Tuesday, February 24, 2015

AP - Top International News: Waning funds may end Philippines' 40-year bamboo organ fest

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A nearly 200-year-old Philippine bamboo pipe organ, said to be the oldest and most complete in the world, has survived time, storms and wars. But an annual concert festival that has showcased its unique, lilting music in a Roman Catholic church for four decades may be playing out for the last time due to waning funds and interest in a country where many have been enthralled by modern Western music....



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This article by originally appeared on Leftcom on February 24, 2015 at 11:17AM

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