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Artist Title Release Year
Various Artists Folk Music of the U.S.S.R. 1960
Various Artists Instrumental Music of the Kalahari San 1982
Various Artists Music of the Ukraine 1951
Various Artists Music of the World's Peoples, Vol. 2 1952
The New Lost City Ramblers String Band Instrumentals 1964
Various Artists Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1: Instrumental and Vocal Pieces 1975
Armenian Song and Dance Ensemble, Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments Armenian Folk Dances 1962
Various Artists Armenian Festival 1995
Various Artists Songs of Old Russia 1993
Various Artists Songs of Old Russia 1959
Various Artists Armenian Folk Songs and Dances 1995
Various Artists Songs of Old Russia, Vol. 2 1995
Various Artists Folk Music of Rumania 1951
Various Artists Folk Dances of Greece 1956
William Hullfish, Golden Eagle String Band Grand Canal Ballads: History of the Erie Canal 1981
Various Artists Music of the Cameroons 1961
Various Artists Music of South Arabia 1951
Various Artists Music from South Asia 1957
Various Artists Virtuosi of the Accordion, Balalaika, Domra and Zhaleika 1959
Various Artists Ukraine: Traditional Music 1991
Various Artists Songs and Dances of Yugoslavia 1951
Zina and Georgi with Instrumental Ensemble Russian Gypsy! 1988
Various Artists Songs and Dances of Armenia 1952
J.D. Robb Electronic Music: From Razor Blades to Moog 1970
George Armaos Greek Fever 1984
The New Orchestral Society of Boston, Willis Page Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings 1962
Mikis Theodorakis Peoples' Music: The Struggles of the Greek People 1970
The Grand Curucaye String Orchestra of Trinidad Epilogue to the String Band Tradition 1956
The Iron Mountain String Band An Old Time Southern Mountain String Band 1973
Various Artists Berkeley Farms: Oldtime and Country Style Music of Berkeley 1972
The Six and Seven-Eights String Band of New Orleans The Six and Seven-Eights String Band of New Orleans 1956
Various Artists On the Beach at Waikiki 1981
Various Artists Calypso: Lore and Legend 1956
The Old Reliable String Band The Old Reliable String Band: Old Timey Folk Music 1963
Iron Mountain String Band Walkin' in the Parlor: Old Time Music of the Southern Mountains 1975
Various Artists The Castilianne: Maracas Waltz 1956
The New Lost City Ramblers 50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go? 2009
Various Artists Jazz, Vol. 1: South 1950
Various Artists Fast Folk Musical Magazine (September 1985, Vol. 2, No. 7): Cafe Lena 25th Anniversary 1985
Various Artists Music of the Tarascan Indians of Mexico: Music of Michoaca and Mestizo Country 1970
Various Artists Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways 2007
Various Artists Classic Sounds of New Orleans from Smithsonian Folkways 2010
Various Artists Ragtime 2: The Country: Mandolins, Fiddles, and Guitars 1971
Charles Ives, Alan Hovhaness Charles Ives: 2nd String Quartet / Alan Hovhaness: “Lousadzak” Concerto No. 1 1967
Various Artists Vox Humana 1956
The New Orchestral Society of Boston, Willis Page Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G; Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor 1954
Bilal Abdurahman African Musical Instruments 1980
The New Orchestral Society of Boston, Willis Page Stravinsky, Villa Lobos and Bach 1955
Various Artists Hawaiian Steel Guitar Classics 1927-1938 1993
Brian Conway First Through the Gate 2002
Artist Title Release Year
Male singer with plucked string instrument Kazakh: Folksong (Pan Koylek) 1960
Three San men singing with plucked string instrument, Namibia Gut pluriarc with 3 Men's Voices 1982
Tar (plucked string instrument) player Georgia: Lezhinska 1960
Ukrainian string instrument players, flute players Hutsulka and Kozachok 1951
Musicians on plucked string instrument and reed Kashmir: Folk Dance 1952
Male singer with plucked string instrument Kazakh: Kalka 1960
Ukrainian string instrument players Wedding Melodies 1951
Khse diev player Khse Diev (One-String Plucked Instrument) 1975
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with S. Seiranian You Are like a Gentle Doe (Ey Maral Aghtchig) 1962
Armenian Orchestra of Folk Instruments conducted by Aram Merangulian Kapel Es Gisoved (She Tied Her Braids) 1995
Artur Eizen, The Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Dimitri Beloborodov The Little Bell (Kolokolchik) 1993
Orchestra with traditional instruments and male and female vocalists Armenia: Folksong (Ekhso Jan) 1960
Sergei Lemeshev and the Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments Song of the Poor Man (Pesnya Bobilya) 1959
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments conducted by S. Dzherbashian Donagan Bar (Holiday Dance) 1995
Sergei Lemeshev, Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments, V. Smirnov The Ring of My Beloved (Koltso Dushi-Devitsy) 1995
