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Turtle Island Quartet: Click here to watch »
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Check out the winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover Album.
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Extra Golden: Click here to watch »
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Natives of Kenya and the U.S., they perform at Johnny Brenda's.
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BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet: Click here to watch »
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Watch this Grammy Award-winning sextet perform at Sellersville Theater 1894.
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Philadanco: Click here to watch »
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Check out the smooth, modern moves of Philadanco as they perform at Montgomery County Community College.
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Ra Ra Riot: Click here to watch »
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Check out the indie pop sounds of Ra Ra Riot as they play songs from their debut album at the TLA.
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Koresh Dance Company: Click here to watch »
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Watch Koresh Dance Company perform their piece "Theater of Public Secrets" at Suzanne Roberts Theatre.
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Hannibal Lokumbe: Click here to watch »
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Watch Lokumbe perform "A Shepherd Among Us," in celebration of Arts Sanctuary's 10th anniversary.
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Janis Ian: Click here to watch »
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Watch the celebrated Janis Ian play her music to a loyal audience of fans at the Grand Opera House.
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Ragamala Dance: Click here to watch »
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Ragamala Dance presents the highly sophisticated Indian dance tradition of Bharatanatyam with contemporary ideas and cross-cultural collaborations.
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Pascal Gallois: Click here to watch »
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Watch one of the world's most celebrated and most active bassoonists perform with pianist, Charles Abramovic at Temple University's Rock Hall.
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Terence Blanchard Quintet: Click here to watch »
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Watch this internationally renowned jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and arranger perform at the University of the Arts.
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Mehr and Sher Ali, Philomel Baroque, and Tempesta di Mare:
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Watch these performers and ensembles showcase their own unique brand of music.
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Cuartetango Music & Dance: Click here to watch »
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Watch this innovative group of musicians perform classic works from the golden age of tango, and original arrangements at the Stockton Performing Arts Center.
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Arturo O' Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra: Click here to watch
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Watch them bring the rhythms and heat of Latin jazz to Philadelphia.
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George Stanford: Click here to watch »
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Philadelphia native George Stanford performs his country-inspired pop sound at the Tin Angel in Old City.
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Lightspeed Champion: Click to watch the full episode »
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British singer-songwriter Devonte Hynes takes his obsessions with super heroes and women to musical heights.
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Andrew Bird: Click to watch the full episode »
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Andrew Bird is nothing but astounding to watch - one man, generating the wealth of sound normally produced by an orchestra.
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The Baird Sisters: Click to watch the full episode »
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Influenced by Appalachian mountain music, sisters Laura and Meg Baird have been performing in the Philadelphia area for several years.
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Pistolera: Click to watch the full episode »
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Pistolera borrows from traditional styles of Mexican music, fusing it with indie-rock sensibilities to amass a melodic, danceable sound.
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Stanley Jordan: Click to watch the full episode »
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Watch him play the guitar and incorporate the piano into his music at Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden, New Jersey.
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Oud Blues: Click to watch the full episode »
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Led by Philadelphia native, Brian Nadav, Oud Blues doesn't want to break with tradition but add to it.
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California Guitar Trio: Click to watch the full episode »
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Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Brussels, Belgium, and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo, Japan make up the California Guitar Trio.
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Thao and the Get Down Stay Down: Click to watch the full episode »
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Thao Nguyen can't help but play the guitar with insatiable talent and intuition. Watch her perform with the Get Down Stay Down at the Electric Factory.
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Dolce Suono: Click to watch the full episode »
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Dolce Suono is a chamber music ensemble that is developing a dedicated following in the Philadelphia region.
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Simone Dinnerstein and Jennifer Curtis: Click to watch the full episode »
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Simone Dinnerstein, a classical pianist, performs Mozart's Concerto No. 10 for Two Pianos. While, Jennifer Curtis features as the soloist in Ravel's Tzigane with Symphony in C.
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Tamagawa University Taiko Drumming: Click to watch the full episode »
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Tamagawa's performances consist of speed, fluidity, and an energy that can only be described as contagious.
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Ben Sollee: Click to watch the full episode »
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Named one of NPR Music's Top 10 Unknown Artists of 2007, Sollee is gaining recognition for his soulful voice and unique cello playing style.
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Dengue Fever: Click to watch the full episode »
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The psychedelic pop-rock band Dengue Fever features Cambodian singer Chhom Nimol backed by elements of surf-rock, and spy music, and the backing players' indie-rock sound.
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Marcia Ball: Click to watch the full episode »
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Marcia Ball works her infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional brand of southern boogie and roadhouse blues at Montgomery County Community College.
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Transonic Jazz Band: Click to watch the full episode »
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Watch Bob Musso's improvisational jazz fusion ensemble perform at Media Bureau.
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A.J. Racy and the MidEast Ensemble: Click to watch the full episode
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Experience a repertoire of traditional, folk, and popular Arab music as well as original compositions and improvisations.
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Orchestra 2001: Click to watch the full episode »
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Watch the award-winning Orchestra 2001 perform under the artistic direction of James Freeman at the Independence Seaport Museum.
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BalletX's Right to Spring: Click to watch the full episode »
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A live band performs onstage with the dancers of BalletX as they artfully dance the metamorphosis from winter to spring.
