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...take place in the capital, Ulan Bator. A thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs"?the hypnotic vocal music of the country's vast steppes. There are plenty of other musical performances plus a huge array of food and craft stalls. But horse racing, wrestling and archery make up the bulk of the events at Naadam...
...thousand horsemen will put on a spectacular equestrian show there on the festival eve, July 10. The next morning, Naadam will begin with a recital by 800 morin huur players (the morin huur, a two-stringed fiddle, is Mongolia's national instrument) and a performance by 800 singers of "long songs" - the hypnotic vocal music of the country's vast steppes. There are plenty of other musical performances plus a huge array of food and craft stalls. But horse racing, wrestling and archery make up the bulk of the events at Naadam. Some say that the festival has its origins...
...million Price paid last week for a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin, the highest ever for a musical instrument sold at auction $192,000 Winning bid for a rare 1960 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, the third highest price paid for an item at the same auction...
...state. Barça is the ultimate symbol of the Catalan people--one of their most glorious achievements, a monument to their language, history and struggle. But, at the same, it is a bastion of pluralism. Its anthem explicitly welcomes immigrants, and over time it has served as a powerful instrument for assimilating newcomers into Catalan society...
...sunny Saturday afternoon, a dozen or so College students weave their way to Out of Town News—music and instrument cases in hand...