western ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Listen to the impact that medieval Persian poet Hafiz exerted on the Romantic movement in Europe through this compelling recital by the Russian-born baritone Anton Belov. He explores German musical settings derived from the poetry of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that was in turn inspired by the first translation of Hafiz’s Divan into a Western ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Inspired by the Mystics: Anton Belov, baritone; Albert Kim, piano</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Listen to the impact that medieval Persian poet Hafiz exerted on the Romantic movement in Europe through this compelling recital by the Russian-born baritone Anton Belov. He explores German musical settings derived from the poetry of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that was in turn inspired by the first translation of Hafiz’s Divan into a Western ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/belov-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Inspired by the Ottomans: Pedja Mužijević, piano</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/inspired-by-the-ottomans-pedja-muzijevic-piano/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=584734</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Share in the spell that Ottoman music cast on European composers, from Mozart’s famous “Rondo Alla Turca,” of the 1780s, to music written just after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Marco Tajcevic’s 1926 “Seven Balkan Dances”­—widely played as a virtuoso vehicle—reflects music from areas ruled by the Ottomans for five hundred years. The “Music ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Share in the spell that Ottoman music cast on European composers, from Mozart’s famous “Rondo Alla Turca,” of the 1780s, to music written just after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Marco Tajcevic’s 1926 “Seven Balkan Dances”­—widely played as a virtuoso ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Share in the spell that Ottoman music cast on European composers, from Mozart’s famous “Rondo Alla Turca,” of the 1780s, to music written just after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Marco Tajcevic’s 1926 “Seven Balkan Dances”­—widely played as a virtuoso vehicle—reflects music from areas ruled by the Ottomans for five hundred years. The “Music ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Share in the spell that Ottoman music cast on European composers, from Mozart’s famous “Rondo Alla Turca,” of the 1780s, to music written just after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Marco Tajcevic’s 1926 “Seven Balkan Dances”­—widely played as a virtuoso vehicle—reflects music from areas ruled by the Ottomans for five hundred years. The “Music ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Inspired by the Ottomans: Pedja Mužijević, piano</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Share in the spell that Ottoman music cast on European composers, from Mozart’s famous “Rondo Alla Turca,” of the 1780s, to music written just after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Marco Tajcevic’s 1926 “Seven Balkan Dances”­—widely played as a virtuoso vehicle—reflects music from areas ruled by the Ottomans for five hundred years. The “Music ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ottoman-banner2.jpg?fit=2560%2C1083&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Japanese Singer of Tales: Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/japanese-singer-of-tales-tsuruga-wakasanojo-xi/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=584755</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the first-ever English version of Japan’s beloved Yaji and Kita stories told in classical <i>shinnai</i> style through the vocal artistry of Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI, named a National Living Treasure by the Japanese government in 2001. He provides all the narration, dialogue, and songs, accompanied by two <em>shamisen</em> players, for tales of this famous bumbling duo as they travel along the road to Kyoto. He begins the program with another classic of the <em>shinnai</em> (narrative song) repertoire in Japanese: Kurokami (Black Hair), a meditation on mortality originally written for the kabuki theater. This performance was recorded in 2008 in conjunction with the exhibition <em>Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes: Edo Masters from the Price Collection</em>.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy the first-ever English version of Japan’s beloved Yaji and Kita stories told in classical shinnai style through the vocal artistry of Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI, named a National Living Treasure by the Japanese government in 2001. He provides all the na]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy the first-ever English version of Japan’s beloved Yaji and Kita stories told in classical <i>shinnai</i> style through the vocal artistry of Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI, named a National Living Treasure by the Japanese government in 2001. He provides all the narration, dialogue, and songs, accompanied by two <em>shamisen</em> players, for tales of this famous bumbling duo as they travel along the road to Kyoto. He begins the program with another classic of the <em>shinnai</em> (narrative song) repertoire in Japanese: Kurokami (Black Hair), a meditation on mortality originally written for the kabuki theater. This performance was recorded in 2008 in conjunction with the exhibition <em>Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes: Edo Masters from the Price Collection</em>.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy the first-ever English version of Japan’s beloved Yaji and Kita stories told in classical shinnai style through the vocal artistry of Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI, named a National Living Treasure by the Japanese government in 2001. He provides all the narration, dialogue, and songs, accompanied by two shamisen players, for tales of this famous bumbling duo as they travel along the road to Kyoto. He begins the program with another classic of the shinnai (narrative song) repertoire in Japanese: Kurokami (Black Hair), a meditation on mortality originally written for the kabuki theater. This performance was recorded in 2008 in conjunction with the exhibition Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes: Edo Masters from the Price Collection.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy the first-ever English version of Japan’s beloved Yaji and Kita stories told in classical shinnai style through the vocal artistry of Tsuruga Wakasanojo XI, named a National Living Treasure by the Japanese government in 2001. He provides all the narration, dialogue, and songs, accompanied by two shamisen players, for tales of this famous bumbling duo as they travel along the road to Kyoto. He begins the program with another classic of the shinnai (narrative song) repertoire in Japanese: Kurokami (Black Hair), a meditation on mortality originally written for the kabuki theater. This performance was recorded in 2008 in conjunction with the exhibition Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes: Edo Masters from the Price Collection.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/tales-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C935&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Traditional Chinese Music: The Han Tang Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/traditional-chinese-music-the-han-tang-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=584098</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Travel to long-ago China in this performance of lively and entrancing music invoking moonlit rivers, plum blossoms, peacocks, an early spring snow, and the stories of famous legends from Ancient China. This outstanding ensemble of musicians — all trained in China— perform on traditional lute (pipa), fiddle (erhu), hammered dulcimer (yangqin), zither (qin), and mouth ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Travel to long-ago China in this performance of lively and entrancing music invoking moonlit rivers, plum blossoms, peacocks, an early spring snow, and the stories of famous legends from Ancient China. This outstanding ensemble of musicians — all trained]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Travel to long-ago China in this performance of lively and entrancing music invoking moonlit rivers, plum blossoms, peacocks, an early spring snow, and the stories of famous legends from Ancient China. This outstanding ensemble of musicians — all trained in China— perform on traditional lute (pipa), fiddle (erhu), hammered dulcimer (yangqin), zither (qin), and mouth ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/584098/traditional-chinese-music-the-han-tang-ensemble.mp3" length="81582811" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Travel to long-ago China in this performance of lively and entrancing music invoking moonlit rivers, plum blossoms, peacocks, an early spring snow, and the stories of famous legends from Ancient China. This outstanding ensemble of musicians — all trained in China— perform on traditional lute (pipa), fiddle (erhu), hammered dulcimer (yangqin), zither (qin), and mouth ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/han-tang-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>Traditional Chinese Music: The Han Tang Ensemble</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Travel to long-ago China in this performance of lively and entrancing music invoking moonlit rivers, plum blossoms, peacocks, an early spring snow, and the stories of famous legends from Ancient China. This outstanding ensemble of musicians — all trained in China— perform on traditional lute (pipa), fiddle (erhu), hammered dulcimer (yangqin), zither (qin), and mouth ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/han-tang-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Master of South Indian Music: Lalgudi G. J. R. Krishnan, violin</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/master-of-south-indian-music-lalgudi-g-j-r-krishnan-violin/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 19:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=583513</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear how the Western violin is transformed into a virtuoso vehicle for South Indian classical music in the hands of one of its most accomplished exponents, Lalgudi Krishnan. Since being introduced into Indian music in the 1830s, the violin has been adapted in a variety of ways and is heard here in a wide range ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear how the Western violin is transformed into a virtuoso vehicle for South Indian classical music in the hands of one of its most accomplished exponents, Lalgudi Krishnan. Since being introduced into Indian music in the 1830s, the violin has been adapt]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear how the Western violin is transformed into a virtuoso vehicle for South Indian classical music in the hands of one of its most accomplished exponents, Lalgudi Krishnan. Since being introduced into Indian music in the 1830s, the violin has been adapted in a variety of ways and is heard here in a wide range ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear how the Western violin is transformed into a virtuoso vehicle for South Indian classical music in the hands of one of its most accomplished exponents, Lalgudi Krishnan. Since being introduced into Indian music in the 1830s, the violin has been adapted in a variety of ways and is heard here in a wide range ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Master of South Indian Music: Lalgudi G. J. R. Krishnan, violin</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear how the Western violin is transformed into a virtuoso vehicle for South Indian classical music in the hands of one of its most accomplished exponents, Lalgudi Krishnan. Since being introduced into Indian music in the 1830s, the violin has been adapted in a variety of ways and is heard here in a wide range ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/lalgudi-banner-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Music From Japan: Teruhisa Fukuda, shakuhachi, and Shihou Kineya, shamisen</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-from-japan-teruhisa-fukuda-shakuhachi-and-shihou-kineya-shamisen/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=583321</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Tradition and innovation meet in this concert for two of Japan’s iconic musical instruments: the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute with roots in Zen Buddhism, and the shamisen, a lute with deep links to secular entertainments, from geisha houses to kabuki theater. Teruhisa Fukuda, shakuhachi, has performed widely with traditional ensembles and the likes of the ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Tradition and innovation meet in this concert for two of Japan’s iconic musical instruments: the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute with roots in Zen Buddhism, and the shamisen, a lute with deep links to secular entertainments, from geisha houses to kabuki theat]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tradition and innovation meet in this concert for two of Japan’s iconic musical instruments: the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute with roots in Zen Buddhism, and the shamisen, a lute with deep links to secular entertainments, from geisha houses to kabuki theater. Teruhisa Fukuda, shakuhachi, has performed widely with traditional ensembles and the likes of the ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tradition and innovation meet in this concert for two of Japan’s iconic musical instruments: the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute with roots in Zen Buddhism, and the shamisen, a lute with deep links to secular entertainments, from geisha houses to kabuki theater. Teruhisa Fukuda, shakuhachi, has performed widely with traditional ensembles and the likes of the ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Music From Japan: Teruhisa Fukuda, shakuhachi, and Shihou Kineya, shamisen</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Tradition and innovation meet in this concert for two of Japan’s iconic musical instruments: the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute with roots in Zen Buddhism, and the shamisen, a lute with deep links to secular entertainments, from geisha houses to kabuki theater. Teruhisa Fukuda, shakuhachi, has performed widely with traditional ensembles and the likes of the ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/music-from-japan-banner-2.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Komungo Muse and Permutations: Jin Hi Kim</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/komungo-muse-and-permutations-jin-hi-kim/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=583216</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Experience a uniquely Korean approach to music through original works for the classical Korean komungo (zither) that utilize interactive computer audio to create entirely new worlds of sound based on Korean aesthetics. Kim has appeared as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and her works have been performed by the Kronos Quartet and ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Experience a uniquely Korean approach to music through original works for the classical Korean komungo (zither) that utilize interactive computer audio to create entirely new worlds of sound based on Korean aesthetics. Kim has appeared as a soloist at Ca]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Experience a uniquely Korean approach to music through original works for the classical Korean komungo (zither) that utilize interactive computer audio to create entirely new worlds of sound based on Korean aesthetics. Kim has appeared as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and her works have been performed by the Kronos Quartet and ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/583216/komungo-muse-and-permutations-jin-hi-kim.mp3" length="92018986" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Experience a uniquely Korean approach to music through original works for the classical Korean komungo (zither) that utilize interactive computer audio to create entirely new worlds of sound based on Korean aesthetics. Kim has appeared as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and her works have been performed by the Kronos Quartet and ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jin-Hi-Kim_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C588&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jin-Hi-Kim_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C588&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Komungo Muse and Permutations: Jin Hi Kim</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Experience a uniquely Korean approach to music through original works for the classical Korean komungo (zither) that utilize interactive computer audio to create entirely new worlds of sound based on Korean aesthetics. Kim has appeared as a soloist at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and her works have been performed by the Kronos Quartet and ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jin-Hi-Kim_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C588&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>South Indian Classical Music: Geetha Raja, vocals</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/south-indian-classical-music-geetha-raja-vocals/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=582889</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Delve into the melodious world of Carnatic music with one of South India’s most renowned vocalists. Shrimati Geetha Raja traverses a variety of genres, from devotional repertoire (kritis, bhajans, and abhangs) to extended improvisations on a variety of ragas. Her lyrics praise Shiva, Rama, Krishna, and the goddess Devi using virtuosic melodic inventions to explore multifarious ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Delve into the melodious world of Carnatic music with one of South India’s most renowned vocalists. Shrimati Geetha Raja traverses a variety of genres, from devotional repertoire (kritis, bhajans, and abhangs) to extended improvisations on a variety of r]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Delve into the melodious world of Carnatic music with one of South India’s most renowned vocalists. Shrimati Geetha Raja traverses a variety of genres, from devotional repertoire (kritis, bhajans, and abhangs) to extended improvisations on a variety of ragas. Her lyrics praise Shiva, Rama, Krishna, and the goddess Devi using virtuosic melodic inventions to explore multifarious ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/582889/south-indian-classical-music-geetha-raja-vocals.mp3" length="215177735" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Delve into the melodious world of Carnatic music with one of South India’s most renowned vocalists. Shrimati Geetha Raja traverses a variety of genres, from devotional repertoire (kritis, bhajans, and abhangs) to extended improvisations on a variety of ragas. Her lyrics praise Shiva, Rama, Krishna, and the goddess Devi using virtuosic melodic inventions to explore multifarious ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>South Indian Classical Music: Geetha Raja, vocals</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Delve into the melodious world of Carnatic music with one of South India’s most renowned vocalists. Shrimati Geetha Raja traverses a variety of genres, from devotional repertoire (kritis, bhajans, and abhangs) to extended improvisations on a variety of ragas. Her lyrics praise Shiva, Rama, Krishna, and the goddess Devi using virtuosic melodic inventions to explore multifarious ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/geetha-raja-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C873&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>From Buddhist Caves to the Pulitzer Prize: Music From China Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/from-buddhist-caves-to-the-pulitzer-prize-music-from-china-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=581988</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear original music for Chinese instruments written by four leading composers from China, including Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, performed by North America’s top virtuosos on Chinese wind and string instruments. All the works on this podcast received their Washington premiere at this 1998 concert by the New York–based Music From China ensemble and the ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear original music for Chinese instruments written by four leading composers from China, including Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, performed by North America’s top virtuosos on Chinese wind and string instruments. All the works on this podcast received]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear original music for Chinese instruments written by four leading composers from China, including Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, performed by North America’s top virtuosos on Chinese wind and string instruments. All the works on this podcast received their Washington premiere at this 1998 concert by the New York–based Music From China ensemble and the ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/581988/from-buddhist-caves-to-the-pulitzer-prize-music-from-china-ensemble.mp3" length="182304452" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear original music for Chinese instruments written by four leading composers from China, including Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, performed by North America’s top virtuosos on Chinese wind and string instruments. All the works on this podcast received their Washington premiere at this 1998 concert by the New York–based Music From China ensemble and the ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>From Buddhist Caves to the Pulitzer Prize: Music From China Ensemble</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear original music for Chinese instruments written by four leading composers from China, including Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, performed by North America’s top virtuosos on Chinese wind and string instruments. All the works on this podcast received their Washington premiere at this 1998 concert by the New York–based Music From China ensemble and the ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/banner-template.png?