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Global Notes: Indigenous sounds get a new beat
1 seconds Posted Aug 22, 2012 at 4:50 pm.
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The Argentinean duo Tonolec combins traditional Toba songs with electronic beats and the Chilean group Wechekeché Ñi Trawün are trying to keep the Mapuche mapundungun language alive through hip-hop and reggae. Worldview listens to some South American artists who are incorporating indigenous languages and sounds into their music.