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Established in 1952, Shanghai Traditional Instrument Orchestra, is one of the oldest organized ethnic orchestras in China. The orchestra consists of over 80 outstanding professional performers, including musical directors, soloists, and vocalists. Some of the reputable members include Yude Sun, Chunling Lu, Ziqian Zhang, Zuying Xiang, Weifeng Ming, Baiyong Xiao, Sunfa Yu, Changyuan Wang, Liangxing Tang and Yi Gong. Following the success of “The night of Golden Autumn ” concert by Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in last October and the “Piano Recital Concert ” by Yundi Li in April, Agis Center, PUAA-DC, and Institute for Global Chinese Affairs of University of...

Traditional music is an umbrella term for all folk music that has made it down the generations largely thanks to oral tradition. The obscure and random inception of such songs means that the original author(s) of the song is rarely documented. Rather, the song by time becomes part of a country's or ethnic group's canon of folk songs, usually sung by groups of people performing a custom particular to their culture (ex. pub songs, sea shanties, football anthems, lullabies, children's songs, working songs, dancing tunes etc..). Countless musicians have performed and re-injected life into traditional songs with examples ranging from...

The Traditional Fools were a three-piece garage pop/rock band from California, consisting of Andrew Luttrell, David Fox, and Ty Segall (lead vocals). They released their self-titled debut album in 2008, through Wizard Mountain/Make A Mess Records. Additionally, the band recorded a live album at Wizard Mountain in 2007, that was released on cassette. Their first and only LP was reissued in January 2013 on In The Red, after the success of Ty Segall's albums "Twins" and "Slaughterhouse". .

Traditionalists is one of the seven Secret Chiefs 3 subbands, focused on soundscaping to the likes of Brian Eno. In 2009, Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini was released on CD and limited edition vinyl under the name Secret Chiefs 3: Traditionalists. The album is an elaborate paranoiac soundtrack for an imaginary film in the style of Goblin and other Italian horror film composers such as Bruno Nicolai, Ennio Morricone, Nico Fidenco and Riz Ortolani. .

The Traditionals are from Pittsburgh, PA. The band has been together since late Summer of 1997. In 1998, the band recorded a demo that is still unreleased. In 1999, they released the "No Choice" LP on an independent label, and toured some east coast cities. In 2000 they played the Beer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, and briefly worked with GMM Records. They played the Beer Olympics again in 2001, as well as other shows, with bands like Oxymoron, Patriot, UK Subs, and the Templars, in Pittsburgh. At this point Donovan left the band, and Rob Faulkner came on as lead...