The World of Music | |
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Genre | variety |
Presented by | Wally Koster |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Producer | Len Starmer (supervising) |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 2 October 1960 – 2 July 1961 |
The World of Music was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1960 to 1961.
Each episode of this series covered a particular genre, nationality or region. Themes included multicultural music, opera, current songs and dance tunes. Wally Koster hosted A World of Music and introduced visiting artists such as Ernestine Anderson, Dorothy Collins, Alan and Blanche Lund, Lister Sinclair, Joyce Sullivan, The Journeymen and The Travellers. [1]
This series is distinct from CBC's 1966 production A World of Music .
This half-hour series was broadcast Sundays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 2 October 1960 to 2 July 1961.
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