For the fourth consecutive year, Smithsonian Folkways won multiple Independent Music Awards as selected by a panel of judges.

• Best Compilation: JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology. This 111-track collection traces the turning points of this 20th-century invention through its most notable styles.
• Best Latin Album: ¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia. The internationally acclaimed Colombian ensemble lives up meaning of their name Cimarrón —“wild bull” — on this recording.  
• Best Swag (promotional material): Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology T-shirt. Designed by Visual Dialogue, which also designed the packaging for this collection.

In total, fifteen Smithsonian Folkways projects were selected as finalists for the 11th Independent Music Awards. Finalists are also eligible for the Vox Populi awards as determined by fan voting and voting is open until midnight Friday, July 20th. Click here to submit your votes! Here is the complete list of Smithsonian Folkways finalists:

• "Joropo quitapesares (Joropo Quitapesares)", from ¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia (Best Instrumental Song)
• "Cimarroneando (Cimarrón-ing)", from ¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia (Best Latin Song)
• "Godeg Miring", from Kuno to Kebyar: Balinese Gamelan Angklung (Best World Traditional Song)
• “Alabi, sipi e booko genti e kon”, Music from Aluku: Maroon Sounds of Struggle, Solace, and Survival (Best World Traditional Song)
• A Life of Song, Ella Jenkins (Best Children's Music Album)
• JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, Various Artists (Best Compilation Album)
• ¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia, Cimarrón (Best Latin Album)
• ¡Soy Salvadoreño! Chanchona Music from Eastern El Salvador, Los Hermanos Lovo (Best Latin Album)
• Eclipse, Hamza El Din (Best Reissue Album)
• The Yoruba / Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean, Various Artists (Best Reissue Album)
• Music from Aluku: Maroon Sounds of Struggle, Solace, and Survival, Various Artists (Best World Traditional Album)
• JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, Visual Dialogue / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (Best Album Packaging and Best Design Swag)
• “Cimarrón discusses Llanero (Plains) Music”, Cimarrón (Best Music Video - Long Form)
• “Behind the Scenes Tour of Smithsonian Folkways with Mickey Hart”, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Mickey Hart Collection (Best Music Video - Long Form)