World Views: Zoe Sherinian on Music Defying India's Caste System (Sep 12, 2011)
One day after the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Zach Messitte, Joshua Landis, and immigration and visa expert Monica Sharp reflect on how the international community remembers 9/11, and the ways it changed their academic professions and international relations.

Ethnomusicologist Zoe Sherinian speaks to Suzette Grillot about her new film This is a Music: Reclaiming an Untouchable Drum.  The documentary explores India's caste system while following a group of "untouchable drummers" from the rural state of Tamil Nadu, and examining the psychological and economic impact of parai drumming.

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