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Need to Know  Haiti's Lost Music

Need to Know traveled with Anna Lomax Wood to post-quake Haiti. Details

 
 

Program: Need to Know

Episode: Haiti's Lost Music

In 1936, American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax preserved Haiti's cultural identity in more than 1,500 audio and film recordings. Need to Know traveled with Anna Lomax Wood to watch and listen as she carried on the legacy of her father's work by bringing the lost melodies back to a quake-zone community.

Duration: (6:18)
Premiere Date: 08/25/2010
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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