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Seminal LPs of Global Music from the Gambia, the Sahel, and the Carribean Back on VinylSmithsonian Folkways Recordings announces the latest reissues in their Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series: Lord Invader's 'Calypso Travels,' 'Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara,' and 'Gambian Griot Kora Duets'.
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Celebrate the '10s with the Smithsonian Folkways End-of-Decade SaleCelebrate the end of the decade with the Smithsonian Folkways Black Friday Sale -- from now through Sunday, December 1st get 35% off all CDs, LPs, and box sets released over the last 10 years. We're …
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Become a Smithsonian Folkways MemberSmithsonian Folkways is driven by our mission of preserving cultural heritage and amplifying the voices of all people. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you share our passion for these ideals …
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Smithsonian Folkways Receives Four GRAMMY NominationsPlease join Smithsonian Folkways in congratulating our nominees for the 2020 GRAMMY® Awards! We’re extremely proud of these folks and honored to be working with them.
Our Native Daughters is …
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Announcing Sunny Jain's 'Wild Wild East'Sunny Jain, the Brooklyn-based musician, composer, and bandleader of Red Baraat, will be releasing his new solo album, Wild Wild East with Smithsonian Folkways on February 21st, 2020. It is the first …
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Lula Wiles Returns with Two New Songs on 'It's Cool'Fresh off the release of What Will We Do at the top of this year, Lula Wiles has returned with a brand new single It’s Cool, which explores the complexities of dating in the digital age. The trio …
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Our Native Daughters Now Available on VinylWe’re thrilled to announce that Our Native Daughters, who Rolling Stone called an “all-star banjo supergroup,” will be releasing a vinyl edition of their debut album, Songs of Our Native Daughters, …
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Smithsonian Folkways Mourns the Passing of John Cohen of the New Lost City RamblersSmithsonian Folkways is mourning the passing of John Cohen, a founding member of The New Lost City Ramblers, one of the most iconic groups in the history of Folkways Records, and a preeminent …
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'Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World' Tells the Story of a Changing Culture, Out Nov. 1Between 1966 and 1979, educator and cultural documentarian Martin Koenig made half a dozen trips to Bulgaria determined to study the folk dances of rural communities throughout the country. As he …
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'Just Around the Bend', Mike Seeger's Last Documentary, Explores Southern Banjo Styles and Tradition, Out Sept. 20In celebration of what would have been Mike Seeger’s 86th birthday, Smithsonian Folkways has announced the release Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Styles – Mike Seeger’s …