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>A Legend of Indian Classical Music: Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe, vocals</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/a-legend-of-indian-classical-music-vidushi-veena-sahasrabuddhe-vocals/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=580392</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[One of India’s greatest classical vocalists, Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe, performs music dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, Saraswati, and to the goddess Durga, consort of Shiva and slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha. In 2013, the late singer received India’s highest honor in the performing arts, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[One of India’s greatest classical vocalists, Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe, performs music dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, Saraswati, and to the goddess Durga, consort of Shiva and slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha. In 2013, the ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of India’s greatest classical vocalists, Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe, performs music dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, Saraswati, and to the goddess Durga, consort of Shiva and slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha. In 2013, the late singer received India’s highest honor in the performing arts, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[One of India’s greatest classical vocalists, Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe, performs music dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, Saraswati, and to the goddess Durga, consort of Shiva and slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha. In 2013, the late singer received India’s highest honor in the performing arts, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>A Legend of Indian Classical Music: Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe, vocals</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[One of India’s greatest classical vocalists, Vidushi Veena Sahasrabuddhe, performs music dedicated to the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts, Saraswati, and to the goddess Durga, consort of Shiva and slayer of the buffalo demon Mahisha. In 2013, the late singer received India’s highest honor in the performing arts, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/veena-banner.png?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Chinese Music of the Seasons: Bing Xia, zheng</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/chinese-music-of-the-seasons-bing-xia-zheng/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=575375</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Celebrate the mid-autumn Moon Festival or get in the mood for spring with this entrancing performance on the ancient zheng (a zither) by virtuoso Bing Xia, a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory. She performs works devoted to the Moon (a key focus of the autumn festival), the fall migration of wild geese, and thoughts occasioned ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Celebrate the mid-autumn Moon Festival or get in the mood for spring with this entrancing performance on the ancient zheng (a zither) by virtuoso Bing Xia, a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory. She performs works devoted to the Moon (a key focus of th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Celebrate the mid-autumn Moon Festival or get in the mood for spring with this entrancing performance on the ancient zheng (a zither) by virtuoso Bing Xia, a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory. She performs works devoted to the Moon (a key focus of the autumn festival), the fall migration of wild geese, and thoughts occasioned ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/575375/chinese-music-of-the-seasons-bing-xia-zheng.mp3" length="58730849" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Celebrate the mid-autumn Moon Festival or get in the mood for spring with this entrancing performance on the ancient zheng (a zither) by virtuoso Bing Xia, a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory. She performs works devoted to the Moon (a key focus of the autumn festival), the fall migration of wild geese, and thoughts occasioned ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/guzheng-banner.jpg?fit=2094%2C995&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>Chinese Music of the Seasons: Bing Xia, zheng</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Celebrate the mid-autumn Moon Festival or get in the mood for spring with this entrancing performance on the ancient zheng (a zither) by virtuoso Bing Xia, a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory. She performs works devoted to the Moon (a key focus of the autumn festival), the fall migration of wild geese, and thoughts occasioned ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/guzheng-banner.jpg?fit=2094%2C995&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Masters of Persian Music:Hossein Alizadeh and Kayhan Kalhor</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/masters-of-persian-musichossein-alizadeh-and-kayhan-kalhor/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Two of Iran’s most celebrated soloists joined forces in this performance of Persian classical music recorded at the Freer Gallery in 1997. In solos and duets, they explore the improvisational styles and emotive expressiveness unique to Persian music. Hossein Alizadeh, on the tār (Persian lute), has received two Grammy nominations, recorded more than two dozen ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Two of Iran’s most celebrated soloists joined forces in this performance of Persian classical music recorded at the Freer Gallery in 1997. In solos and duets, they explore the improvisational styles and emotive expressiveness unique to Persian music. Hos]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas Music from Mt. Sinai</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/byzantine-chant-advent-and-christmas-music-from-mt-sinai/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=534301</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; This concert was part of the Meyer Concert Series and was presented on November 30, 2006, in conjunction with the Sackler exhibition In the Beginning: Bibles Before ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; This concer]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; This concert was part of the Meyer Concert Series and was presented on November 30, 2006, in conjunction with the Sackler exhibition In the Beginning: Bibles Before ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Cambodian Classical Music: Buddha Overcomes All Obstacles</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/cambodian-classical-music-buddha-overcomes-all-obstacles/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=527627</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Led by master musician Ngek Chum, Cambodian musicians from across the United States perform the undulating melodies and mellow percussion of classical Khmer music that accompanies Buddhist dance-dramas. This performance for the play Buddha Overcomes All Obstacles was produced by Cambodian American Heritage, Inc. (CAHI) and presented in 2018 in conjunction with the exhibition Encountering ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Led by master musician Ngek Chum, Cambodian musicians from across the United States perform the undulating melodies and mellow percussion of classical Khmer music that accompanies Buddhist dance-dramas. This performance for the play Buddha Overcomes All ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Led by master musician Ngek Chum, Cambodian musicians from across the United States perform the undulating melodies and mellow percussion of classical Khmer music that accompanies Buddhist dance-dramas. This performance for the play Buddha Overcomes All Obstacles was produced by Cambodian American Heritage, Inc. (CAHI) and presented in 2018 in conjunction with the exhibition Encountering ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Led by master musician Ngek Chum, Cambodian musicians from across the United States perform the undulating melodies and mellow percussion of classical Khmer music that accompanies Buddhist dance-dramas. This performance for the play Buddha Overcomes All Obstacles was produced by Cambodian American Heritage, Inc. (CAHI) and presented in 2018 in conjunction with the exhibition Encountering ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cambodian-feature2.jpg?fit=2555%2C837&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>North Indian Classical Music: Krishna Mohan Bhatt, sitar; Anindo Chatterjee, tabla</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/north-indian-classical-music-krishna-mohan-bhatt-sitar-anindo-chatterjee-tabla/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=529166</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear one of India’s most esteemed soloists as Krishna Mohan Bhatt performs Indian ragas on sitar, accompanied by tabla virtuoso Anindo Chatterjee on percussion. Their concert features an extensive rendition of raga Yaman Kalyan as well as music inspired by folk tunes and Bengali devotional songs. Yaman Kalyan is one of the most popular ragas and ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear one of India’s most esteemed soloists as Krishna Mohan Bhatt performs Indian ragas on sitar, accompanied by tabla virtuoso Anindo Chatterjee on percussion. Their concert features an extensive rendition of raga Yaman Kalyan as well as music inspired ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear one of India’s most esteemed soloists as Krishna Mohan Bhatt performs Indian ragas on sitar, accompanied by tabla virtuoso Anindo Chatterjee on percussion. Their concert features an extensive rendition of raga Yaman Kalyan as well as music inspired by folk tunes and Bengali devotional songs. Yaman Kalyan is one of the most popular ragas and ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear one of India’s most esteemed soloists as Krishna Mohan Bhatt performs Indian ragas on sitar, accompanied by tabla virtuoso Anindo Chatterjee on percussion. Their concert features an extensive rendition of raga Yaman Kalyan as well as music inspired by folk tunes and Bengali devotional songs. Yaman Kalyan is one of the most popular ragas and ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>North Indian Classical Music: Krishna Mohan Bhatt, sitar; Anindo Chatterjee, tabla</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>May 30, 2003</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear one of India’s most esteemed soloists as Krishna Mohan Bhatt performs Indian ragas on sitar, accompanied by tabla virtuoso Anindo Chatterjee on percussion. Their concert features an extensive rendition of raga Yaman Kalyan as well as music inspired by folk tunes and Bengali devotional songs. Yaman Kalyan is one of the most popular ragas and ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Jasper String Quartet: Akira Nishimura’s Spring</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/jasper-string-quartet-akira-nishimuras-spring/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=528373</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear the award-winning Jasper String Quartet play two works by the Japanese composer Akira Nishimura: Pulse of Lights, which was premiered in Tokyo in 1992, and Spring, which received its world premiere at this concert and is inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear the award-winning Jasper String Quartet play two works by the Japanese composer Akira Nishimura: Pulse of Lights, which was premiered in Tokyo in 1992, and Spring, which received its world premiere at this concert and is inspired by Vivaldi’s Four S]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear the award-winning Jasper String Quartet play two works by the Japanese composer Akira Nishimura: Pulse of Lights, which was premiered in Tokyo in 1992, and Spring, which received its world premiere at this concert and is inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jasperquartet-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Throat Singers from Tuva:  Huun-Huur-Tu</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/throat-singers-from-tuva-huun-huur-tu/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 20:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=528561</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Four virtuosos from the Siberian republic of Tuva astonished listeners with their overtone singing in this concert at the Freer Gallery. Each singer’s ability to produce multiple pitches at once draws on ancient pastoral music that invokes the rich sounds of nature, from waterfalls and babbling brooks to complex bird songs and the howling winds ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Four virtuosos from the Siberian republic of Tuva astonished listeners with their overtone singing in this concert at the Freer Gallery. Each singer’s ability to produce multiple pitches at once draws on ancient pastoral music that invokes the rich sound]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Four virtuosos from the Siberian republic of Tuva astonished listeners with their overtone singing in this concert at the Freer Gallery. Each singer’s ability to produce multiple pitches at once draws on ancient pastoral music that invokes the rich sounds of nature, from waterfalls and babbling brooks to complex bird songs and the howling winds ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/huunhuurtu-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Hundred Antiquities: Music From China</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/hundred-antiquities-music-from-china/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 21:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=527689</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear new music for Bronze Age bells, folk songs arranged by Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, music from 11th-century Buddhist caves, and “Hundred Antiquities” by Grammy-nominated composer Zhou Tian, co-commissioned by the Freer and Sackler Galleries. This concert was presented in 2018 in conjunction with the exhibition Resound: Ancient Bells of China.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear new music for Bronze Age bells, folk songs arranged by Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, music from 11th-century Buddhist caves, and “Hundred Antiquities” by Grammy-nominated composer Zhou Tian, co-commissioned by the Freer and Sackler Galleries. Thi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear new music for Bronze Age bells, folk songs arranged by Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, music from 11th-century Buddhist caves, and “Hundred Antiquities” by Grammy-nominated composer Zhou Tian, co-commissioned by the Freer and Sackler Galleries. This concert was presented in 2018 in conjunction with the exhibition Resound: Ancient Bells of China.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear new music for Bronze Age bells, folk songs arranged by Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, music from 11th-century Buddhist caves, and “Hundred Antiquities” by Grammy-nominated composer Zhou Tian, co-commissioned by the Freer and Sackler Galleries. This concert was presented in 2018 in conjunction with the exhibition Resound: Ancient Bells of China.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Hundred Antiquities: Music From China</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear new music for Bronze Age bells, folk songs arranged by Pulitzer Prize winner Zhou Long, music from 11th-century Buddhist caves, and “Hundred Antiquities” by Grammy-nominated composer Zhou Tian, co-commissioned by the Freer and Sackler Galleries. This concert was presented in 2018 in conjunction with the exhibition Resound: Ancient Bells of China.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/musicfromchina-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Inspired by Egypt: Katherine Chi and Dina Vainshtein, pianos</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/inspired-by-egypt-katherine-chi-and-dina-vainshtein-pianos/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 18:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=528334</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Camille Saint-Saëns’s gorgeously romantic Fifth Piano Concert, written while the composer lived in Luxor, forms the heart of this recital of music inspired by Egypt. Hear it performed in the composer’s own rapturous arrangement for two pianos. Also enjoy the atmospheric Canope, Claude Debussy’s musical response to funerary urns from the ancient Nile, and Anton ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Camille Saint-Saëns’s gorgeously romantic Fifth Piano Concert, written while the composer lived in Luxor, forms the heart of this recital of music inspired by Egypt. Hear it performed in the composer’s own rapturous arrangement for two pianos. Also enjoy]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Camille Saint-Saëns’s gorgeously romantic Fifth Piano Concert, written while the composer lived in Luxor, forms the heart of this recital of music inspired by Egypt. Hear it performed in the composer’s own rapturous arrangement for two pianos. Also enjoy the atmospheric Canope, Claude Debussy’s musical response to funerary urns from the ancient Nile, and Anton ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Camille Saint-Saëns’s gorgeously romantic Fifth Piano Concert, written while the composer lived in Luxor, forms the heart of this recital of music inspired by Egypt. Hear it performed in the composer’s own rapturous arrangement for two pianos. Also enjoy the atmospheric Canope, Claude Debussy’s musical response to funerary urns from the ancient Nile, and Anton ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Inspired by Egypt: Katherine Chi and Dina Vainshtein, pianos</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Camille Saint-Saëns’s gorgeously romantic Fifth Piano Concert, written while the composer lived in Luxor, forms the heart of this recital of music inspired by Egypt. Hear it performed in the composer’s own rapturous arrangement for two pianos. Also enjoy the atmospheric Canope, Claude Debussy’s musical response to funerary urns from the ancient Nile, and Anton ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/egyptpiano-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Songs of Okinawa: The Ryukyuans</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/songs-of-okinawa-the-ryukyuans/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=528301</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy music unique to Japan’s southernmost region, from the lyrical songs and dance rhythms of folk music to contemporary styles inspired by jazz and pop. The Ryukyuans trio features Yukito Ara, Isamu Shimoji, and Shinobu Matsuda on vocals and the sanshin (Okinawan lute). They are joined by Satoshi “Sunday” Nakasone on Okinawan drum. Recorded in ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy music unique to Japan’s southernmost region, from the lyrical songs and dance rhythms of folk music to contemporary styles inspired by jazz and pop. The Ryukyuans trio features Yukito Ara, Isamu Shimoji, and Shinobu Matsuda on vocals and the sanshi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy music unique to Japan’s southernmost region, from the lyrical songs and dance rhythms of folk music to contemporary styles inspired by jazz and pop. The Ryukyuans trio features Yukito Ara, Isamu Shimoji, and Shinobu Matsuda on vocals and the sanshin (Okinawan lute). They are joined by Satoshi “Sunday” Nakasone on Okinawan drum. Recorded in ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy music unique to Japan’s southernmost region, from the lyrical songs and dance rhythms of folk music to contemporary styles inspired by jazz and pop. The Ryukyuans trio features Yukito Ara, Isamu Shimoji, and Shinobu Matsuda on vocals and the sanshin (Okinawan lute). They are joined by Satoshi “Sunday” Nakasone on Okinawan drum. Recorded in ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Music-From-Japan-2-26-14-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
