We close this hour with music from cellist Yo Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble from the group's visit to NPR. Fred talks with members of the ensemble, and we hear them play "Mido Mountain," a folk ...

The sweeping wind (Kanshu) -- In a far-away place (Tsing Hai) -- The funny old man (Tsing Hai) -- Heartache (Ho Tao, Inner Mongolia) -- A festive song (Ho Tao, Inner Mongolia) -- The embroidered purse ...

A new album combines Appalachian music with Chinese folk music. Young people can't get enough. From China to Appalachia: An unlikely musical fusion that's got young people hooked Some combinations ...

Shudong Braamse of Lakeland has performed on stages around the world, but she'll experience a first in her career Feb. 24 when she plays Carnegie Hall. The award-winning soprano will be accompanied by ...

A guessing song (Yunnan) --Song of the wagon dirver (Uighurian folk song) -- The little swallow (Khazakian folk song) --Song of the wagon dirver (Uighurian folk song) ---Majira (Khazakian folk song) - ...

Some combinations sound strange but work really well together. Take pickles and ice cream, french fries and milkshakes, bacon and donuts. The collaboration began when Tian was the artist-in-residence ...

Some combinations sound strange but work really well together. Take pickles and ice cream, french fries and milkshakes, bacon and donuts. This meshing of two old forms of music is attracting young ...