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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
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- November 2016 Education
- April 2016 Migration
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- March 2018: NEA National Heritage
- April 2017: Experimental
- November 2016: Education
- April 2016: Migration
- July 2015: UNESCO Collection
- March 2015: New Orleans
- October 2014: Labor
- June 2014: South Africa
- February 2014: Faith
- July 2013: Peace
- March 2013: Soundscapes
- June 2012: Cover Art
- December 2011: Latin American
- August 2011: Afghanistan
- May 2011: Asian American
- February 2011: Jazz
- November 2010: Mary Lou Williams
- June 2010: Grassroots
- April 2010: Central Asia
- January 2010: Roberto Martínez
- September 2009: Children's Music
- June 2009: Traditions
- April 2009: Pete Seeger