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		<ssp:title>Songs of Okinawa: The Ryukyuans</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy music unique to Japan’s southernmost region, from the lyrical songs and dance rhythms of folk music to contemporary styles inspired by jazz and pop. The Ryukyuans trio features Yukito Ara, Isamu Shimoji, and Shinobu Matsuda on vocals and the sanshin (Okinawan lute). They are joined by Satoshi “Sunday” Nakasone on Okinawan drum. Recorded in ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Music-From-Japan-2-26-14-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Music of Central Asia: Shashmaqam</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-of-central-asia-shashmaqam/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=527628</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Experience soulful and celebratory music from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with Shashmaqam, an ensemble of prominent artists from New York’s Central Asian community. The ensemble specializes in wedding music for vocals, lute (tar), accordion, and percussion, as well as the region’s classical repertoire for which the group is named. This performance was presented in 2018 in ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Experience soulful and celebratory music from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with Shashmaqam, an ensemble of prominent artists from New York’s Central Asian community. The ensemble specializes in wedding music for vocals, lute (tar), accordion, and percussion]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Experience soulful and celebratory music from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with Shashmaqam, an ensemble of prominent artists from New York’s Central Asian community. The ensemble specializes in wedding music for vocals, lute (tar), accordion, and percussion, as well as the region’s classical repertoire for which the group is named. This performance was presented in 2018 in ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Experience soulful and celebratory music from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with Shashmaqam, an ensemble of prominent artists from New York’s Central Asian community. The ensemble specializes in wedding music for vocals, lute (tar), accordion, and percussion, as well as the region’s classical repertoire for which the group is named. This performance was presented in 2018 in ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>Music of Central Asia: Shashmaqam</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Experience soulful and celebratory music from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan with Shashmaqam, an ensemble of prominent artists from New York’s Central Asian community. The ensemble specializes in wedding music for vocals, lute (tar), accordion, and percussion, as well as the region’s classical repertoire for which the group is named. This performance was presented in 2018 in ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/shashmaqam-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Music for the Soul: From East Asia to the Middle East</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-for-the-soul-in-a-time-of-stress-from-east-asia-to-the-middle-east/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=527420</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Relax with gentle yet invigorating music performed by virtuoso artists from Japan, China, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and the United States. These diverse concerts were recorded live at the Freer and Sackler Galleries between 2008 and 2019.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Relax with gentle yet invigorating music performed by virtuoso artists from Japan, China, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and the United States. These diverse concerts were recorded live at the Freer and Sackler Galleries between 2008 and 2019.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Relax with gentle yet invigorating music performed by virtuoso artists from Japan, China, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and the United States. These diverse concerts were recorded live at the Freer and Sackler Galleries between 2008 and 2019.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/527420/music-for-the-soul-in-a-time-of-stress-from-east-asia-to-the-middle-east.mp3" length="154877888" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Relax with gentle yet invigorating music performed by virtuoso artists from Japan, China, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and the United States. These diverse concerts were recorded live at the Freer and Sackler Galleries between 2008 and 2019.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/music-for-the-soul-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>Music for the Soul: From East Asia to the Middle East</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Relax with gentle yet invigorating music performed by virtuoso artists from Japan, China, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and the United States. These diverse concerts were recorded live at the Freer and Sackler Galleries between 2008 and 2019.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/music-for-the-soul-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Musical Encounters along the Silk Road: Gao Hong, pipa, and Issam Rafea, ‘ud</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/musical-encounters-along-the-silk-road-gao-hong-pipa-and-issam-rafea-ud/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=525225</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy these soothing, sophisticated duets on Chinese and Arab lutes, improvised by virtuosos Gao Hong on the pipa and Issam Rafea on the ‘ud. Their musical conversations highlight the expressive magic of two instruments that share common roots but are rarely heard together.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy these soothing, sophisticated duets on Chinese and Arab lutes, improvised by virtuosos Gao Hong on the pipa and Issam Rafea on the ‘ud. Their musical conversations highlight the expressive magic of two instruments that share common roots but are ra]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy these soothing, sophisticated duets on Chinese and Arab lutes, improvised by virtuosos Gao Hong on the pipa and Issam Rafea on the ‘ud. Their musical conversations highlight the expressive magic of two instruments that share common roots but are rarely heard together.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/525225/musical-encounters-along-the-silk-road-gao-hong-pipa-and-issam-rafea-ud.mp3" length="82973210" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy these soothing, sophisticated duets on Chinese and Arab lutes, improvised by virtuosos Gao Hong on the pipa and Issam Rafea on the ‘ud. Their musical conversations highlight the expressive magic of two instruments that share common roots but are rarely heard together.]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Musical Encounters along the Silk Road: Gao Hong, pipa, and Issam Rafea, ‘ud</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy these soothing, sophisticated duets on Chinese and Arab lutes, improvised by virtuosos Gao Hong on the pipa and Issam Rafea on the ‘ud. Their musical conversations highlight the expressive magic of two instruments that share common roots but are rarely heard together.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/musicalmeetings-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Saxophone Summit: Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/saxophone-summit-kadri-gopalnath-and-rudresh-mahanthappa/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=525002</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa, two leading artists from American jazz and Indian classical music, combine their prodigious talents in this one-of-a-kind collaboration. They are backed up by an all-star lineup of guitarist Rez Abbasi, violinist A. Kanyakumari, drummers Royal Hartigan and Poovalur Sriji, and bassist Carlo de Rosa.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa, two leading artists from American jazz and Indian classical music, combine their prodigious talents in this one-of-a-kind collaboration. They are backed up by an all-star lineup of guitarist Rez Abbasi, violinist ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa, two leading artists from American jazz and Indian classical music, combine their prodigious talents in this one-of-a-kind collaboration. They are backed up by an all-star lineup of guitarist Rez Abbasi, violinist A. Kanyakumari, drummers Royal Hartigan and Poovalur Sriji, and bassist Carlo de Rosa.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/525002/saxophone-summit-kadri-gopalnath-and-rudresh-mahanthappa.mp3" length="237250688" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa, two leading artists from American jazz and Indian classical music, combine their prodigious talents in this one-of-a-kind collaboration. They are backed up by an all-star lineup of guitarist Rez Abbasi, violinist A. Kanyakumari, drummers Royal Hartigan and Poovalur Sriji, and bassist Carlo de Rosa.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LGW18-Kadri-Gopalnath-Ben-Houdijk.jpg?fit=2400%2C1283&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
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		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LGW18-Kadri-Gopalnath-Ben-Houdijk.jpg?fit=2400%2C1283&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Saxophone Summit: Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Kadri Gopalnath and Rudresh Mahanthappa, two leading artists from American jazz and Indian classical music, combine their prodigious talents in this one-of-a-kind collaboration. They are backed up by an all-star lineup of guitarist Rez Abbasi, violinist A. Kanyakumari, drummers Royal Hartigan and Poovalur Sriji, and bassist Carlo de Rosa.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LGW18-Kadri-Gopalnath-Ben-Houdijk.jpg?fit=2400%2C1283&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>The Art of Afghan Music: Ustād Mahwash, vocals</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-art-of-afghan-music-ustad-mahwash-vocals/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 17:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=519898</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan’s most beloved singer, Ustād Farīda Mahwash, performs romantic Persian poetry, Kabuli songs, and Afghan folk music. She received the BBC World Music Award for the CD Radio Kaboul. A former star on Radio Afghanistan, Mahwash left the country in 1991 and now lives and performs in the United States. Ahsan Ahmad on tabla (drums) ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Afghanistan’s most beloved singer, Ustād Farīda Mahwash, performs romantic Persian poetry, Kabuli songs, and Afghan folk music. She received the BBC World Music Award for the CD Radio Kaboul. A former star on Radio Afghanistan, Mahwash left the country i]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Afghanistan’s most beloved singer, Ustād Farīda Mahwash, performs romantic Persian poetry, Kabuli songs, and Afghan folk music. She received the BBC World Music Award for the CD Radio Kaboul. A former star on Radio Afghanistan, Mahwash left the country in 1991 and now lives and performs in the United States. Ahsan Ahmad on tabla (drums) ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/519898/the-art-of-afghan-music-ustad-mahwash-vocals.mp3" length="134035328" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Afghanistan’s most beloved singer, Ustād Farīda Mahwash, performs romantic Persian poetry, Kabuli songs, and Afghan folk music. She received the BBC World Music Award for the CD Radio Kaboul. A former star on Radio Afghanistan, Mahwash left the country in 1991 and now lives and performs in the United States. Ahsan Ahmad on tabla (drums) ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ustadmahwash-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
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		<ssp:title>The Art of Afghan Music: Ustād Mahwash, vocals</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Afghanistan’s most beloved singer, Ustād Farīda Mahwash, performs romantic Persian poetry, Kabuli songs, and Afghan folk music. She received the BBC World Music Award for the CD Radio Kaboul. A former star on Radio Afghanistan, Mahwash left the country in 1991 and now lives and performs in the United States. Ahsan Ahmad on tabla (drums) ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ustadmahwash-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Colorful Sutra Banner: Shanghai Quartet, with Gloria Chien, Piano</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/colorful-sutra-banner-shanghai-quartet-with-gloria-chien-piano/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=519840</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear composer Ye Xiaogang’s musical work Colorful Sutra Banner, inspired by the Buddhist prayer flags he saw in the Tibetan landscape. The same artists who played the composition’s American premiere at Lincoln Center perform on this podcast. Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E-flat Major and Franck’s Piano Quintet in F Minor complete the program.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear composer Ye Xiaogang’s musical work Colorful Sutra Banner, inspired by the Buddhist prayer flags he saw in the Tibetan landscape. The same artists who played the composition’s American premiere at Lincoln Center perform on this podcast. Mendelssohn’]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear composer Ye Xiaogang’s musical work Colorful Sutra Banner, inspired by the Buddhist prayer flags he saw in the Tibetan landscape. The same artists who played the composition’s American premiere at Lincoln Center perform on this podcast. Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E-flat Major and Franck’s Piano Quintet in F Minor complete the program.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/519840/colorful-sutra-banner-shanghai-quartet-with-gloria-chien-piano.mp3" length="162395648" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear composer Ye Xiaogang’s musical work Colorful Sutra Banner, inspired by the Buddhist prayer flags he saw in the Tibetan landscape. The same artists who played the composition’s American premiere at Lincoln Center perform on this podcast. Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E-flat Major and Franck’s Piano Quintet in F Minor complete the program.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/shanghaiquartet-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/shanghaiquartet-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Colorful Sutra Banner: Shanghai Quartet, with Gloria Chien, Piano</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear composer Ye Xiaogang’s musical work Colorful Sutra Banner, inspired by the Buddhist prayer flags he saw in the Tibetan landscape. The same artists who played the composition’s American premiere at Lincoln Center perform on this podcast. Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E-flat Major and Franck’s Piano Quintet in F Minor complete the program.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/shanghaiquartet-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Shanghai Quartet with Wu Man, pipa</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/shanghai-quartet-with-wu-man-pipa/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=516213</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Two-time Grammy nominee Wu Man performs on pipa (Chinese lute) with the Shanghai Quartet for Red Lantern by Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin, based on the soundtrack to Zhang Yimou’s Oscar-nominated film Raise the Red Lantern.  She and the quartet also perform Tan Dun’s seminal work, Ghost Opera. Completing the program are two pieces for ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Two-time Grammy nominee Wu Man performs on pipa (Chinese lute) with the Shanghai Quartet for Red Lantern by Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin, based on the soundtrack to Zhang Yimou’s Oscar-nominated film Raise the Red Lantern.  She and the quartet also perform T]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two-time Grammy nominee Wu Man performs on pipa (Chinese lute) with the Shanghai Quartet for Red Lantern by Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin, based on the soundtrack to Zhang Yimou’s Oscar-nominated film Raise the Red Lantern.  She and the quartet also perform Tan Dun’s seminal work, Ghost Opera. Completing the program are two pieces for ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two-time Grammy nominee Wu Man performs on pipa (Chinese lute) with the Shanghai Quartet for Red Lantern by Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin, based on the soundtrack to Zhang Yimou’s Oscar-nominated film Raise the Red Lantern.  She and the quartet also perform Tan Dun’s seminal work, Ghost Opera. Completing the program are two pieces for ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Wu-Man-and-Shanghai-Quartet-Photo-by-Ben-Doyle-2-2.jpg?fit=2600%2C1114&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
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		<ssp:title>Shanghai Quartet with Wu Man, pipa</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:09:52</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Two-time Grammy nominee Wu Man performs on pipa (Chinese lute) with the Shanghai Quartet for Red Lantern by Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin, based on the soundtrack to Zhang Yimou’s Oscar-nominated film Raise the Red Lantern.  She and the quartet also perform Tan Dun’s seminal work, Ghost Opera. Completing the program are two pieces for ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Wu-Man-and-Shanghai-Quartet-Photo-by-Ben-Doyle-2-2.jpg?fit=2600%2C1114&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>The Art of Afghan Music: Quraishi, rubab</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-art-of-afghan-music-quraishi-rubab/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=448032</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy music from Afghanistan as Quraishi performs on the rubāb. The twenty “sympathetic strings” of Afghanistan’s national instrument give this traditional lute a hauntingly beautiful sound. Quraishi performs folk melodies from across the country and Afghan classical music dating to nineteenth-century Kabul, when the city’s rulers imported outstanding musicians from Lahore.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy music from Afghanistan as Quraishi performs on the rubāb. The twenty “sympathetic strings” of Afghanistan’s national instrument give this traditional lute a hauntingly beautiful sound. Quraishi performs folk melodies from across the country and Afg]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy music from Afghanistan as Quraishi performs on the rubāb. The twenty “sympathetic strings” of Afghanistan’s national instrument give this traditional lute a hauntingly beautiful sound. Quraishi performs folk melodies from across the country and Afghan classical music dating to nineteenth-century Kabul, when the city’s rulers imported outstanding musicians from Lahore.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/448032/the-art-of-afghan-music-quraishi-rubab.mp3" length="84894301" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy music from Afghanistan as Quraishi performs on the rubāb. The twenty “sympathetic strings” of Afghanistan’s national instrument give this traditional lute a hauntingly beautiful sound. Quraishi performs folk melodies from across the country and Afghan classical music dating to nineteenth-century Kabul, when the city’s rulers imported outstanding musicians from Lahore.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rubab-banner-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C586&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rubab-banner-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C586&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>The Art of Afghan Music: Quraishi, rubab</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:11:54</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy music from Afghanistan as Quraishi performs on the rubāb. The twenty “sympathetic strings” of Afghanistan’s national instrument give this traditional lute a hauntingly beautiful sound. Quraishi performs folk melodies from across the country and Afghan classical music dating to nineteenth-century Kabul, when the city’s rulers imported outstanding musicians from Lahore.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rubab-banner-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C586&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Musical Gems of Arab Cinema</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/musical-gems-of-arab-cinema/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=516202</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy classic film music from the golden age of Arab cinema, the 1930s to the 1960s. Simon Shaheenperforms on the ‘ud (Arab lute) and violin with Syrian vocalist Nadia Raies, ney (flute) master Bassam Saba, and an ensemble of qanun (Arab zither), violins, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy classic film music from the golden age of Arab cinema, the 1930s to the 1960s. Simon Shaheenperforms on the ‘ud (Arab lute) and violin with Syrian vocalist Nadia Raies, ney (flute) master Bassam Saba, and an ensemble of qanun (Arab zither), violins]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy classic film music from the golden age of Arab cinema, the 1930s to the 1960s. Simon Shaheenperforms on the ‘ud (Arab lute) and violin with Syrian vocalist Nadia Raies, ney (flute) master Bassam Saba, and an ensemble of qanun (Arab zither), violins, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/516202/musical-gems-of-arab-cinema.mp3" length="51354701" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy classic film music from the golden age of Arab cinema, the 1930s to the 1960s. Simon Shaheenperforms on the ‘ud (Arab lute) and violin with Syrian vocalist Nadia Raies, ney (flute) master Bassam Saba, and an ensemble of qanun (Arab zither), violins, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/arabcinema-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/arabcinema-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Musical Gems of Arab Cinema</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:01:43</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy classic film music from the golden age of Arab cinema, the 1930s to the 1960s. Simon Shaheenperforms on the ‘ud (Arab lute) and violin with Syrian vocalist Nadia Raies, ney (flute) master Bassam Saba, and an ensemble of qanun (Arab zither), violins, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/arabcinema-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Arab-Latin-Jazz Fusions: Simon Shaheen and Qantara</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/arab-latin-jazz-fusions-simon-shaheen-and-qantara/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=452721</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy an invigorating blend of music from the worlds of jazz, Latin, and Arab traditions. Joining composer, violinist, and ‘ud (Arab lute) virtuoso Simon Shaheen is a genre-crossing ensemble on ney (Arab flute), qanun (Arab zither), guitar, violin, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June 23, 2018.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy an invigorating blend of music from the worlds of jazz, Latin, and Arab traditions. Joining composer, violinist, and ‘ud (Arab lute) virtuoso Simon Shaheen is a genre-crossing ensemble on ney (Arab flute), qanun (Arab zither), guitar, violin, cello]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy an invigorating blend of music from the worlds of jazz, Latin, and Arab traditions. Joining composer, violinist, and ‘ud (Arab lute) virtuoso Simon Shaheen is a genre-crossing ensemble on ney (Arab flute), qanun (Arab zither), guitar, violin, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June 23, 2018.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/452721/arab-latin-jazz-fusions-simon-shaheen-and-qantara.mp3" length="90427854" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy an invigorating blend of music from the worlds of jazz, Latin, and Arab traditions. Joining composer, violinist, and ‘ud (Arab lute) virtuoso Simon Shaheen is a genre-crossing ensemble on ney (Arab flute), qanun (Arab zither), guitar, violin, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June 23, 2018.