{"id":19583,"date":"2019-06-14T07:11:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T15:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi\/"},"modified":"2019-06-14T07:11:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T15:11:39","slug":"worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Worlds Colliding: Rhiannon Giddens And Francesco Turrisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/06\/14\/732680977\/worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\" rel=\"nofollow&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Talia Schlanger<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/06\/14\/732680977\/worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1100-c15.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1100.jpg\" alt><\/p>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1200.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-crop-type>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1200.jpg\">Enlarge this image<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi.<\/p>\n<p>                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Karen Cox\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Karen Cox\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Ten Thousand Voices&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pizzica Di San Vito&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Little Margaret&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES732684864\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP LISTTEXT\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER SMALL BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON732684646\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"SET LIST\" --><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/384980773\/rhiannon-giddens\">Rhiannon Giddens <\/a>and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/384980773\/rhiannon-giddens\">Francesco Turrisi <\/a>are both gifted multi-instrumentalists and devoted students of music history. Each has dug into the past to illuminate the present and worked to give credit where credit is due for the way instruments and ideas have moved over time between people and places. <\/p>\n<p>While Rhiannon&#8217;s work has focused on the influence of African traditions on what we think of as American music, Francesco is an expert in the often unacknowledged influence of Arabic and Middle Eastern music on what we think of as European sound. They found common ground in their quest to dispel false cultural narratives and turned it into gorgeous music on a new collaborative album called <em>there is no Other<\/em>. Hear their live performance in the player. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/playlist.worldcafe.org\/world-cafe-playlist-06-14-2019-rhiannon-giddens\/\" data-metrics='{\"category\":\"Story to Story\",\"action\":\"Click External Link\",\"label\":\"http:\/\/playlist.worldcafe.org\/world-cafe-playlist-06-14-2019-rhiannon-giddens\/\"}'>World Cafe: 6\/14\/19<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES732685200\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER LARGE BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON732684998\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"EPISODE PLAYLIST\" --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/06\/14\/732680977\/worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Worlds Colliding: Rhiannon Giddens And Francesco Turrisi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/06\/14\/732680977\/worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/world-cafe\/2019\/06\/14\/732680977\/worlds-colliding-rhiannon-giddens-and-francesco-turrisi?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=world\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1100-c15.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1100.jpg\" alt><\/p>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1200.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-crop-type>\n<div>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2019\/06\/14\/rhiannon-giddens-2-credit-karen-cox_wide-829aa542e4054217dc2360a4d4de15d1ef32c3c3-s1200.jpg\">Enlarge this image<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi.<\/p>\n<p>                <b aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Karen Cox\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Karen Cox\/Courtesy of the artist<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Ten Thousand Voices&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Pizzica Di San Vito&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Little Margaret&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES732684864\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP LISTTEXT\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER SMALL BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON732684646\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"SET LIST\" --><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/384980773\/rhiannon-giddens\">Rhiannon Giddens <\/a>and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/artists\/384980773\/rhiannon-giddens\">Francesco Turrisi <\/a>are both gifted multi-instrumentalists and devoted students of music history. Each has dug into the past to illuminate the present and worked to give credit where credit is due for the way instruments and ideas have moved over time between people and places. <\/p>\n<p>While Rhiannon&#8217;s work has focused on the influence of African traditions on what we think of as American music, Francesco is an expert in the often unacknowledged influence of Arabic and Middle Eastern music on what we think of as European sound. They found common ground in their quest to dispel false cultural narratives and turned it into gorgeous music on a new collaborative album called <em>there is no Other<\/em>. Hear their live performance in the player. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n                  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/playlist.worldcafe.org\/world-cafe-playlist-06-14-2019-rhiannon-giddens\/\" data-metrics='{\"category\":\"Story to Story\",\"action\":\"Click External Link\",\"label\":\"http:\/\/playlist.worldcafe.org\/world-cafe-playlist-06-14-2019-rhiannon-giddens\/\"}'>World Cafe: 6\/14\/19<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES732685200\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER LARGE BTMBAR\" ID=\"CON732684998\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"EPISODE PLAYLIST\" --><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19583\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}