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Cover StoryWhat Makes a Good Smithsonian Folkways Recording?
The Sound and Story of the Salvadoran Chanchona
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Artist SpotlightLos Gauchos de Roldán
We were just a few that kept up the struggle for people not to forget that the two-row button accordion is part of our roots...
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From the FieldThe long, winding, and confusingly numbered road to La India Canela’s house
Something was in the air that Tuesday. I was having my first organizational meeting with La India Canela to discuss plans for the Folkways album...
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Tools for TeachingRitmo Embolada, An Introduction of Brazilian Rhythm
“Embolada” is a form of poetry and song that has set refrains...
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video spotlightMembers of Cimarrón Discuss Llanero (Plains) Music
Through exquisite musicianship and challenging arrangements, the Colombian group Cimarrón pushes the frontiers of traditional música llanera, the music of the Orinoco plans.
Albums
From the Collection
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Taquachito Nights: Conjunto Music from South Texas
Various Artists
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Bandera Mía: Songs of Argentina
Suni Paz
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Latin Jazz: La Combinación Perfecta
Various Artists
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Un Fuego de Sangre Pura: Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia
Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto
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Borders y Bailes
Los Texmaniacs
Back Issues
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- April 2009: Pete Seeger