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shaheen-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shaheen-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Arab-Latin-Jazz Fusions: Simon Shaheen and Qantara</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy an invigorating blend of music from the worlds of jazz, Latin, and Arab traditions. Joining composer, violinist, and ‘ud (Arab lute) virtuoso Simon Shaheen is a genre-crossing ensemble on ney (Arab flute), qanun (Arab zither), guitar, violin, cello, and percussion. Recorded live in concert at the Freer&#124;Sackler on June 23, 2018.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shaheen-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Musicians from Marlboro: Penderecki and Brahms</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/musicians-from-marlboro-penderecki-and-bartok/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=452729</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Violinist Robin Scott, a member of the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet, joins four other participants in the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival to perform Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio and Johannes Brahms’ String Quintet, op. 88. He performs with violinist Tessa Lark, violists Rebecca Albers and Molly Carr, and cellist Marcy Rosen.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Violinist Robin Scott, a member of the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet, joins four other participants in the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival to perform Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio and Johannes Brahms’ String Quintet, op. 88. He performs with]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Violinist Robin Scott, a member of the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet, joins four other participants in the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival to perform Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio and Johannes Brahms’ String Quintet, op. 88. He performs with violinist Tessa Lark, violists Rebecca Albers and Molly Carr, and cellist Marcy Rosen.]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/452729/musicians-from-marlboro-penderecki-and-bartok.mp3" length="82025841" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Violinist Robin Scott, a member of the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet, joins four other participants in the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival to perform Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio and Johannes Brahms’ String Quintet, op. 88. He performs with violinist Tessa Lark, violists Rebecca Albers and Molly Carr, and cellist Marcy Rosen.]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Marlboro-quintet-for-5-3-18-1.jpg?fit=7360%2C4912&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Marlboro-quintet-for-5-3-18-1.jpg?fit=7360%2C4912&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Musicians from Marlboro: Penderecki and Brahms</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Violinist Robin Scott, a member of the Grammy Award-winning Ying Quartet, joins four other participants in the prestigious Marlboro Music Festival to perform Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio and Johannes Brahms’ String Quintet, op. 88. He performs with violinist Tessa Lark, violists Rebecca Albers and Molly Carr, and cellist Marcy Rosen.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Marlboro-quintet-for-5-3-18-1.jpg?fit=7360%2C4912&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/miyabi-koto-shamisen-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=452712</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear new and traditional music for Japanese instruments performed by this ensemble of fourteen kotos with shamisen and shakuhachi. Based in New York, the Miyabi Ensemble extends the range of music for Japanese instruments through an array of innovative styles. Guest artists John Kaizan Neptune on shakuhachi, guitarist Michael Gilsinan, and percussionist Manny Arciniega join ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear new and traditional music for Japanese instruments performed by this ensemble of fourteen kotos with shamisen and shakuhachi. Based in New York, the Miyabi Ensemble extends the range of music for Japanese instruments through an array of innovative s]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear new and traditional music for Japanese instruments performed by this ensemble of fourteen kotos with shamisen and shakuhachi. Based in New York, the Miyabi Ensemble extends the range of music for Japanese instruments through an array of innovative styles. Guest artists John Kaizan Neptune on shakuhachi, guitarist Michael Gilsinan, and percussionist Manny Arciniega join ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/452712/miyabi-koto-shamisen-ensemble.mp3" length="91249677" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear new and traditional music for Japanese instruments performed by this ensemble of fourteen kotos with shamisen and shakuhachi. Based in New York, the Miyabi Ensemble extends the range of music for Japanese instruments through an array of innovative styles. Guest artists John Kaizan Neptune on shakuhachi, guitarist Michael Gilsinan, and percussionist Manny Arciniega join ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/miyabiensemble-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/miyabiensemble-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear new and traditional music for Japanese instruments performed by this ensemble of fourteen kotos with shamisen and shakuhachi. Based in New York, the Miyabi Ensemble extends the range of music for Japanese instruments through an array of innovative styles. Guest artists John Kaizan Neptune on shakuhachi, guitarist Michael Gilsinan, and percussionist Manny Arciniega join ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/miyabiensemble-feature.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Silkroad Ensemble: Musical Postcards from the Freer&#124;Sackler</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/silkroad-ensemble-musical-postcards/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=451174</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble gives the world premiere of a major new composition that Silkroad musicians, inspired by works of art on view in the galleries, wrote for the Freer&#124;Sackler. Performing in this debut are Sandeep Das on tabla (Indian drums), Kojiro Umezaki on shakuhachi (Japanese flute), Shaw Pong Liu on violin and erhu ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble gives the world premiere of a major new composition that Silkroad musicians, inspired by works of art on view in the galleries, wrote for the Freer&#124;Sackler. Performing in this debut are Sandeep Das on tabla]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble gives the world premiere of a major new composition that Silkroad musicians, inspired by works of art on view in the galleries, wrote for the Freer&#124;Sackler. Performing in this debut are Sandeep Das on tabla (Indian drums), Kojiro Umezaki on shakuhachi (Japanese flute), Shaw Pong Liu on violin and erhu ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/451174/silkroad-ensemble-musical-postcards.mp3" length="75271808" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble gives the world premiere of a major new composition that Silkroad musicians, inspired by works of art on view in the galleries, wrote for the Freer&#124;Sackler. Performing in this debut are Sandeep Das on tabla (Indian drums), Kojiro Umezaki on shakuhachi (Japanese flute), Shaw Pong Liu on violin and erhu ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/silkroadensemble-feature.jpg?fit=2500%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
	<ssp:image>
		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/silkroadensemble-feature.jpg?fit=2500%2C1095&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>Silkroad Ensemble: Musical Postcards from the Freer&#124;Sackler</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble gives the world premiere of a major new composition that Silkroad musicians, inspired by works of art on view in the galleries, wrote for the Freer&#124;Sackler. Performing in this debut are Sandeep Das on tabla (Indian drums), Kojiro Umezaki on shakuhachi (Japanese flute), Shaw Pong Liu on violin and erhu ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/silkroadensemble-feature.jpg?fit=2500%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Buddhist Music from Zhihua Temple</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/buddhist-music-from-zhihua-temple/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 19:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear Buddhist music from seventeenth-century China as the Zhihua Buddhist Temple Ensemble performs on traditional ritual instruments. This six-person group features two members of the twenty-seventh generation of Zhihua musicians, a long-time artist with the Shanghai Peking Opera House Orchestra, and a former member of Yo-Yo Ma&#8217;s Silkroad Ensemble.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear Buddhist music from seventeenth-century China as the Zhihua Buddhist Temple Ensemble performs on traditional ritual instruments. This six-person group features two members of the twenty-seventh generation of Zhihua musicians, a long-time artist with]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Baila Music from Sri Lanka: The Gypsies</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/baila-music-from-sri-lanka-the-gypsies/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/baila-music-from-sri-lanka-the-gypsies/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Get ready to move to the infectious rhythms of baila, a unique form of dance music from Sri Lanka that originated among Portuguese fishermen and enslaved people from Africa in the colonial period. Modern baila is now popular in Sri Lankan communities around the world, played at parties, weddings, and dance clubs. This concert was ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Get ready to move to the infectious rhythms of baila, a unique form of dance music from Sri Lanka that originated among Portuguese fishermen and enslaved people from Africa in the colonial period. Modern baila is now popular in Sri Lankan communities aro]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Get ready to move to the infectious rhythms of baila, a unique form of dance music from Sri Lanka that originated among Portuguese fishermen and enslaved people from Africa in the colonial period. Modern baila is now popular in Sri Lankan communities around the world, played at parties, weddings, and dance clubs. This concert was ...]]></content:encoded>
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		<ssp:title>Baila Music from Sri Lanka: The Gypsies</ssp:title>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Persian Music: Sahba Motallebi, tār</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/persian-music-classical-and-new/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 22:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=375120</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Sahba Motallebi performs classical and original music for Iranian lutes as part of the Freer&#124;Sackler&#8217;s Persian New Year celebration. She is one of the few women worldwide who plays these instruments in major concert halls. Motallebi specializes in Persian classical music, a tradition of virtuoso improvisation based on melodic modes chosen to reflect the mood ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sahba Motallebi performs classical and original music for Iranian lutes as part of the Freer&#124;Sackler&#8217;s Persian New Year celebration. She is one of the few women worldwide who plays these instruments in major concert halls. Motallebi specialize]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sahba Motallebi performs classical and original music for Iranian lutes as part of the Freer&#124;Sackler&#8217;s Persian New Year celebration. She is one of the few women worldwide who plays these instruments in major concert halls. Motallebi specializes in Persian classical music, a tradition of virtuoso improvisation based on melodic modes chosen to reflect the mood ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sahba Motallebi performs classical and original music for Iranian lutes as part of the Freer&#124;Sackler&#8217;s Persian New Year celebration. She is one of the few women worldwide who plays these instruments in major concert halls. Motallebi specializes in Persian classical music, a tradition of virtuoso improvisation based on melodic modes chosen to reflect the mood ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Persian Music: Sahba Motallebi, tār</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Sahba Motallebi performs classical and original music for Iranian lutes as part of the Freer&#124;Sackler&#8217;s Persian New Year celebration. She is one of the few women worldwide who plays these instruments in major concert halls. Motallebi specializes in Persian classical music, a tradition of virtuoso improvisation based on melodic modes chosen to reflect the mood ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nowruz2017_365.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Lightbulb Ensemble: Tales of Hamsa</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-lightbulb-ensemble-tales-of-hamsa/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2016 19:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=442863</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this virtuoso performance, a traditional Balinese gamelan orchestra combines with organ, guitar, and voice to tell the allegorical story of a beggar’s perplexing dreams about the Five Pillars of Islam. With entrancing music by Brian Baumbusch and libretto by Paul Baumbusch, this compelling music puts the shimmering sounds of gamelan in an entirely new ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this virtuoso performance, a traditional Balinese gamelan orchestra combines with organ, guitar, and voice to tell the allegorical story of a beggar’s perplexing dreams about the Five Pillars of Islam. With entrancing music by Brian Baumbusch and libr]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this virtuoso performance, a traditional Balinese gamelan orchestra combines with organ, guitar, and voice to tell the allegorical story of a beggar’s perplexing dreams about the Five Pillars of Islam. With entrancing music by Brian Baumbusch and libretto by Paul Baumbusch, this compelling music puts the shimmering sounds of gamelan in an entirely new ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:duration>01:21:29</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this virtuoso performance, a traditional Balinese gamelan orchestra combines with organ, guitar, and voice to tell the allegorical story of a beggar’s perplexing dreams about the Five Pillars of Islam. With entrancing music by Brian Baumbusch and libretto by Paul Baumbusch, this compelling music puts the shimmering sounds of gamelan in an entirely new ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Strings Meet Gamelan: Chamber Music from Indonesia</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/strings-meet-gamelan-chamber-music-from-indonesia/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=376075</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Indonesian vocalist Ubiet joins the adventuresome Momenta Quartet, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, and soprano Tony Arnold for this unusual performance of music for Southeast Asian and Western instruments by composers from Bali and West Java.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Indonesian vocalist Ubiet joins the adventuresome Momenta Quartet, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, and soprano Tony Arnold for this unusual performance of music for Southeast Asian and Western instruments by composers from Bali and West Java.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Indonesian vocalist Ubiet joins the adventuresome Momenta Quartet, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, and soprano Tony Arnold for this unusual performance of music for Southeast Asian and Western instruments by composers from Bali and West Java.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>1:04:52</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Indonesian vocalist Ubiet joins the adventuresome Momenta Quartet, Gamelan Raga Kusuma, and soprano Tony Arnold for this unusual performance of music for Southeast Asian and Western instruments by composers from Bali and West Java.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gamelan-qaurtet.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Painting with Music: Bell Yung, qin</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/painting-with-music-bell-yung-qin/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 17:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/painting-with-music-bell-yung-qin/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Bell Yung performs on the qin at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Painting with Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming Dynasty. He is emeritus professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in the history and theory of music of the qin as well as Chinese ritual music ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bell Yung performs on the qin at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Painting with Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming Dynasty. He is emeritus professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in the history]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bell Yung performs on the qin at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Painting with Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming Dynasty. He is emeritus professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in the history and theory of music of the qin as well as Chinese ritual music ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bell Yung performs on the qin at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Painting with Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming Dynasty. He is emeritus professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in the history and theory of music of the qin as well as Chinese ritual music ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Bell Yung performs on the qin at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Painting with Words: Gentleman Artists of the Ming Dynasty. He is emeritus professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in the history and theory of music of the qin as well as Chinese ritual music ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bell-yung_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C464&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Art of Afghan Music</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-art-of-afghan-music/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-art-of-afghan-music/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Homayun Sakhi, rubāb; Salar Nader, tabla Enjoy Afghan folk and classical music performed by Homayun Sakhi, a leading exponent of the eighteen-stringed rubāb (lute). He performs folk songs from Kabul, dance tunes from the Panjsher Valley, and Indian ragas that Afghans have prized since the Mughal era. Homayun Sakhi has performed at Carnegie Hall with Salar Nader and is featured on ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Homayun Sakhi, rubāb; Salar Nader, tabla Enjoy Afghan folk and classical music performed by Homayun Sakhi, a leading exponent of the eighteen-stringed rubāb (lute). He performs folk songs from Kabul, dance tunes from the Panjsher Valley, and Indian ragas]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Homayun Sakhi, rubāb; Salar Nader, tabla Enjoy Afghan folk and classical music performed by Homayun Sakhi, a leading exponent of the eighteen-stringed rubāb (lute). He performs folk songs from Kabul, dance tunes from the Panjsher Valley, and Indian ragas that Afghans have prized since the Mughal era. Homayun Sakhi has performed at Carnegie Hall with Salar Nader and is featured on ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Homayun Sakhi, rubāb; Salar Nader, tabla Enjoy Afghan folk and classical music performed by Homayun Sakhi, a leading exponent of the eighteen-stringed rubāb (lute). He performs folk songs from Kabul, dance tunes from the Panjsher Valley, and Indian ragas that Afghans have prized since the Mughal era. Homayun Sakhi has performed at Carnegie Hall with Salar Nader and is featured on ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>The Art of Afghan Music</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>01:48:03</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Homayun Sakhi, rubāb; Salar Nader, tabla Enjoy Afghan folk and classical music performed by Homayun Sakhi, a leading exponent of the eighteen-stringed rubāb (lute). He performs folk songs from Kabul, dance tunes from the Panjsher Valley, and Indian ragas that Afghans have prized since the Mughal era. Homayun Sakhi has performed at Carnegie Hall with Salar Nader and is featured on ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/afghan_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C991&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Making Musical Waves: The Legacy of Yatsuhashi</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/making-musical-waves-the-legacy-of-yatsuhashi/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=100076</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[This concert was presented in 2015 in conjunction with the exhibition Sōtatsu: Making Waves, which was on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from October 24, 2015, through January 31, 2016. Seijo Tominari, koto, shamisen, and voice Seiritsu Tomio, koto and voice Yodo Kurahashi, shakuhachi Ayako Kurahashi, koto and voice Miyuki Yoshikami, koto and ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This concert was presented in 2015 in conjunction with the exhibition Sōtatsu: Making Waves, which was on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from October 24, 2015, through January 31, 2016. Seijo Tominari, koto, shamisen, and voice Seiritsu Tomio, kot]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This concert was presented in 2015 in conjunction with the exhibition Sōtatsu: Making Waves, which was on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from October 24, 2015, through January 31, 2016. Seijo Tominari, koto, shamisen, and voice Seiritsu Tomio, koto and voice Yodo Kurahashi, shakuhachi Ayako