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| Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei's self-titled collaborative album is out April 3rd via Smithsonian Folkways. Listen to The Roving Cowboy / Avarguli below. |
Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn’s debut collaborative release for Smithsonian Folkways is a testament to the connective power of music across seemingly disparate cultures. Merging American old-time music and Chinese folksong, Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn features gorgeous, impressionistic renditions of traditional material from the hills of Appalachia to the prairies of Xinjiang region, each tune flowing seamlessly into the next. The effervescent resonances of Wu’s guzheng zither dance around Washburn’s expressive banjo playing, their voices intertwining English and various Chinese dialects. This album recasts "world music" as music of our shared world, highlighting our shared humanity and the transformative power of song. Check out "The Roving Cowboy/Avarguli" below.
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