Greek string instrumentalist, woodwind instrumentalist, guitarist Heavy Berates 1956
William Hullfish, Golden Eagle String Band A Trip on the Erie 1981
Fiddler and string instrumentalist Folk Dance in Hora Style (Orchestra) 1951
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments with S. Seiranian Do Not Ask Me (Intz Mi Khentrir) 1962
Artur Eizen, The Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Gregori Stolyarov Gray Dawn (Utro Tumanoye, Utro Sedoye) 1993
Artur Eizen, The Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Dimitri Beloborodov Troika 1993
Sergei Lemeshev, The Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Victor Smirnov Oh, Nastasya 1993
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments conducted by S. Dzherbashian Narine Bar (Dance of Narine) 1995
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments conducted by S. Dzherbashian Kenarigi Bar (Dance of Kenarig) 1995
Singer accompanied by five-string harp Mansa 1961
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments Dance of Kenarig (Kenarigi Bar) 1962
Sergei Lemeshev and the Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments Dunya, the Weaver (Dunya-Tonkopryakha) 1959
Ivan Skobtsov, The Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Victor Smirnov The Village on the Road (Vot Na Puti Selo Bol'shoe) 1993
Male chorus and plucked string instrumentalist from Goa Folk Song (Goa) 1957
Group of male singers, plucked string instrumentalists and drummers from Kashmir Geet (Kashmir) 1957
Male singer, flute player, and string instrumentalist Love Song 1951
Sergei Lemeshev and the Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments U Vorot, Vorot (At the Gate) 1959
Andreyev Orchestra of Folk Instruments, A. Alexandrov On an Outing (Musical Tableau) 1959
Artur Eisen and the Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments Troika 1959
Sergei Lemeshev and the Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments Snow Flurries (Vdol Po Ulitsa Metilitsa) 1959
Ivan Skobtsov, Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Grigori Solyarov Mother Volga (Akh, Ti Volga-Matushka Razlivalsya) 1995
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments Dance of Narine (Narine Bar) 1962
Ivan Skobtsov, Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Grigori Solyarov A Fellow on a Spree (Zabulyal Ya Molodets) 1995
Ivan Skobtsov, Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments, D. Osipov The Barge Haulers (Burlatskaya) 1995
William Hullfish, Golden Eagle String Band Meeting on the Waters of the Hudson and Erie 1981
Gurgen Mirzoyan with Ensemble of Folk Instruments Mi Lar Bulbul (Weep Not, Nightingale) 1995
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments conducted by S. Dzherbashian Dance from "Dance Suite" 1995
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments conducted by Aram Merangulian Eraz (A Dream) 1995
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments Fast Dance from "Dance Suite" (Arak Bar) 1962
Artur Eisen, Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, N. Rechmensky No Sounds from the City Are Heard (Ne Slyshno Shuma Garodskaya) 1995
Sergei Lemeshev and the Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments I Walk Alone Down the Road (Vykhozhu Odin Ya Na Dorogu) 1959
Ivan Skobtsov, Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, Grigori Solyarov There Stands a Village (Akh, Derevyna Stoyit) 1995
Artur Eisen and the Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments The Little Bell (Kolokolchik) 1959
Peter Kirichëk and the Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments Yermak 1959
Armenian Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments conducted by A. Merangulian Intz Mi Khentrir (Do Not Ask Me) 1995
Artist Title Release Year
Title Release Year
Strings of the North: National Instruments of Sweden, Norway, and Finland 2009
Catalog 2022
The Roots and Branches of Virginia Music: The past is present 2009
Rainbow: Chronicle of a Collaboration | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2010
Na Leo Hawai'i: Musics of Hawai'i 2009
Bluegrass on Folkways: An American roots tradition 2009
The Birth of the Drum Set | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2015
A Corrido of Struggle: Remembering Roberto Martínez and the Black Berets through “El Corrido de Córdova y Canales” 2013
¡Que Viva el Mariachi! Music, Meaning, and Movimiento 2009
Lesson Plans 2009
A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2011
Music of Ghana: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Ghana's Independence 2009
Migrations: The Making of America 2018
Bill Monroe: Bluegrass innovator 2009
Appalachian Blues | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2010
Rainbow Artists | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2010