Kurahashi, koto and voice Miyuki Yoshikami, koto and ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This concert was presented in 2015 in conjunction with the exhibition Sōtatsu: Making Waves, which was on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from October 24, 2015, through January 31, 2016. Seijo Tominari, koto, shamisen, and voice Seiritsu Tomio, koto and voice Yodo Kurahashi, shakuhachi Ayako Kurahashi, koto and voice Miyuki Yoshikami, koto and ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>Making Musical Waves: The Legacy of Yatsuhashi</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[This concert was presented in 2015 in conjunction with the exhibition Sōtatsu: Making Waves, which was on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from October 24, 2015, through January 31, 2016. Seijo Tominari, koto, shamisen, and voice Seiritsu Tomio, koto and voice Yodo Kurahashi, shakuhachi Ayako Kurahashi, koto and voice Miyuki Yoshikami, koto and ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FS-F1906.231_001.jpg?fit=2555%2C1095&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>A Jazz Take on Classic Arab Song: Tarek Yamani Trio</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/a-jazz-take-on-classic-arab-song-tarek-yamani-trio/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Take a jazz journey to the Arab world of the 1950s with Lebanese pianist Tarek Yamani and his original arrangements of music from the classic era of Arab songs. The Beirut-born Yamani is joined by bassist Petros Klampanis and drummer Evan Sherman. Yamani breathes invigorating new life into songs made wildly popular by such singers ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Take a jazz journey to the Arab world of the 1950s with Lebanese pianist Tarek Yamani and his original arrangements of music from the classic era of Arab songs. The Beirut-born Yamani is joined by bassist Petros Klampanis and drummer Evan Sherman. Yamani]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Take a jazz journey to the Arab world of the 1950s with Lebanese pianist Tarek Yamani and his original arrangements of music from the classic era of Arab songs. The Beirut-born Yamani is joined by bassist Petros Klampanis and drummer Evan Sherman. Yamani breathes invigorating new life into songs made wildly popular by such singers ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>The Traveler’s Ear: Scenes from Music</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-travelers-ear-scenes-from-music/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=448247</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Take an enchanting, musical journey through the great outdoors. Award-winning French pianist David Kadouch performs travel-inspired works by Bach, Schumann, Liszt, and Bartók. Kadouch made his New York debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after winning top prizes at the Beethoven Bonn Competition and Leeds International Piano Competition. This concert was presented in conjunction ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Take an enchanting, musical journey through the great outdoors. Award-winning French pianist David Kadouch performs travel-inspired works by Bach, Schumann, Liszt, and Bartók. Kadouch made his New York debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after winnin]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Take an enchanting, musical journey through the great outdoors. Award-winning French pianist David Kadouch performs travel-inspired works by Bach, Schumann, Liszt, and Bartók. Kadouch made his New York debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after winning top prizes at the Beethoven Bonn Competition and Leeds International Piano Competition. This concert was presented in conjunction ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Take an enchanting, musical journey through the great outdoors. Award-winning French pianist David Kadouch performs travel-inspired works by Bach, Schumann, Liszt, and Bartók. Kadouch made his New York debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after winning top prizes at the Beethoven Bonn Competition and Leeds International Piano Competition. This concert was presented in conjunction ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>The Traveler’s Ear: Scenes from Music</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Take an enchanting, musical journey through the great outdoors. Award-winning French pianist David Kadouch performs travel-inspired works by Bach, Schumann, Liszt, and Bartók. Kadouch made his New York debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art after winning top prizes at the Beethoven Bonn Competition and Leeds International Piano Competition. This concert was presented in conjunction ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/travelers_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Masters of the Persian Santur: Dariush Saghafi and Kazem Davoudian</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/masters-of-the-persian-santur-dariush-saghafi-and-kazem-davoudian/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/masters-of-the-persian-santur-dariush-saghafi-and-kazem-davoudian/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Two virtuosos of the Iranian hammered dulcimer explore the subtle nuances and dramatic flair of Persian classical music on this ancient instrument. Their improvisations, performed at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2014, are based on the Persian dastgāhs, melodic modes that are comparable in richness and history to the ragas of India.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Two virtuosos of the Iranian hammered dulcimer explore the subtle nuances and dramatic flair of Persian classical music on this ancient instrument. Their improvisations, performed at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2014, are based on the Persian dastgāhs, me]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two virtuosos of the Iranian hammered dulcimer explore the subtle nuances and dramatic flair of Persian classical music on this ancient instrument. Their improvisations, performed at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2014, are based on the Persian dastgāhs, melodic modes that are comparable in richness and history to the ragas of India.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two virtuosos of the Iranian hammered dulcimer explore the subtle nuances and dramatic flair of Persian classical music on this ancient instrument. Their improvisations, performed at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2014, are based on the Persian dastgāhs, melodic modes that are comparable in richness and history to the ragas of India.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Two virtuosos of the Iranian hammered dulcimer explore the subtle nuances and dramatic flair of Persian classical music on this ancient instrument. Their improvisations, performed at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2014, are based on the Persian dastgāhs, melodic modes that are comparable in richness and history to the ragas of India.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/santur_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C814&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Legacy of Western Music in Meiji Japan &#8211; Mayuko Kamio</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-legacy-of-western-music-in-meiji-japan-mayuko-kamio/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=566180</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The brilliant Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio, a gold medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, performs Johannes Brahms’ Scherzo from his F-A-E Sonata; Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane; Toshio Hosokawa’s Vertical Time Study III; Shinichiro Ikebe’s Themes from the Japanese film Catharsis, and an encore of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee. This concert was recorded in 2014 ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The brilliant Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio, a gold medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, performs Johannes Brahms’ Scherzo from his F-A-E Sonata; Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane; Toshio Hosokawa’s Vertical Time Study III; Shinichiro Ikebe’s T]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The brilliant Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio, a gold medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, performs Johannes Brahms’ Scherzo from his F-A-E Sonata; Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane; Toshio Hosokawa’s Vertical Time Study III; Shinichiro Ikebe’s Themes from the Japanese film Catharsis, and an encore of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee. This concert was recorded in 2014 ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The brilliant Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio, a gold medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, performs Johannes Brahms’ Scherzo from his F-A-E Sonata; Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane; Toshio Hosokawa’s Vertical Time Study III; Shinichiro Ikebe’s Themes from the Japanese film Catharsis, and an encore of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee. This concert was recorded in 2014 ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:url>https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kamio-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C654&#038;ssl=1</ssp:url>
		<ssp:title>The Legacy of Western Music in Meiji Japan &#8211; Mayuko Kamio</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The brilliant Japanese violinist Mayuko Kamio, a gold medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, performs Johannes Brahms’ Scherzo from his F-A-E Sonata; Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane; Toshio Hosokawa’s Vertical Time Study III; Shinichiro Ikebe’s Themes from the Japanese film Catharsis, and an encore of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee. This concert was recorded in 2014 ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kamio-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C654&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>The Legacy of Western Music in Meiji Japan &#8211; Gilles Vonsattel</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-legacy-of-western-music-in-meiji-japan-gilles-vonsattel/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=566170</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the Romantic music that so entranced Japan in the late nineteenth century with this recital by the acclaimed Swiss-born pianist Gilles Vonsattel, whose 2011 CD was named a classical album of the year by Time Out New York. Beethoven’s beloved “Moonlight” Sonata and Bagatelles are played alongside works by Liszt and Schumann. The podcast ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy the Romantic music that so entranced Japan in the late nineteenth century with this recital by the acclaimed Swiss-born pianist Gilles Vonsattel, whose 2011 CD was named a classical album of the year by Time Out New York. Beethoven’s beloved “Moonl]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy the Romantic music that so entranced Japan in the late nineteenth century with this recital by the acclaimed Swiss-born pianist Gilles Vonsattel, whose 2011 CD was named a classical album of the year by Time Out New York. Beethoven’s beloved “Moonlight” Sonata and Bagatelles are played alongside works by Liszt and Schumann. The podcast ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy the Romantic music that so entranced Japan in the late nineteenth century with this recital by the acclaimed Swiss-born pianist Gilles Vonsattel, whose 2011 CD was named a classical album of the year by Time Out New York. Beethoven’s beloved “Moonlight” Sonata and Bagatelles are played alongside works by Liszt and Schumann. The podcast ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<ssp:image>
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		<ssp:title>The Legacy of Western Music in Meiji Japan &#8211; Gilles Vonsattel</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy the Romantic music that so entranced Japan in the late nineteenth century with this recital by the acclaimed Swiss-born pianist Gilles Vonsattel, whose 2011 CD was named a classical album of the year by Time Out New York. Beethoven’s beloved “Moonlight” Sonata and Bagatelles are played alongside works by Liszt and Schumann. The podcast ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/vonsattel-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C661&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Music of Toru Takemitsu and Tan Dun: Ralph Van Raat, piano</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-of-toru-takemitsu-and-tan-dun-ralph-van-raat-piano/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 21:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=376025</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[In this compelling recital, Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat performs rarely heard music by the late Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu and Chinese-born composer Tan Dun. Takemitsu, well known for his film scores, made his fame as a master of the orchestral colors that he ingeniously employs in his piano works. Tan Dun’s early fame came ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this compelling recital, Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat performs rarely heard music by the late Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu and Chinese-born composer Tan Dun. Takemitsu, well known for his film scores, made his fame as a master of the orchestral co]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this compelling recital, Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat performs rarely heard music by the late Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu and Chinese-born composer Tan Dun. Takemitsu, well known for his film scores, made his fame as a master of the orchestral colors that he ingeniously employs in his piano works. Tan Dun’s early fame came ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/376025/music-of-toru-takemitsu-and-tan-dun-ralph-van-raat-piano.mp3" length="78925501" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this compelling recital, Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat performs rarely heard music by the late Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu and Chinese-born composer Tan Dun. Takemitsu, well known for his film scores, made his fame as a master of the orchestral colors that he ingeniously employs in his piano works. Tan Dun’s early fame came ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tan-dun_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C861&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
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		<ssp:title>Music of Toru Takemitsu and Tan Dun: Ralph Van Raat, piano</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In this compelling recital, Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat performs rarely heard music by the late Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu and Chinese-born composer Tan Dun. Takemitsu, well known for his film scores, made his fame as a master of the orchestral colors that he ingeniously employs in his piano works. Tan Dun’s early fame came ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tan-dun_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C861&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sound: The Encounter: Jazz from Iran and Syria</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sound-the-encounter-jazz-from-iran-and-syria/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 17:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sound-the-encounter-new-music-from-iran-and-syria-2/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Four jazz-oriented artists from the Middle East merge the musical traditions for Persian and Arab bagpipe, double clarinet, lute, and drums along with the Western saxophone. Together they forge new sounds that transport ancient melodies into modern idioms. This performance was recorded live in concert at the Freer Gallery on December 12, 2013, and was ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Four jazz-oriented artists from the Middle East merge the musical traditions for Persian and Arab bagpipe, double clarinet, lute, and drums along with the Western saxophone. Together they forge new sounds that transport ancient melodies into modern idiom]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Four jazz-oriented artists from the Middle East merge the musical traditions for Persian and Arab bagpipe, double clarinet, lute, and drums along with the Western saxophone. Together they forge new sounds that transport ancient melodies into modern idioms. This performance was recorded live in concert at the Freer Gallery on December 12, 2013, and was ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/373081/sound-the-encounter-jazz-from-iran-and-syria.mp3" length="36195392" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four jazz-oriented artists from the Middle East merge the musical traditions for Persian and Arab bagpipe, double clarinet, lute, and drums along with the Western saxophone. Together they forge new sounds that transport ancient melodies into modern idioms. This performance was recorded live in concert at the Freer Gallery on December 12, 2013, and was ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Sound: The Encounter: Jazz from Iran and Syria</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Four jazz-oriented artists from the Middle East merge the musical traditions for Persian and Arab bagpipe, double clarinet, lute, and drums along with the Western saxophone. Together they forge new sounds that transport ancient melodies into modern idioms. This performance was recorded live in concert at the Freer Gallery on December 12, 2013, and was ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/iran-jazz_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C481&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Shimmering Sounds from Bali: The Gamelan Ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/shimmering-sounds-from-bali-the-gamelan-ensemble-of-the-indonesian-institute-of-the-arts/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2013 16:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Thrill to the high-voltage music of the Balinese gamelan in this electrifying performance by the professional ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. This all-star orchestra conveys the virtuosic tempos and dramatic shifts for which the Balinese gamelan is so justly famous. This music was recorded in 2013 as part of Performing Indonesia: A ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Thrill to the high-voltage music of the Balinese gamelan in this electrifying performance by the professional ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. This all-star orchestra conveys the virtuosic tempos and dramatic shifts for which the Balines]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Thrill to the high-voltage music of the Balinese gamelan in this electrifying performance by the professional ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. This all-star orchestra conveys the virtuosic tempos and dramatic shifts for which the Balinese gamelan is so justly famous. This music was recorded in 2013 as part of Performing Indonesia: A ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Javanese Gamelan Music</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/javanese-gamelan-music/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of Javanese gongs and xylophones in this performance by the gamelan ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. The orchestra features a vast array of bronze gongs and bronze-key xylophones; mellifluous vocals and classical fiddle complete the beguiling mix. This performance was recorded in 2013 as part of ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of Javanese gongs and xylophones in this performance by the gamelan ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. The orchestra features a vast array of bronze gongs and bronze-key xylophones; mellifluous vocal]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the soothing sounds of Javanese gongs and xylophones in this performance by the gamelan ensemble of the Indonesian Institute of the Arts. The orchestra features a vast array of bronze gongs and bronze-key xylophones; mellifluous vocals and classical fiddle complete the beguiling mix. This performance was recorded in 2013 as part of ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Yogic Sounds of India: K. Shridhar, sarod</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/yogic-sounds-of-india/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/yogic-sounds-of-india/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the yoga of sound (nada yoga) through contemplative melodic explorations and invigorating rhythmic improvisations performed by K. Sridhar, one of India’s most prominent soloists on the sarod (Indian lute). Sridhar believes Indian ragas “can be appreciated as a language that reveals different aspects of the Divine,” and he discusses the yoga of ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the yoga of sound (nada yoga) through contemplative melodic explorations and invigorating rhythmic improvisations performed by K. Sridhar, one of India’s most prominent soloists on the sarod (Indian lute). Sridhar believes Indian raga]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the yoga of sound (nada yoga) through contemplative melodic explorations and invigorating rhythmic improvisations performed by K. Sridhar, one of India’s most prominent soloists on the sarod (Indian lute). Sridhar believes Indian ragas “can be appreciated as a language that reveals different aspects of the Divine,” and he discusses the yoga of ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:duration>01:42:22</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in the yoga of sound (nada yoga) through contemplative melodic explorations and invigorating rhythmic improvisations performed by K. Sridhar, one of India’s most prominent soloists on the sarod (Indian lute). Sridhar believes Indian ragas “can be appreciated as a language that reveals different aspects of the Divine,” and he discusses the yoga of ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Chinese Music for the Phoenix: Washington Guzheng Society</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/chinese-music-for-the-phoenix-washington-guzheng-society/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/chinese-music-for-the-phoenix-washington-guzheng-society/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the graceful melodies and lovely textures of the classical Chinese guzheng, a zither with twenty-one strings that dates to the fifth century BCE. Virtuoso Bing Xia and her student Rujia Teng perform classical and contemporary works that embody many aspects of the mythical phoenix of Chinese legend. Their performance was recorded in 2013 in ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy the graceful melodies and lovely textures of the classical Chinese guzheng, a zither with twenty-one strings that dates to the fifth century BCE. Virtuoso Bing Xia and her student Rujia Teng perform classical and contemporary works that embody many]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy the graceful melodies and lovely textures of the classical Chinese guzheng, a zither with twenty-one strings that dates to the fifth century BCE. Virtuoso Bing Xia and her student Rujia Teng perform classical and contemporary works that embody many aspects of the mythical phoenix of Chinese legend. Their performance was recorded in 2013 in ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy the graceful melodies and lovely textures of the classical Chinese guzheng, a zither with twenty-one strings that dates to the fifth century BCE. Virtuoso Bing Xia and her student Rujia Teng perform classical and contemporary works that embody many aspects of the mythical phoenix of Chinese legend. Their performance was recorded in 2013 in ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy the graceful melodies and lovely textures of the classical Chinese guzheng, a zither with twenty-one strings that dates to the fifth century BCE. Virtuoso Bing Xia and her student Rujia Teng perform classical and contemporary works that embody many aspects of the mythical phoenix of Chinese legend. Their performance was recorded in 2013 in ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Naseer Shamma&#8217;s Al-Oyoun Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/naseer-shammas-al-oyoun-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=443789</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear evocative solos and refreshing new arrangements of Arab music performed by Naseer Shamma and his Cairo-based ensemble. One of the Middle East’s leading ‘ud (lute) virtuosos, Shamma is joined by musicians performing on violin, flute (nay), dulcimer (qanun), cello, and percussion. The concert includes Shamma’s original compositions, Venus and Halat Wajd (Rapture.)]