FolkTales set to Music from Around the Globe
The WMI FolkTales podcast is an award-winning production that features improvised re-imaginings of classic folk tales from around the world set to music. Hosted by acclaimed storyteller Bill Gordh, each episode invites a guest musician to improvise a culturally-appropriate score in dialogue with Bill’s inspired re-tellings of beloved stories from around the globe, followed by a brief conversation between Bill and the guest artist. Recommended for children of all ages.
WMI Folk Tales podcasts are supported by a grant from Con Edison and music lovers like you. We thank you!
podcast producer: Kate Winn
Podcast artwork courtesy of Cody Hudson - https://www.struggleinc.com
WMI Folk Tales podcasts are supported by a grant from Con Edison and music lovers like you. We thank you!
podcast producer: Kate Winn
Podcast artwork courtesy of Cody Hudson - https://www.struggleinc.com
FolkTales set to Music from Around the Globe
Morocco - The Sultan's Horse with Samir LanGus and Bill Gordh
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World Music Institute
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Season 1
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Episode 7
Storyteller Bill Gordh and gnawa artist Samir LanGus improvise the Moroccan tale of The Sultan's Horse, in which the Sultan must choose one of his three sons to be his successor, and tasks them with traveling and returning with a report of what they have seen and done. While the elder sons choose the fastest horses, the youngest son chooses his father's old horse, who leads him to a singing feather, and ultimately sends them on a journey to find the Sultan of the Spirits' daughter.
Samir sings and plays the gimbri - a three-string lute that is central to the gnawa spiritual tradition.
More about Samir LanGus
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