Volume 10, No. 10                                                                        March 18, 2013
What's New
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Ravi Shankar and the Soundtrack of My Life: A Remembrance
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By David Roche
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"The profound effect Ravi Shankar has had on the way we hear all music today is a unique legacy for the entirety of Indian music, comparable to the way we hear all blues because of Robert Johnson or all jazz because of Charlie Parker and John Coltrane or all Bach because of Glenn Gould. Ravi Shankar's music has literally grooved our ears."

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Featured Fundraiser: Cambalache's
Un Historia de Fandango
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In order to continue our support of traditional artists' efforts to continue their work within today's difficult funding climate, ACTA is excited to now feature the fundraising projects of current and former grantees and participants. This month, we highlight the Kickstarter page of son jarocho ensemble Cambalache (including former master artist Cesar Castro and apprentice Xochi Flores) as they raise funds for a recording project.
 
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Preserving the Colors of my Skirt: Laga, Backstrap Weaving of the Kalinga of the Philippines

As 2012 participants in ACTA's Apprenticeship Program, master artist Jenny Bawer Young and her apprentice Holly Calica work to preserve the art of Laga, or the backstrap loom weaving of the Filipino Kalinga people. Jenny is most likely the only Kalinga weaver in California and possibly in the United States.

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Featured Funding Opportunities 
 
                                                                                         Deadline: April 15, 2013
 
Featured Events 
 
                                                                                       March 28-June 27, 2013

 



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