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear evocative solos and refreshing new arrangements of Arab music performed by Naseer Shamma and his Cairo-based ensemble. One of the Middle East’s leading ‘ud (lute) virtuosos, Shamma is joined by musicians performing on violin, flute (nay), dulcimer (]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear evocative solos and refreshing new arrangements of Arab music performed by Naseer Shamma and his Cairo-based ensemble. One of the Middle East’s leading ‘ud (lute) virtuosos, Shamma is joined by musicians performing on violin, flute (nay), dulcimer (qanun), cello, and percussion. The concert includes Shamma’s original compositions, Venus and Halat Wajd (Rapture.)]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear evocative solos and refreshing new arrangements of Arab music performed by Naseer Shamma and his Cairo-based ensemble. One of the Middle East’s leading ‘ud (lute) virtuosos, Shamma is joined by musicians performing on violin, flute (nay), dulcimer (qanun), cello, and percussion. The concert includes Shamma’s original compositions, Venus and Halat Wajd (Rapture.)]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Modern Awakenings: New Music Inspired by Buddhism</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/modern-awakenings-new-music-inspired-by-buddhism/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 18:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Composers from Malaysia, Japan, China, and the United States explore aspects of Buddhism through music written for string quartet. Formed in 2004, the adventuresome Momenta Quartet has performed often in New York at BargeMusic, Tonic, Le Poisson Rouge, The Stone, Roulette, and Symphony Space. It also serves as the quartet-in-residence at Temple University. This concert ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Composers from Malaysia, Japan, China, and the United States explore aspects of Buddhism through music written for string quartet. Formed in 2004, the adventuresome Momenta Quartet has performed often in New York at BargeMusic, Tonic, Le Poisson Rouge, T]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Composers from Malaysia, Japan, China, and the United States explore aspects of Buddhism through music written for string quartet. Formed in 2004, the adventuresome Momenta Quartet has performed often in New York at BargeMusic, Tonic, Le Poisson Rouge, The Stone, Roulette, and Symphony Space. It also serves as the quartet-in-residence at Temple University. This concert ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Composers from Malaysia, Japan, China, and the United States explore aspects of Buddhism through music written for string quartet. Formed in 2004, the adventuresome Momenta Quartet has performed often in New York at BargeMusic, Tonic, Le Poisson Rouge, The Stone, Roulette, and Symphony Space. It also serves as the quartet-in-residence at Temple University. This concert ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Sounds from Arabia: Arab Music from the Saudi Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sounds-from-arabia-arab-music-from-the-saudi-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sounds-from-arabia-arab-music-from-the-saudi-ensemble-2/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Experience traditional music for Saudi weddings, fishing expeditions, love songs, and other occasions performed by this six-member ensemble from Jeddah. The musicians play violin, ‘ud (lute), nay (flute), tabla (drum), and qanun (zither). Recorded in November 2012 in conjunction with the exhibition Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Experience traditional music for Saudi weddings, fishing expeditions, love songs, and other occasions performed by this six-member ensemble from Jeddah. The musicians play violin, ‘ud (lute), nay (flute), tabla (drum), and qanun (zither). Recorded in Nov]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Experience traditional music for Saudi weddings, fishing expeditions, love songs, and other occasions performed by this six-member ensemble from Jeddah. The musicians play violin, ‘ud (lute), nay (flute), tabla (drum), and qanun (zither). Recorded in November 2012 in conjunction with the exhibition Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Experience traditional music for Saudi weddings, fishing expeditions, love songs, and other occasions performed by this six-member ensemble from Jeddah. The musicians play violin, ‘ud (lute), nay (flute), tabla (drum), and qanun (zither). Recorded in November 2012 in conjunction with the exhibition Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Experience traditional music for Saudi weddings, fishing expeditions, love songs, and other occasions performed by this six-member ensemble from Jeddah. The musicians play violin, ‘ud (lute), nay (flute), tabla (drum), and qanun (zither). Recorded in November 2012 in conjunction with the exhibition Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/saudi-ensemble_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C640&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Bardic Divas: Women’s Voices from Kazakhstan</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-bardic-divas-womens-voices-from-kazakhstan/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-bardic-divas-womens-voices-from-kazakhstan-2/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Experience the powerful music of Kazakhstan&#8217;s nomadic culture, performed by three women who specialize in performing heroic epics, lyrical songs of celebration, and shamanic fiddle. Their music evokes the expansive plains and open skies of Central Asia as well as the long history of the Kazakhs who have prospered in a harshly beautiful land at ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Experience the powerful music of Kazakhstan&#8217;s nomadic culture, performed by three women who specialize in performing heroic epics, lyrical songs of celebration, and shamanic fiddle. Their music evokes the expansive plains and open skies of Central ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Experience the powerful music of Kazakhstan&#8217;s nomadic culture, performed by three women who specialize in performing heroic epics, lyrical songs of celebration, and shamanic fiddle. Their music evokes the expansive plains and open skies of Central Asia as well as the long history of the Kazakhs who have prospered in a harshly beautiful land at ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Experience the powerful music of Kazakhstan&#8217;s nomadic culture, performed by three women who specialize in performing heroic epics, lyrical songs of celebration, and shamanic fiddle. Their music evokes the expansive plains and open skies of Central Asia as well as the long history of the Kazakhs who have prospered in a harshly beautiful land at ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Persian Classical Music: Kayhan Kalhor, kamanche</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/persian-classical-music/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear this three-time Grammy nominee and original member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble return to his roots in this performance of Persian classical music on kamanche, the traditional Iranian fiddle. Kayhan Kalhor’s fluid and compelling improvisations on the classic Persian modes have brought this venerable music tradition to new heights for audiences around the ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear this three-time Grammy nominee and original member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble return to his roots in this performance of Persian classical music on kamanche, the traditional Iranian fiddle. Kayhan Kalhor’s fluid and compelling improvisations o]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear this three-time Grammy nominee and original member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble return to his roots in this performance of Persian classical music on kamanche, the traditional Iranian fiddle. Kayhan Kalhor’s fluid and compelling improvisations on the classic Persian modes have brought this venerable music tradition to new heights for audiences around the ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Calefax Reed Quintet: Bonus Track</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/calefax-reed-quintet-bonus-track/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/calefax-reed-quintet/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Experience the painterly palette of sounds created by composers Claude Debussy and Enrique Granados in this concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of Debussy&#8217;s birth. The virtuosic Calefax Reed Quintet, from the Netherlands, performs its own lush arrangements of Debussy&#8217;s works, which were deeply influenced by the American expatriate artist James McNeill Whistler. This concert was ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Experience the painterly palette of sounds created by composers Claude Debussy and Enrique Granados in this concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of Debussy&#8217;s birth. The virtuosic Calefax Reed Quintet, from the Netherlands, performs its own lus]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Calefax Reed Quintet: Debussy and Whistler</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/calefax-reed-quintet-debussy-whistler/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/calefax-reed-quintet-walden/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Experience the painterly palette of sounds created by composers Claude Debussy and Enrique Granados in this concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of Debussy&#8217;s birth. The virtuosic Calefax Reed Quintet, from the Netherlands, performs its own lush arrangements of Debussy&#8217;s works, which were deeply influenced by the American expatriate artist James McNeill Whistler. This concert was ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Experience the painterly palette of sounds created by composers Claude Debussy and Enrique Granados in this concert celebrating the 150th anniversary of Debussy&#8217;s birth. The virtuosic Calefax Reed Quintet, from the Netherlands, performs its own lus]]></itunes:subtitle>
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		<ssp:title>Calefax Reed Quintet: Debussy and Whistler</ssp:title>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Music From Japan: Echoes of the Silk Road</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-from-japan-echoes-of-the-silk-road/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-from-japan-echoes-of-the-silk-road/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear new and reconstructed music for an ancient West Asian harp that was preserved, along with other Silk Road treasures, at the Shoso-in, an eighth-century Japanese imperial storehouse in the temple city of Nara. Harp soloist Fuyuhiko Sasaki recreates the sound of the kugo (harp) in works commissioned for the National Theater of Japan and ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear new and reconstructed music for an ancient West Asian harp that was preserved, along with other Silk Road treasures, at the Shoso-in, an eighth-century Japanese imperial storehouse in the temple city of Nara. Harp soloist Fuyuhiko Sasaki recreates t]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear new and reconstructed music for an ancient West Asian harp that was preserved, along with other Silk Road treasures, at the Shoso-in, an eighth-century Japanese imperial storehouse in the temple city of Nara. Harp soloist Fuyuhiko Sasaki recreates the sound of the kugo (harp) in works commissioned for the National Theater of Japan and ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Arirang of Tori: A Korean and American Jazz Collaboration</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-arirang-of-tori-a-korean-and-american-jazz-collaboration/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear Korea&#8217;s most beloved folksong, &#8220;Arirang,&#8221; interpreted by seven leading improvisers from Korea and New York. Led by Heo Yoon-jeong on zithers and Ned Rothenberg on reeds, the Tori Project treats five regional styles of &#8220;Arirang&#8221; to a compelling array of variations and extrapolations. This concert was recorded at the Freer&#124;Sackler on December 8, 2011.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear Korea&#8217;s most beloved folksong, &#8220;Arirang,&#8221; interpreted by seven leading improvisers from Korea and New York. Led by Heo Yoon-jeong on zithers and Ned Rothenberg on reeds, the Tori Project treats five regional styles of &#8220;Ariran]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear Korea&#8217;s most beloved folksong, &#8220;Arirang,&#8221; interpreted by seven leading improvisers from Korea and New York. Led by Heo Yoon-jeong on zithers and Ned Rothenberg on reeds, the Tori Project treats five regional styles of &#8220;Arirang&#8221; to a compelling array of variations and extrapolations. This concert was recorded at the Freer&#124;Sackler on December 8, 2011.]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Sounds of the Dragon: Virtuoso Music for Chinese and Western Instruments</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sounds-of-the-dragon-virtuoso-music-for-chinese-and-western-instruments/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear new works for violin, cello, piano, erhu, and pipa composed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Zhou Long; Beijing-based composer Lu Pei; and Chen Yi, winner of the Charles Ives Living Award. Two outstanding ensembles&#8211;Music From China and Music From Copland House&#8211;join forces for this performance, presented as part of the Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear new works for violin, cello, piano, erhu, and pipa composed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Zhou Long; Beijing-based composer Lu Pei; and Chen Yi, winner of the Charles Ives Living Award. Two outstanding ensembles&#8211;Music From China and Music From Copl]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear new works for violin, cello, piano, erhu, and pipa composed by Pulitzer Prize-winner Zhou Long; Beijing-based composer Lu Pei; and Chen Yi, winner of the Charles Ives Living Award. Two outstanding ensembles&#8211;Music From China and Music From Copland House&#8211;join forces for this performance, presented as part of the Bill and Mary Meyer Concert Series ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Koto Meets Quartet: Yumi Kurosawa and the Lark String Quartet</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/koto-meets-quartetyumi-kurosawa-and-the-lark-string-quartet/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear a gorgeous new concerto for the Japanese koto and Western string quartet by American composer Daron Hagen, who has written works for the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Kings Singers, among many others. Preceding that are two contrasting works for solo koto: a classical piece by seventeenth-century composer Kengyo Yatsuhashi and ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear a gorgeous new concerto for the Japanese koto and Western string quartet by American composer Daron Hagen, who has written works for the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Kings Singers, among many others. Preceding that are ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear a gorgeous new concerto for the Japanese koto and Western string quartet by American composer Daron Hagen, who has written works for the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Kings Singers, among many others. Preceding that are two contrasting works for solo koto: a classical piece by seventeenth-century composer Kengyo Yatsuhashi and ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/koto-quartet-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1022&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>The Global Baroque: Four Nations Ensemble with Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/the-global-baroque-four-nations-ensemble-with-rosa-lamoreaux-soprano/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[During the era of Bach and Handel, European music traveled to Asia and the Americas with missionaries, merchants, and performers. This concert, recorded in 2011, features a sonata written by a Jesuit composer for the emperor of China in the Forbidden City in 1720, along with baroque music heard in Latin America and the newly ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[During the era of Bach and Handel, European music traveled to Asia and the Americas with missionaries, merchants, and performers. This concert, recorded in 2011, features a sonata written by a Jesuit composer for the emperor of China in the Forbidden Cit]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Sufi Music from India: The Chishty Sufi Sama Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sufi-music-from-india-the-chishty-sufi-sama-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear the driving rhythms and vocal gymnastics of qawwali, Sufi music from South Asia, performed by an ensemble based in Ajmer Sharif, one of India&#8217;s most sacred Sufi shrines. Present throughout much of the Islamic world, Sufis seek to personally experience the divine through music, poetry, self-discipline, and contemplation. The Chishty order of Sufis was ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear the driving rhythms and vocal gymnastics of qawwali, Sufi music from South Asia, performed by an ensemble based in Ajmer Sharif, one of India&#8217;s most sacred Sufi shrines. Present throughout much of the Islamic world, Sufis seek to personally ex]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear the driving rhythms and vocal gymnastics of qawwali, Sufi music from South Asia, performed by an ensemble based in Ajmer Sharif, one of India&#8217;s most sacred Sufi shrines. Present throughout much of the Islamic world, Sufis seek to personally experience the divine through music, poetry, self-discipline, and contemplation. The Chishty order of Sufis was ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Asia on Piano</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/asia-on-piano/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/asia-on-piano/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy virtuosic arrangements of feisty folk songs from China and Vietnam, along with new music evoking calm landscapes of Asia. These selections are drawn from performances by pianists Xiayin Wang, Jenny Lin, and Quynh Nguyen, who appeared at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2010 and 2011.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy virtuosic arrangements of feisty folk songs from China and Vietnam, along with new music evoking calm landscapes of Asia. These selections are drawn from performances by pianists Xiayin Wang, Jenny Lin, and Quynh Nguyen, who appeared at the Freer G]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy virtuosic arrangements of feisty folk songs from China and Vietnam, along with new music evoking calm landscapes of Asia. These selections are drawn from performances by pianists Xiayin Wang, Jenny Lin, and Quynh Nguyen, who appeared at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2010 and 2011.]]></content:encoded>
