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The premiere performance of John Cage’s 4’33″ in 1952 was by David Tudor, not John Cage.

Hello everyone!  The most recent version of Michael Bakan’s Curriculum Vitae has been uploaded.  Check it out here and on the Biography page.

Hello everyone!  We are continuing to update the website to reflect the new edition.  Be sure to check out the PowerPoint presentations that been been uploaded for chapters 1-6 and 11!

The new edition of World Music: Traditions and Transformations is now available.  Be sure to check out the Promotional Flyer For more information on purchasing a book or CD, click the links on the right side of the page.

Here is one of my favorite kora performances by N’faly Kouyaté.

Here is a great video of a lomba beleganjur (beleganjur contest) performance shot in Bali in 2005. Highly recommended for the unit on kreasi beleganjur music in Chapter 7 of World Music: Traditions and Transformations.