[FA Worldmusic] Historical Women in World Music

[Steve Hochman]

guess it depends on definition of world music, but I'd add:

Shirley Collins (and Dolly Collins)
Jean Ritchie
Joan Baez
Lata Mangeshkar
Asha Bhosle
Oum Kalthoum
heck, maybe even Josephine Baker




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On Jun 2, 2008, at 5:04 PM, Bill Bragin wrote:

> Some others:
> Celia Cruz
> Graciela
> Bi Kidude
> Calypso Rose
> Edith Piaf
> Elis Regina
>
> All the best,
>
> Bill Bragin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fa-worldmusic-bounces+bbragin=lincolncenter.org at folk.org
> [mailto:fa-worldmusic-bounces+bbragin=lincolncenter.org at folk.org] On
> Behalf Of Sandy Miranda
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 7:13 PM
> To: faworld
> Subject: [FA Worldmusic] Historical Women in World Music
>
> Hi, all,
>
> Who is your favorite woman who is more of a historical figure in
> world music?  I'm doing a show related to this next month, and just
> wondering.
>
> I personally would consider Miriam Makeba in this category....
>
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
>
> Sandy Miranda
> radio host/producer since 1988
> KPFA/KALW
> http://www.SandyMiranda.com
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