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Spring 2009
Pete Seeger Standing Tall
  • Pete Seeger
    Cover Story
    Pete Seeger

    Standing Tall

    Pete Seeger has had a long and productive career as a folk song leader and social activist. He grew up in a musical family. His father was the musicologist Charles Seeger and his mother, Constance, a classical violinist...

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  • Los Camperos de Nati Cano Win 2009 Grammy Award
    Artist Spotlight
    Los Camperos de Nati Cano Win 2009 Grammy Award

    Natividad "Nati" Cano was born in 1933...

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  • Music of Central Asia: Tengir-Too
    From the Field
    Kuna Indians from Panama

    A series of over 360 islands make up the San Blas Archipelago...

    Gallery
  • Music of Central Asia: Tengir-Too
    Archive Spotlight
    U.S.A. vs. Pete Seeger

    In 1961 Seeger was subpoenaed for participating in "un-American activities."

    Gallery
  • Afro-Cuban performance by Tío Tom
    video spotlight
    Afro-Cuban performance by Tío Tom

    Video produced and directed by Jerry W. Carlson, Co-directed by Mario Rosales and Gabriel Adderley

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Credits

Published April 2009

  • Folkways Magazine is produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Special Thanks

  • Dale Olsen, Professor Emeritus Florida State University
    Natalie Bond, Intern archivist
    Sarah Shakir, Radio Bilingüe
    Fritz Klaetke, Jesse Hart www.visualdialogue.com
    Jerry W. Carlson, Video Director and Producer

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