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One Melody Anew

From: RadioActive Youth Media
Length: 00:10:21

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South Asian American students have found a way to bring together the two cultures they interact with every day. By fusing South Asian styles of music with American styles of music through acapella, these students find a way to brdige together two seperate things - two seperate melodies - into one. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-1 South Asian American students have found a way to bring together the two cultures they interact with every day. By fusing South Asian styles of music with American styles of music through acapella, these students find a way to brdige together two seperate things - two seperate melodies - into one.

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