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Malaysian YouTube Sensation Zee Avi

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With two albums out, and a third in the works, Zee Avi gives the YouTube generation of musicians something to aspire to.

Scottish Band Oi Polloi Working to Popularize Gaelic

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Iranian Vocalist Mamak Khadem Breaks Gender Rules With Music

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Japanese Pop-Punk Girl Group’s Tribute to The Ramones

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Chinese Opera Qing Cheng Dazzles Edinburgh Festival

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Looking for the world’s third largest island that is shared by three countries.

Japanese Jazz Artist Yuichiro Tokuda

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Tokuda recently played at the Borneo Jazz Festival, though his thoughts were with people back home.

The Creole Choir of Cuba

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The union of Cuban and Haitian music is the soul of the Creole Choir of Cuba. The group is one tour in Britain. Reporter Maria Bakkalapulo brings us their story.

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