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Van-Anh Vanessa Vo plays the dan tranh zither, a

Vietnamese string instrument, in the song "3 Gnossiennes:

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been playing on Global Village, the show he hosts onKPFK in Los Angeles. This time around, Arcosintroduces listeners to his favorite new globallyinfluenced California musicians. With artists rangingfrom a traditional Vietnamese instrumentalist to oneof L.A.'s most popular and sought-after Latin bands,Arcos offers that international influence is alive andwell on the West Coast. Click the audio link to hearArcos' conversation with NPR's Arun Rath.

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Aguabellafrom Y Qué?by Son Mayor

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Sanamâ (feat. Ajay Prasanna & AbhimanKaushal)from Springby Shujaat Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi

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3 Gnossiennes: Gnossiennes No. 3from Three-Mountain Passby Van-Anh Vanessa Vo

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Entre Copa Y Copafrom Tonada

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