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Music from the Red Sea Shores

BBC Radio 3
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The first of two programmes. Yemen is a country of extremes. From the green highlands in the medieval walled city at Bab al Yemen comes the sound of the almost extinct u'd of Sana'a (a lute). The shimmering oases of the Tihamah coast offer the contrasting lyres - simsimiyah and tumbarah.
Producers Peter Windows and Judy Caine

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Producers:
Peter Windows
Producers:
Judy Caine
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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