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I. Background

Geography
Flags & Anthems
History of The Mongol Empire

II. Music

An Da Union
Instrument Making
World Music Links
World Culture Links

More coming soon!

These pages were written by Jeanne Paliatka and Olaf Nelson for Arts Midwest.

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Welcome to the Arts Midwest World Fest site! Arts Midwest created this program to provide inspiring arts enrichment and instill appreciation for other global cultures. Through Arts Midwest World Fest, artists travel from all over the world to entertain and enrich America's heartland. The 2007-2009 Arts Midwest World Fest cycle will feature musical ensembles from Canada, Mexico, China, and Israel. Each ensemble, while different from one another, strongly reflects the musical traditions and rich culture that embody its native land. These ensembles will visit ten Midwestern communities in Arts Midwest's nine member states. We hope that you will be able to meet and hear these ensembles as they tour the Midwest!

These pages were compiled, first and foremost, for students. We hope that you will find the information useful and interesting, and that these pages of links will become jumping-off points for voyages of discovery across the Web. We also hope that these pages will be visited and used by parents, grandparents, teachers, administrators, and everyone else in the community.