Rasa : 40 years.

"RASA is a venue and organizer of festivals and tours for music and dance from all over the world." <www.rasa.nl>

Rasa 40 years -- Tabula rasa: a clean slate. The origins of world music venue -- Foreign destinations; Rasa in the 1980s. -- The discovery of sound; Rasa on its way to the new millenium -- Meetings between musicians. Rasa on the road -- A crescent moon of music; the rise of classical and traditional music of the islamic world on Rasa's stage -- The end of world music? Rasa and the first decade of the 21st century / Wieland Eggermont. – One world or none; Rasa and the birth of world music / Ton Maas. – The stuff of myths; Why categorization does not work / René van Peer. – From world suffering to world song; 40 years Sub-Saharan African music in Rasa / Stan Rijven. – Ah, it's more than music! The rise and rise of Latin music / Ernestina van de Noort. – Cheating with the ears; The temptations of the east / Peter van Amstel. – Prodigal song; European world music in Rasa 1987-2010 / Maarten Rovers. – Facing the music: Rasa in photographs / Andrea Stultiens.