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Make Music/World Music Day aka Fête de la Musique is a festival that takes place each year on June 21. Started the 1980s as an initiative by the French government to encourage musicians of all stripes, the festival has since been adopted all over the world. Here are a couple of works that speak to this summer celebration of merrymaking.

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Berg: violin concerto (CD)
Anne-Sophie Mutter.
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The doyenne of violinists rips it into Berg and Rihm.

Freestyle the art of rhyme (DVD)

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Highlights the dexterity of MCs and the culture of 1990s hip hop.

The girls' guide to rocking
Jessica Hopper.
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Solid tips from a music industry veteran.

How to play djembe
by Alan Dworsky and Betsy Sansby ; cover art by Toni Pawlowsky ; illustrations by Jan Kendell.
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Play in the park or in the subway or at a club or in your room!

Los de atrâas vienen conmigo
Calle 13.
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Grammy-winning reggaeton outfit serves up another whammy with their third album.

Woodstock
Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Wadleigh-Maurice, Ltd. production ; produced by Bob Maurice ; directed by Michael Wadleigh.
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Footage from the legendary summer festival.

You are my sunshine (CD)
Elizabeth Mitchell.
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Former indie rocker reworks Guthrie and Leadbelly (among others) for and with the kiddos.