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		<ssp:title>Asia on Piano</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy virtuosic arrangements of feisty folk songs from China and Vietnam, along with new music evoking calm landscapes of Asia. These selections are drawn from performances by pianists Xiayin Wang, Jenny Lin, and Quynh Nguyen, who appeared at the Freer Gallery of Art in 2010 and 2011.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pianists.jpg?fit=1000%2C491&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>North Indian Classical Music: Shujaat Khan, sitar</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/north-indian-classical-music-shujaat-khan-sitar-abhiman-kaushal-tabla/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/north-indian-classical-music-shujaat-khan-sitar-abhiman-kaushal-tabla/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Grammy Award nominee Shujaat Khan is one of the leading exponents of Indian classical music. On the occasion of India&#8217;s fiftieth anniversary of independence, he performed at New York&#8217;s Carnegie Hall and for the United Nations at Assembly Hall in Geneva, Switzerland. He also has appeared at Royal Albert Hall in London, Royce Hall in ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Grammy Award nominee Shujaat Khan is one of the leading exponents of Indian classical music. On the occasion of India&#8217;s fiftieth anniversary of independence, he performed at New York&#8217;s Carnegie Hall and for the United Nations at Assembly Hall]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Grammy Award nominee Shujaat Khan is one of the leading exponents of Indian classical music. On the occasion of India&#8217;s fiftieth anniversary of independence, he performed at New York&#8217;s Carnegie Hall and for the United Nations at Assembly Hall in Geneva, Switzerland. He also has appeared at Royal Albert Hall in London, Royce Hall in ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Grammy Award nominee Shujaat Khan is one of the leading exponents of Indian classical music. On the occasion of India&#8217;s fiftieth anniversary of independence, he performed at New York&#8217;s Carnegie Hall and for the United Nations at Assembly Hall in Geneva, Switzerland. He also has appeared at Royal Albert Hall in London, Royce Hall in ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Sukeyasu Shiba&#8217;s Gagaku Universe: The Reigakusha Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sukeyasu-shibas-gagaku-universe-the-reigakusha-ensemble-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sukeyasu-shibas-gagaku-universe-the-reigakusha-ensemble-2/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Japanese composer Sukeyasu Shiba leads his Reigakusha ensemble in a performance of original and reconstructed music for the ancient royal ensemble known as gagaku. A longtime member of the gagaku orchestra for the Imperial Household Agency, Shiba composes works that revitalize a highly ritualized musical repertoire rarely heard in the West. His ensemble features biwa ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Japanese composer Sukeyasu Shiba leads his Reigakusha ensemble in a performance of original and reconstructed music for the ancient royal ensemble known as gagaku. A longtime member of the gagaku orchestra for the Imperial Household Agency, Shiba compose]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Japanese composer Sukeyasu Shiba leads his Reigakusha ensemble in a performance of original and reconstructed music for the ancient royal ensemble known as gagaku. A longtime member of the gagaku orchestra for the Imperial Household Agency, Shiba composes works that revitalize a highly ritualized musical repertoire rarely heard in the West. His ensemble features biwa ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Japanese composer Sukeyasu Shiba leads his Reigakusha ensemble in a performance of original and reconstructed music for the ancient royal ensemble known as gagaku. A longtime member of the gagaku orchestra for the Imperial Household Agency, Shiba composes works that revitalize a highly ritualized musical repertoire rarely heard in the West. His ensemble features biwa ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Persian Classical Music: Bahman Panahi, tar and setar; Ali Mojallal, tombak</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/persian-classical-music-bahman-panahi-tar-and-setar-ali-mojallal-tombak/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=566179</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy a recital by the Paris-based Iranian virtuoso Bahman Panahi, who made his American debut in 2009 at Harvard University. He is one of the leading exponents of Persian classical music, an improvisational tradition related to the ragas of India. Trained in calligraphy as well as music, Panahi has appeared in concerts and workshops throughout ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy a recital by the Paris-based Iranian virtuoso Bahman Panahi, who made his American debut in 2009 at Harvard University. He is one of the leading exponents of Persian classical music, an improvisational tradition related to the ragas of India. Train]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy a recital by the Paris-based Iranian virtuoso Bahman Panahi, who made his American debut in 2009 at Harvard University. He is one of the leading exponents of Persian classical music, an improvisational tradition related to the ragas of India. Trained in calligraphy as well as music, Panahi has appeared in concerts and workshops throughout ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy a recital by the Paris-based Iranian virtuoso Bahman Panahi, who made his American debut in 2009 at Harvard University. He is one of the leading exponents of Persian classical music, an improvisational tradition related to the ragas of India. Trained in calligraphy as well as music, Panahi has appeared in concerts and workshops throughout ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Persian Classical Music: Bahman Panahi, tar and setar; Ali Mojallal, tombak</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy a recital by the Paris-based Iranian virtuoso Bahman Panahi, who made his American debut in 2009 at Harvard University. He is one of the leading exponents of Persian classical music, an improvisational tradition related to the ragas of India. Trained in calligraphy as well as music, Panahi has appeared in concerts and workshops throughout ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/persian-classical-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C639&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>L. Subramaniam: Master of Indian Music</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/l-subramaniam-master-of-indian-music-2/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/l-subramaniam-master-of-indian-music-2/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[One of the giants of Indian classical music made his first Smithsonian appearance since 1994 for this concert, recorded on September 24, 2009. During the thirty years of his international career, L. Subramaniam has performed with jazz artists Stéphane Grapelli, Herbie Hancock, and Jean-Luc Ponty, as well as the New York Philharmonic; written film scores ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[One of the giants of Indian classical music made his first Smithsonian appearance since 1994 for this concert, recorded on September 24, 2009. During the thirty years of his international career, L. Subramaniam has performed with jazz artists Stéphane Gr]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the giants of Indian classical music made his first Smithsonian appearance since 1994 for this concert, recorded on September 24, 2009. During the thirty years of his international career, L. Subramaniam has performed with jazz artists Stéphane Grapelli, Herbie Hancock, and Jean-Luc Ponty, as well as the New York Philharmonic; written film scores ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[One of the giants of Indian classical music made his first Smithsonian appearance since 1994 for this concert, recorded on September 24, 2009. During the thirty years of his international career, L. Subramaniam has performed with jazz artists Stéphane Grapelli, Herbie Hancock, and Jean-Luc Ponty, as well as the New York Philharmonic; written film scores ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/subramaniam-banner-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C504&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>From Moldavia to Istanbul: The Musical World of Dimitrie Cantemir</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/from-moldavia-to-istanbul-the-musical-world-of-dimitrie-cantemir/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/from-moldavia-to-istanbul-the-musical-world-of-dimitrie-cantemir/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Travel to the Ottoman Empire through the music of composer, scholar, and diplomat Dimitrie Cantemir (16731723), a flamboyant and brilliant figure who served four Ottoman sultans and Russia&#8217;s Tsar Peter the Great. Cantemir&#8217;s treatise on Turkish classical music included more than three hundred fifty original compositions. After he led an ill-fated rebellion against the Ottomans ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Travel to the Ottoman Empire through the music of composer, scholar, and diplomat Dimitrie Cantemir (16731723), a flamboyant and brilliant figure who served four Ottoman sultans and Russia&#8217;s Tsar Peter the Great. Cantemir&#8217;s treatise on Turkis]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Travel to the Ottoman Empire through the music of composer, scholar, and diplomat Dimitrie Cantemir (16731723), a flamboyant and brilliant figure who served four Ottoman sultans and Russia&#8217;s Tsar Peter the Great. Cantemir&#8217;s treatise on Turkish classical music included more than three hundred fifty original compositions. After he led an ill-fated rebellion against the Ottomans ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Shanghai Quartet</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/shanghai-quartet/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Hear the world premiere of Vivian Fung&#8217;s String Quartet no. 2, commissioned by the Shanghai Quartet, along with Mozart&#8217;s String Quartet no. 15 and Beethoven&#8217;s monumental Quartet opp. 130/133, performed by one of the world&#8217;s leading chamber music ensembles. The Shanghai Quartet has appeared annually at the Freer Gallery of Art since 1996. One of ...]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Music for the Persian New Year: Mamak Khadem</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-for-the-persian-new-year-mamak-khadem/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Iranian-born vocalist Mamak Khadem, formerly of the Persian-fusion band Axiom of Choice, performs songs inspired by melodies from Armenia, Kurdistan, Baluchistan, and Turkey, as well as music from Iran. Her ensemble features Ole Mathisen, clarinet and saxophone; Jamshied Sharifi, keyboard; Hamid Saeidi, santur (hammered dulcimer); and Ben Wittman, percussion. This performance was recorded in concert ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Iranian-born vocalist Mamak Khadem, formerly of the Persian-fusion band Axiom of Choice, performs songs inspired by melodies from Armenia, Kurdistan, Baluchistan, and Turkey, as well as music from Iran. Her ensemble features Ole Mathisen, clarinet and sa]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>A New World of Sound: PRISM Saxophone Quartet and Music From China</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/a-new-world-of-sound-prism-saxophone-quartet-and-music-from-china/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this first-of-its-kind collaboration, a saxophone quartet joins with traditional Chinese instruments such as erhu (fiddle), yangqin (hammered dulcimer), and pipa (lute) to perform new works written for them by Grammy Award-winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi, among others.. The New York Times praised the PRISM Quartet for its &#8220;sensitivity, technical assurance, and mellow sweet sound,&#8221; while the Kansas City Star ...]]></description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Iraqi Jazz Fusions: Amir ElSaffar&#8217;s Two Rivers</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/iraqi-jazz-fusions-amir-elsaffars-two-rivers/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Iraqi-American jazz artist Amir ElSaffar leads this cross-cultural quintet in a live concert rendition of Two Rivers, an original multi-movement work inspired by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the current strife in Iraq, and the common ground between American jazz and Iraqi classical music. ElSaffar sets the modes of Arab music to innovative grooves, free ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Iraqi-American jazz artist Amir ElSaffar leads this cross-cultural quintet in a live concert rendition of Two Rivers, an original multi-movement work inspired by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the current strife in Iraq, and the common ground between A]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>A Korean and American Jazz Excursion: Five Directions</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/a-korean-and-american-jazz-excursion-five-directions/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Six boundary-breaking musicians from Korea and the United States join forces for this cross-cultural jazz collaboration evoking the origins of the universe, the cosmic balance of yin and yang, and the five elements of creation. Three leading lights of the New York improv scene&#8211;Ned Rothenberg (clarinet, saxophone, and shakuhachi), Erik Friedlander (cello), and Satoshi Takeishi ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Six boundary-breaking musicians from Korea and the United States join forces for this cross-cultural jazz collaboration evoking the origins of the universe, the cosmic balance of yin and yang, and the five elements of creation. Three leading lights of th]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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<item>
	<title>Balinese Music and Dance: Gamelan Mitra Kusuma</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/balinese-music-and-dance-gamelan-mitra-kusuma/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Experience the shimmering brilliance of a Balinese gamelan orchestra and see images of the dramatic dances from the island&#8217;s Hindu-Balinese traditions as the Washington, D.C., area&#8217;s own Gamelan Mitra Kusuma (Flowering Friendship) performs a program of classical and contemporary repertoire. Three guest artists join gamelan director I Nyoman Suadin, who studied at Bali&#8217;s Conservatory of ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Experience the shimmering brilliance of a Balinese gamelan orchestra and see images of the dramatic dances from the island&#8217;s Hindu-Balinese traditions as the Washington, D.C., area&#8217;s own Gamelan Mitra Kusuma (Flowering Friendship) performs a ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Between Tides: Chamber Music from Japan</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/between-tides-chamber-music-from-japan/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[An international quartet of musicians combines Western and Japanese instruments to perform music written during the course of the twentieth-century, from Kosaku Yamada&#8217;s &#8220;Seven Poems&#8221; (1914) to Toru Takemitsu&#8217;s &#8220;Between Tides&#8221; (1993). Masayo Ishigure has performed on koto at Lincoln Center and on John Williams&#8217;s soundtrack for the feature film &#8220;Memoirs of a Geisha.&#8221; James ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[An international quartet of musicians combines Western and Japanese instruments to perform music written during the course of the twentieth-century, from Kosaku Yamada&#8217;s &#8220;Seven Poems&#8221; (1914) to Toru Takemitsu&#8217;s &#8220;Between Tide]]></itunes:subtitle>
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		<ssp:title>Between Tides: Chamber Music from Japan</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[An international quartet of musicians combines Western and Japanese instruments to perform music written during the course of the twentieth-century, from Kosaku Yamada&#8217;s &#8220;Seven Poems&#8221; (1914) to Toru Takemitsu&#8217;s &#8220;Between Tides&#8221; (1993). Masayo Ishigure has performed on koto at Lincoln Center and on John Williams&#8217;s soundtrack for the feature film &#8220;Memoirs of a Geisha.&#8221; James ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tides-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C617&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Musicians from Marlboro</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/musicians-from-marlboro/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/musicians-from-marlboro/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Six veterans of the venerable Marlboro Music Festival perform Franz Joseph Haydn&#8217;s String Quartet, op. 20, no. 4 (1772); Elliott Carter&#8217;s Figment IV, for unaccompanied viola (2007, American premiere); Carter&#8217;s Quartet for Oboe and Strings (2001); and Robert Schumann&#8217;s Quartet for Piano and Strings, op. 47 (1842). The ensemble features Susie Park and Harumi Rhodes, ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Six veterans of the venerable Marlboro Music Festival perform Franz Joseph Haydn&#8217;s String Quartet, op. 20, no. 4 (1772); Elliott Carter&#8217;s Figment IV, for unaccompanied viola (2007, American premiere); Carter&#8217;s Quartet for Oboe and Strin]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Six veterans of the venerable Marlboro Music Festival perform Franz Joseph Haydn&#8217;s String Quartet, op. 20, no. 4 (1772); Elliott Carter&#8217;s Figment IV, for unaccompanied viola (2007, American premiere); Carter&#8217;s Quartet for Oboe and Strings (2001); and Robert Schumann&#8217;s Quartet for Piano and Strings, op. 47 (1842). The ensemble features Susie Park and Harumi Rhodes, ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six veterans of the venerable Marlboro Music Festival perform Franz Joseph Haydn&#8217;s String Quartet, op. 20, no. 4 (1772); Elliott Carter&#8217;s Figment IV, for unaccompanied viola (2007, American premiere); Carter&#8217;s Quartet for Oboe and Strings (2001); and Robert Schumann&#8217;s Quartet for Piano and Strings, op. 47 (1842). The ensemble features Susie Park and Harumi Rhodes, ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Musicians from Marlboro</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Six veterans of the venerable Marlboro Music Festival perform Franz Joseph Haydn&#8217;s String Quartet, op. 20, no. 4 (1772); Elliott Carter&#8217;s Figment IV, for unaccompanied viola (2007, American premiere); Carter&#8217;s Quartet for Oboe and Strings (2001); and Robert Schumann&#8217;s Quartet for Piano and Strings, op. 47 (1842). The ensemble features Susie Park and Harumi Rhodes, ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/main-1.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Premiere Works: Music From China Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/premiere-works-music-from-china-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/premiere-works-music-from-china-ensemble/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy prize-winning compositions in Music From China’s International Composers Competition for new music with Chinese and Western instruments, as well as works by Grammy Award-winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi. The Music from China Ensemble features exceptional artists on erhu (fiddle), zheng (zither), sheng (mouth organ), and other Chinese instruments, complemented by cello, flute, and percussion. The Kansas City Star called ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy prize-winning compositions in Music From China’s International Composers Competition for new music with Chinese and Western instruments, as well as works by Grammy Award-winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi. The Music from China Ensemble features exceptio]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy prize-winning compositions in Music From China’s International Composers Competition for new music with Chinese and Western instruments, as well as works by Grammy Award-winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi. The Music from China Ensemble features exceptional artists on erhu (fiddle), zheng (zither), sheng (mouth organ), and other Chinese instruments, complemented by cello, flute, and percussion. The Kansas City Star called ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy prize-winning compositions in Music From China’s International Composers Competition for new music with Chinese and Western instruments, as well as works by Grammy Award-winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi. The Music from China Ensemble features exceptional artists on erhu (fiddle), zheng (zither), sheng (mouth organ), and other Chinese instruments, complemented by cello, flute, and percussion. The Kansas City Star called ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy prize-winning compositions in Music From China’s International Composers Competition for new music with Chinese and Western instruments, as well as works by Grammy Award-winners Zhou Long and Chen Yi. The Music from China Ensemble features exceptional artists on erhu (fiddle), zheng (zither), sheng (mouth organ), and other Chinese instruments, complemented by cello, flute, and percussion. The Kansas City Star called ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/banner-template.png?