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Music

Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia - part of a program to focus on the physical, social, cultural and economic revitalisation of communities in the Muslim world

Calabash Music - global music download service provides access to hard-to-find music from around the world

Central Asia Radio - World News network delivers entertainment, music and sports

Eastern Arts - non-profit dance and music organization that specializes in Persian, Iranian, Afghan and Central Asia styles

Mondomix - online resource for worldwide music and culture

Rhapsody - listen to full-length songs and read the lyrics; choose from millions of songs, online radio, downloads, music videos, playlists and photos

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound

Tmhits - browse videos and tracks of Central Asian artists; includes radio station and photo gallery

Worldmusic.co.uk - aims to support and promote independent labels and artists as well as consumers and live event managers; provides information on gigs, festivals, tours, recordings, collaborations, history, biographies, lifestyles and cultures

Worldmusicstore.com - provides selection of traditional and contemporary world music and dance compact discs, videos, and DVDs

Performance

Afsaneh Art & Culture Society - serves the Central Asian, Iranian and Afghan-American communities and people who appreciate art from all cultures

Arts World Financial Center - presenter of interdisciplinary arts programming with an emphasis on commissioned works, site-specific installations and premieres, year-round and free to the public

Eurasia Dance Society - committed to the preservation and promulgation of the traditional dance forms and styles of the Eurasian region

Fes Festival of World Sacred Music - annual mission is to promote peace and reconciliation between peoples through songs and rhythms of world cultures

Silk Road Dance Company - ancient, folkloric, classical & contemporary dance from the Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia

Silk Road Ensemble - promotes the cultural and musical heritage across the historical Silk Road route taken by Marco Polo

Silk Road Project - promotes innovation and learning through the arts

Soviet Arts Experience - collaborative artistic effort across Chicago's arts institutions to showcase works by artists who created under (and in response to) the politburo of the Soviet Union

Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival - dedicated to promoting an understanding and appreciation of music in contemporary Asia through an annual series of concerts and academic activities

Turku - five member ensemble performs music from the western half of the Silk Road

Visual Arts

CINEASTE - magazine features articles on the art and politics of world cinema

Cinema Scope - magazine features interviews and articles on international film including coverage of film festivals

Eurasia International Film Festival - showcase of films from Central Asian and Turkish-speaking countries

Film Comment - features reviews, interviews and articles on world cinema

KINEMA - journal aims to promote the discussion of history, theory and aesthetics of film and audio-visual media from an international perspective; publishes articles and critiques of film and media literature; reports on international film festivals, conferences and other important events

KinoKultura - quarterly online journal focusing on the cinema of Eurasia, Russia and the former Soviet regions

Pusan International Film Festival - showcases Asian cinema in several categories including features films, experimental films, documentaries, short films and animation

Russian Film Symposium - sections includes news, photos, recommended reading list on contemporary Russian cinema and more

Seagull Films - programming, distribution and promotion company in North America that specializes in art and independent cinema from contemporary Russia and the former Soviet Union

Senses of Cinema - Australian-based online journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema