
Chinese Crisis: Recording Hanggai's Folk Music
The task of bringing Hanggai's Chinese folk music to Western ears was challenging enough in itself. But then things started to go wrong...
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The task of bringing Hanggai's Chinese folk music to Western ears was challenging enough in itself. But then things started to go wrong...
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These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article that featured in SOS January 2010.
The BBC's flagship music programme is broadcast around the world. We go behind the scenes to discover the secrets of its complex sound production.
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