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Sufi Music from Iran: Persian National Music Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sufi-music-from-iran-persian-national-music-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sufi-music-from-iran-persian-national-music-ensemble-2/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The Freer and Sackler Galleries celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Sufi poet Jalal-a-Din Rumi with a day of concerts, poetry readings, family activities, and gallery tours. The Persian National Music Ensemble, based in Baltimore, told stories of Rumi&#8217;s life, reflected on his philosophy, recited selected poems, and performed traditional musical settings ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Freer and Sackler Galleries celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Sufi poet Jalal-a-Din Rumi with a day of concerts, poetry readings, family activities, and gallery tours. The Persian National Music Ensemble, based in Baltimore, told s]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Freer and Sackler Galleries celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Sufi poet Jalal-a-Din Rumi with a day of concerts, poetry readings, family activities, and gallery tours. The Persian National Music Ensemble, based in Baltimore, told stories of Rumi&#8217;s life, reflected on his philosophy, recited selected poems, and performed traditional musical settings ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Freer and Sackler Galleries celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Sufi poet Jalal-a-Din Rumi with a day of concerts, poetry readings, family activities, and gallery tours. The Persian National Music Ensemble, based in Baltimore, told stories of Rumi&#8217;s life, reflected on his philosophy, recited selected poems, and performed traditional musical settings ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Sufi Music from Iran: Persian National Music Ensemble</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The Freer and Sackler Galleries celebrated the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Sufi poet Jalal-a-Din Rumi with a day of concerts, poetry readings, family activities, and gallery tours. The Persian National Music Ensemble, based in Baltimore, told stories of Rumi&#8217;s life, reflected on his philosophy, recited selected poems, and performed traditional musical settings ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Arab Music from Iraq: Rahim Alhaj, oud; Souhail Kaspar, percussion</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/arab-music-from-iraq-rahim-alhaj-oud-souhail-kaspar-percussion/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/arab-music-from-iraq-rahim-alhaj-oud-souhail-kaspar-percussion-part-1-of-2/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Iraqi-born musician Rahim Alhaj earned a 2008 Grammy nomination for his CD titled When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq, released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. He studied at the famed Baghdad Conservatory under the late Munir Bashir, who was perhaps the greatest oud (Arab lute) master of the twentieth century. Since arriving in ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Iraqi-born musician Rahim Alhaj earned a 2008 Grammy nomination for his CD titled When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq, released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. He studied at the famed Baghdad Conservatory under the late Munir Bashir, who was perha]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Iraqi-born musician Rahim Alhaj earned a 2008 Grammy nomination for his CD titled When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq, released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. He studied at the famed Baghdad Conservatory under the late Munir Bashir, who was perhaps the greatest oud (Arab lute) master of the twentieth century. Since arriving in ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Iraqi-born musician Rahim Alhaj earned a 2008 Grammy nomination for his CD titled When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq, released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. He studied at the famed Baghdad Conservatory under the late Munir Bashir, who was perhaps the greatest oud (Arab lute) master of the twentieth century. Since arriving in ...]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Iraqi-born musician Rahim Alhaj earned a 2008 Grammy nomination for his CD titled When the Soul Is Settled: Music of Iraq, released on the Smithsonian Folkways label. He studied at the famed Baghdad Conservatory under the late Munir Bashir, who was perhaps the greatest oud (Arab lute) master of the twentieth century. Since arriving in ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/04.jpg?fit=319%2C425&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Renaissance Songs of Travel: Vozes Alfonsinas</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/renaissance-songs-of-travel-vozes-alfonsinas/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/renaissance-songs-of-travel-vozes-alfonsinas/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Return to the era of exploration of Columbus and Magellan, when missionaries, merchants, diplomats, and artists first traveled to Asia. Hear sixteenth-century songs from Spain and Portugal that express the sadness of leaving home, the joy of returning, and the invigoration of experiencing new cultures. The ensemble Vozes Alfonsinas, based in Lisbon, features the Renaissance ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Return to the era of exploration of Columbus and Magellan, when missionaries, merchants, diplomats, and artists first traveled to Asia. Hear sixteenth-century songs from Spain and Portugal that express the sadness of leaving home, the joy of returning, a]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Return to the era of exploration of Columbus and Magellan, when missionaries, merchants, diplomats, and artists first traveled to Asia. Hear sixteenth-century songs from Spain and Portugal that express the sadness of leaving home, the joy of returning, and the invigoration of experiencing new cultures. The ensemble Vozes Alfonsinas, based in Lisbon, features the Renaissance ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/19898/renaissance-songs-of-travel-vozes-alfonsinas.mp3" length="35300773" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Return to the era of exploration of Columbus and Magellan, when missionaries, merchants, diplomats, and artists first traveled to Asia. Hear sixteenth-century songs from Spain and Portugal that express the sadness of leaving home, the joy of returning, and the invigoration of experiencing new cultures. The ensemble Vozes Alfonsinas, based in Lisbon, features the Renaissance ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Renaissance Songs of Travel: Vozes Alfonsinas</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Return to the era of exploration of Columbus and Magellan, when missionaries, merchants, diplomats, and artists first traveled to Asia. Hear sixteenth-century songs from Spain and Portugal that express the sadness of leaving home, the joy of returning, and the invigoration of experiencing new cultures. The ensemble Vozes Alfonsinas, based in Lisbon, features the Renaissance ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/vozes-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Music of Empire and Faith: The Gulbenkian Choir</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-of-empire-and-faith-the-gulbenkian-choir/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/music-of-empire-and-faith-the-gulbenkian-choir/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in sacred choral music from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, performed by Lisbon&#8217;s outstanding Gulbenkian Choir. This performance was held in conjunction with the exhibition Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries, which was on view at the Sackler Gallery in 2007. The program features Baroque church music ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in sacred choral music from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, performed by Lisbon&#8217;s outstanding Gulbenkian Choir. This performance was held in conjunction with the exhibition Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in sacred choral music from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, performed by Lisbon&#8217;s outstanding Gulbenkian Choir. This performance was held in conjunction with the exhibition Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries, which was on view at the Sackler Gallery in 2007. The program features Baroque church music ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/20714/music-of-empire-and-faith-the-gulbenkian-choir.mp3" length="32778956" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in sacred choral music from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, performed by Lisbon&#8217;s outstanding Gulbenkian Choir. This performance was held in conjunction with the exhibition Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries, which was on view at the Sackler Gallery in 2007. The program features Baroque church music ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Music of Empire and Faith: The Gulbenkian Choir</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in sacred choral music from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, performed by Lisbon&#8217;s outstanding Gulbenkian Choir. This performance was held in conjunction with the exhibition Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries, which was on view at the Sackler Gallery in 2007. The program features Baroque church music ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/banner-gulbekian.jpg?fit=2560%2C855&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Portrait of Hwang Byungki: New and Traditional Music for Korean Instruments</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/portrait-of-hwang-byungki-new-and-traditional-music-for-korean-instruments/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/portrait-of-hwang-byungki-new-and-traditional-music-for-korean-instruments/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hwang Byungki is Korea&#8217;s acclaimed master of the classical kayagum, an ancient ancestor of the Japanese koto. His six-member ensemble performs traditional music and original works by Hwang on kayagum, taegum (flute), komungo (zither), and changgu (hour-glass drum). Hwang Byungki has toured internationally for more than forty years. In 1990, he led an ensemble to ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hwang Byungki is Korea&#8217;s acclaimed master of the classical kayagum, an ancient ancestor of the Japanese koto. His six-member ensemble performs traditional music and original works by Hwang on kayagum, taegum (flute), komungo (zither), and changgu (]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hwang Byungki is Korea&#8217;s acclaimed master of the classical kayagum, an ancient ancestor of the Japanese koto. His six-member ensemble performs traditional music and original works by Hwang on kayagum, taegum (flute), komungo (zither), and changgu (hour-glass drum). Hwang Byungki has toured internationally for more than forty years. In 1990, he led an ensemble to ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hwang Byungki is Korea&#8217;s acclaimed master of the classical kayagum, an ancient ancestor of the Japanese koto. His six-member ensemble performs traditional music and original works by Hwang on kayagum, taegum (flute), komungo (zither), and changgu (hour-glass drum). Hwang Byungki has toured internationally for more than forty years. In 1990, he led an ensemble to ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Portrait of Hwang Byungki: New and Traditional Music for Korean Instruments</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hwang Byungki is Korea&#8217;s acclaimed master of the classical kayagum, an ancient ancestor of the Japanese koto. His six-member ensemble performs traditional music and original works by Hwang on kayagum, taegum (flute), komungo (zither), and changgu (hour-glass drum). Hwang Byungki has toured internationally for more than forty years. In 1990, he led an ensemble to ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Enjoying the Flowers: Chinese Music &#038; Drama</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/enjoying-the-flowers-chinese-music-drama/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/enjoying-the-flowers-chinese-music-drama/</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Enjoy this rarely heard tradition of Chinese music and drama called nanguan. Dating from the early seventeenth-century Ming dynasty, it has been revived by Chinese musicians and actors in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. It is performed here by vocalists and instrumentalists on Chinese fiddle, lute, gongs, flute, and percussion. The centerpiece of ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Enjoy this rarely heard tradition of Chinese music and drama called nanguan. Dating from the early seventeenth-century Ming dynasty, it has been revived by Chinese musicians and actors in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. It is performed here]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Enjoy this rarely heard tradition of Chinese music and drama called nanguan. Dating from the early seventeenth-century Ming dynasty, it has been revived by Chinese musicians and actors in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. It is performed here by vocalists and instrumentalists on Chinese fiddle, lute, gongs, flute, and percussion. The centerpiece of ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/372767/enjoying-the-flowers-chinese-music-drama.mp3" length="16091045" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enjoy this rarely heard tradition of Chinese music and drama called nanguan. Dating from the early seventeenth-century Ming dynasty, it has been revived by Chinese musicians and actors in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. It is performed here by vocalists and instrumentalists on Chinese fiddle, lute, gongs, flute, and percussion. The centerpiece of ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Enjoying the Flowers: Chinese Music &#038; Drama</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Enjoy this rarely heard tradition of Chinese music and drama called nanguan. Dating from the early seventeenth-century Ming dynasty, it has been revived by Chinese musicians and actors in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. It is performed here by vocalists and instrumentalists on Chinese fiddle, lute, gongs, flute, and percussion. The centerpiece of ...]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Cappella Romana</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/cappella-romana/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=448290</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; The concert features music from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including works by Manuel Gazes and St. John Koukouzeles. This concert is part of ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; The concert]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; The concert features music from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including works by Manuel Gazes and St. John Koukouzeles. This concert is part of ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; The concert features music from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including works by Manuel Gazes and St. John Koukouzeles. This concert is part of ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Cappella Romana</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Cappella Romana, a leading Byzantine music ensemble of virtuoso singers from Greece, England, and the United States, performs &#8220;Medieval Byzantine Chant: Advent and Christmas from St. Catherine&#8217;s Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt.&#8221; The concert features music from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including works by Manuel Gazes and St. John Koukouzeles. This concert is part of ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/F1906.298-crop.jpg?fit=2600%2C1114&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Woodley Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/woodley-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=448292</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[The Woodley Ensemble, the area&#8217;s leading chamber choir, gives the Washington premiere of Gustav Holst&#8217;s rarely heard Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. Holst made his own translations from the Sanskrit for this work, which he completed in 1918. Traditional Vedic chants offered by the chief priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, one of ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The Woodley Ensemble, the area&#8217;s leading chamber choir, gives the Washington premiere of Gustav Holst&#8217;s rarely heard Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. Holst made his own translations from the Sanskrit for this work, which he completed in 1918. ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Woodley Ensemble, the area&#8217;s leading chamber choir, gives the Washington premiere of Gustav Holst&#8217;s rarely heard Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. Holst made his own translations from the Sanskrit for this work, which he completed in 1918. Traditional Vedic chants offered by the chief priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, one of ...]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Woodley Ensemble, the area&#8217;s leading chamber choir, gives the Washington premiere of Gustav Holst&#8217;s rarely heard Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. Holst made his own translations from the Sanskrit for this work, which he completed in 1918. Traditional Vedic chants offered by the chief priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, one of ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[The Woodley Ensemble, the area&#8217;s leading chamber choir, gives the Washington premiere of Gustav Holst&#8217;s rarely heard Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. Holst made his own translations from the Sanskrit for this work, which he completed in 1918. Traditional Vedic chants offered by the chief priest at the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, one of ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
</item>

<item>
	<title>Arab Music From Palestine: The Oriental Music Ensemble</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/arab-music-from-palestine-the-oriental-music-ensemble/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=443731</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Hear four virtuoso faculty members from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem performing on their debut American tour in 2006. The ensemble performs classical and contemporary Arab and Turkish music for ‘ud, nay, clarinet, qanun, and percussion. The conservatory, with campuses in Bethlehem and Ramallah, was endorsed by both Edward Said and ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Hear four virtuoso faculty members from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem performing on their debut American tour in 2006. The ensemble performs classical and contemporary Arab and Turkish music for ‘ud, nay, clarinet, qanun, an]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear four virtuoso faculty members from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem performing on their debut American tour in 2006. The ensemble performs classical and contemporary Arab and Turkish music for ‘ud, nay, clarinet, qanun, and percussion. The conservatory, with campuses in Bethlehem and Ramallah, was endorsed by both Edward Said and ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/443731/arab-music-from-palestine-the-oriental-music-ensemble.mp3" length="15137512" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Hear four virtuoso faculty members from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem performing on their debut American tour in 2006. The ensemble performs classical and contemporary Arab and Turkish music for ‘ud, nay, clarinet, qanun, and percussion. The conservatory, with campuses in Bethlehem and Ramallah, was endorsed by both Edward Said and ...]]></itunes:summary>
	<itunes:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/oriental-music-ensemble-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></itunes:image>
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		<ssp:title>Arab Music From Palestine: The Oriental Music Ensemble</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Hear four virtuoso faculty members from the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem performing on their debut American tour in 2006. The ensemble performs classical and contemporary Arab and Turkish music for ‘ud, nay, clarinet, qanun, and percussion. The conservatory, with campuses in Bethlehem and Ramallah, was endorsed by both Edward Said and ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/oriental-music-ensemble-banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C1097&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Sufi Sounds from the Sultan’s Court: The Nevâ Duo</title>
	<link>https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast/sounds-from-the-sultans-court-the-neva-duo/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 16:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://asia-archive.si.edu/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=443728</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Ethereal music from Sufi ritual and the Ottoman court is performed here by two outstanding specialists in Turkish music: Murat Aydemi on the tanbur (lute) and ney (flute) master Salih Bilgin. Composers in the court wrote music for both secular and religious purposes, including the Sufi rites of the Mevlevi order (known in the West ...]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ethereal music from Sufi ritual and the Ottoman court is performed here by two outstanding specialists in Turkish music: Murat Aydemi on the tanbur (lute) and ney (flute) master Salih Bilgin. Composers in the court wrote music for both secular and religi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ethereal music from Sufi ritual and the Ottoman court is performed here by two outstanding specialists in Turkish music: Murat Aydemi on the tanbur (lute) and ney (flute) master Salih Bilgin. Composers in the court wrote music for both secular and religious purposes, including the Sufi rites of the Mevlevi order (known in the West ...]]></content:encoded>
	<enclosure url="https://asia-archive.si.edu/podcast-download/443728/sounds-from-the-sultans-court-the-neva-duo.mp3" length="13169023" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ethereal music from Sufi ritual and the Ottoman court is performed here by two outstanding specialists in Turkish music: Murat Aydemi on the tanbur (lute) and ney (flute) master Salih Bilgin. Composers in the court wrote music for both secular and religious purposes, including the Sufi rites of the Mevlevi order (known in the West ...]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>Sufi Sounds from the Sultan’s Court: The Nevâ Duo</ssp:title>
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	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>0:00</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Ethereal music from Sufi ritual and the Ottoman court is performed here by two outstanding specialists in Turkish music: Murat Aydemi on the tanbur (lute) and ney (flute) master Salih Bilgin. Composers in the court wrote music for both secular and religious purposes, including the Sufi rites of the Mevlevi order (known in the West ...]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/asia-archive.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2006/01/neva_banner.jpg?fit=2560%2C781&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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