Care of Washington, D.C.'s most favored (and revered) archivist label, the full UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music will see the material world for the first time since 2005.
Yes, indeed, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is re-releasing this entire catalog series--in both physical and digital formats.
Beginning in the Spring of 2014, Folkways will put out two albums each week for about one year. With more than 100 titles from some 70 nations, each one was recorded in situ and captures the space like only field recording can.
To give you the best idea of just how mammoth this endeavor will be, have a detailed look at every United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization release here:
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