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Showing 1 - 9 of 9 titles with a criteria of Subject is Traditional


Canone Effimero

Traveling across Italy’s diverse regions, Canone Effimero takes viewers on an ethnological tour of Italy’s small, orally transmitted musical traditions—from Calabria and Marche to Liguria and Sicily.

Impronta Films | 2025 | 120 minutes

Finding Her Beat

A master of Japanese drumming and a Korean adoptee from Minnesota boldly convene an all-female troupe to perform Taiko, the Japanese drumming art that has been off-limits to women for centuries

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 88 minutes

From Sea to Shining Sea

“America The Beautiful” may be America’s most beloved song, but few know about the fascinating life of Katharine Lee Bates — the woman who wrote it.

Bullfrog Films | 2025 | 38 minutes

Hava Nagila

The song you thought you knew. The story you won't believe.

GOOD DOCS | 2012 | 73 minutes

La Paloma - The Melody of Longing

No other piece of music has ever been interpreted, arranged or released as often as “La Paloma”, a Cuban Habanera originally composed in the 1860s

First Hand Films | 2008 | 52 minutes

North Circular

This documentary musical that travels the length of Dublin’s North Circular Road, exploring the history, music and streetscapes of a street that links some of the country’s most beloved and infamous places.

Lightdox | 2023 | 85 minutes

Song of Souls

In Shan State, a region steeped in a rich cultural heritage that borders China, Laos and Thailand, folk singer Nan Mya Han is renowned for a mesmerising voice that has echoed across the lush and verdant countryside, captivating audiences for decades.

Collective Eye Films | 2023 | 72 minutes

Tokyo Waltz

Appalachia Waltz at Suntory Hall in Japan.

Bullfrog Films | 1997 | 55 minutes

20 Farmers Hit Fame - No Business Like Show Business

Swiss mountain farmers who've been singing together for decades find themselves caught between tradition and show business after hitting it big.

First Hand Films | 2012 | 90 minutes