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1970 saw a change of direction for jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, with the release of the supremely spiritual and utterly brillaint The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby.

Together with another Detroit Native; Alice Coltrane, Dorothy captivated audiences in the 50's and 60's with her extraordinary musical ability and technique on the harp.

With its expansive Pacific territory, Japan realized the importance of gathering intelligence as a means of ensuring security for its domain.

Visitors to Tokyo can find out more about how anime and manga are created in exhibits that will interest the whole family. Some museums and galleries are free to enter.

Once interchangeable darlings of downtempo, ambient techno outfits Air and Zero 7 have moved in opposing directions on Pocket Symphony/The Garden.

Jake Shimabukuro covers the reasons he prefers playing fingerstyle tenor ukulele and how the technique impacts his music. He also discusses his unique strumming style.

Each region of Japan had its own traditional songs, for work and play. Changing work patterns encouraged the songs to move to the stage and now into folk rock!