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Living Traditions Festival Staff Pick
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With modern technology shrinking global distances via high-speed communication and travel, the world seems to grow both smaller and more homogenous—the same strip malls packed with the same wares worldwide. That gives us even more reason to celebrate cultural differences, to help keep the unique alive. The Living Traditions Festival, held in downtown Salt Lake City, is such a celebration. Now in its 30th year, the annual affair prides itself on not only being the opening festival of the season but also the perfect way to bring various cultures into one shared community space—from Navajo basket-weavers and Chinese dance artists to Basque chefs and bocce players. It's the perfect, welcoming atmosphere to dabble in folk arts, sample a wide variety of ethnic cuisines and pick up any number of arts and crafts created by the disparate cultures that call Utah home. Not only a celebration of local manifestations of those cultures, the Living Traditions Festival also invites visiting performing artists to join in the fun. One of the two musical headliners at this year's festival is Bombino, a native of Niger belonging to the nomadic Tuareg people who traditionally roam the vast desert expanses of the Sahara. A master blues guitarist in the vein of Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, Bombino sings his politically and culturally charged songs in his native Tamasheck language. A Tribe Called Red, a producer/DJ crew, headlines Saturday evening's musical performances, returning from Canada to liven up the festivities. (Jacob Stringer)
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