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Cover StoryAfghanistan’s music in the Smithsonian collectionFurther acquaintance with Afghanistan’s music will serve to increase our understanding about the culture of a land that in these times is featured daily in our print and broadcast...
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Artist Spotlight¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of ColombiaThe cimarrón is the bull that knows no rope, corral, nor iron, the steer...
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From the FieldA Sound LegacyPete Seeger discusses Smithsonian Folkways Recordings mission and purpose.
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Tools for TeachingFolkways Certification Workshop in World Music PedagogySmithsonian Folkways joined hands with the University of Washington to offer a 40-hour intensive training...
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video spotlight"O Canada" by Asani at 2006 Smithsonian Folklife FestivalAsani, an Aboriginal women’s a cappella group from Edmonton, Alberta, presents a stirring rendition of “O, Canada,” re-imagined to reflect the myriad peoples who call Canada their homeland.
Albums
From the Collection
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Now Sounds of the Middle EastGeorge Mgrdichian
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Songs of a Macedonian GypsyEsma Redzepova and Usnija Jasarova
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Blue Grass HillBill Price and Blue Grass Hill
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Play Balalaika PlayPolyanka Russian Gypsy Orchestra
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Alberta: Wild Roses, Northern LightsVarious Artists
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Music of AfghanistanVarious Artists
Back Issues
- Summer/fall 2016 Education
- Winter 2016 Migration
- Summer 2015 UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music
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- Fall/Winter 2012: Soundscapes
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- Fall/Winter 2011: Latin American
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- Spring 2011: Asian American
- Winter 2011: Jazz
- Fall 2010: Mary Lou Williams
- Summer 2010: Grassroots
- Spring 2010: Central Asia
- Winter 2010: Roberto Martínez
- Fall 2009: Children's Music
- Summer 2009: Traditions
- Spring 2009: Pete Seeger