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Upon the Cypress Bough: 20251220 (Audio)
Dec 20, 2025
"Upon the Cypress Bough" is a showcase for music from an area fuzzily contained by Western Asia, North Africa, and Central Asia. Selections heard on the show come from traditional, religious, pop, art, and hybrid origins, but with some emphasis on less-Westernized tunes.
Winslow is a geographer, civil servant, musician, and student of the Persian setar.
Playlist:
- Nabina Elaraby / Nagham El Nuba
- El Leila Lageto / Zidan Ibrahim
- Elol Ya El Arous / Hawa' El Ta'Ta'a
- El Hilal Hall / Awlad Shambat feat. Ahmed Yousif