Que Viva la Musica Latina! | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine Unknown
Experimentalism and the ‘Whole World of Music’ | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2017
Songs By and For Children: A Legacy of Children's Music | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine Unknown
Afghanistan’s music in the Smithsonian collection | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2011
Kheng Sonam Dorji 2014
Jazz | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2011
Featuring Roberto Martínez | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2010
Radio Jarochelo | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2016
Latino Chicago: Music and community 2009
A Guide to the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2015
Rahim Alhaj: Iraqi oud soloist 2009
Tradiciones/Traditions | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2009
UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music 2014
¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2011
La Colección de Música Tradicional de la UNESCO 2023
Los Texmaniacs: Borders y Bailes | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2009
Elizabeth Cotten: Master of American folk music 2009
Ustad Mohammad Omar: Master of Afghan classical music 2009
Rappahannock Blues: John Jackson | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2010
José Gutiérrez and Los Hermanos Ochoa: Sones jarochos from Veracruz 2009
Los Camperos de Valles: Trío huasteco 2009
Arhoolie Records- Discography 2020
In Our Own Voice: Songs of American Indian Women 2009
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2009
Ella Jenkins: A Life of Song | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2011
Los Pleneros de la 21: Afro-Puerto Rican traditions 2009
Music of Central Asia | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2009
Drum Sounds and Their Meanings 2009
The Last Brass Band? Musical Mentorship and Social Justice Organizing | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2015
Mary Lou Williams: Jazz for the Soul | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2010
Musics of Hawai'i: Anthology of Hawaiian Music- Special Festival Edition | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine Unknown
Bernice Johnson Reagon: Civil Rights song leader 2009
Another Heart: The Photography and Art of Ann Savoy 2024
El Rey de Alburquerque: Roberto Martínez | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine 2010
Title Release Year
Artist Title Release Year
Son de Madera Son de Madera- "La Totolita (The Little Turkey)" [Studio Session] 2010
Dom Flemons Dom Flemons- "Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad" [Official Music Video] 2018
Son de Madera Son de Madera Performance [Live at Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2009] 2009
Son de Madera, Sones de México Ensemble Fandango-Bombazo: A Fiesta of Mexican & Puerto Rican Music & Dance [Live at Folklife Festival 2006] 2010
Son de Madera Tereso Vega (Son de Madera) & Quetzal Flores- "Cupido" [Live at Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2009] 2009
Our Native Daughters Our Native Daughters on Their Roots and the African American Banjo Tradition (Behind The Scenes) 2019
Rahim Alhaj, Souhail Kaspar Rahim AlHaj- "Rast" [Behind the Scenes Documentary] 2009
Gregorio "Goyo" Solano Medrano, Joel Monroy Martinez, Los Camperos de Valles, Marcos Hernandez Rosales Los Camperos de Valles Demonstrate Techniques of Son Huasteco [Live at Folklife Festival 2005] 2010
Elizabeth Cotten, Pete Seeger, Toshi Seeger "Freight Train" by Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten 2012
Title Release Year
Blending African and Irish Sensibilities in Virginia’s Music 2014
Can You Kolo? Songs and Dances from Old Yugoslavia 2014
Performing Ethiopia: Playing, Singing and Improvising Music from the Abyssian Kingdom 2012
Thailand: Songs for Life 2010
Eine Kleine Kindermusik: Children's Songs from Germany 2012
Delicious Peace: Music of the Ugandan Mirembe Kawomera Coffee Cooperative 2016
Singers to the Core: Folk Music from Latvia 2015
Northern Lights: Journey North to Norway 2012
Let's Dance Like an Eagle: Zeybek Dance in Turkey 2010
Chips and Salsa: A Taste of Mariachi Music for the High School Orchestra 2010
Folk Music of Turkey: The Songs and Dances of Anatolia and the Black Sea 2012
Discovering the east of China: Chinese music in Elementary School 2012
Celebrating Trinidadian Steelband Music! 2010
They're Ghana Love It!: Experiences with Ghanaian Music for Middle School General Music Students 2012
Celebrate Cambodia: Khmer Festival and Wedding Music 2012
An Introduction to the Music of Mongolia 2010
Indian Music and the Sitar 2010
Jíbaro 2014
The Sound of an Island: Jamaican Music for the Classroom 2012
Bluegrass Music: Chopping and Singing Songs of Sorrow 2016
Bluegrass Music: A Toe-Tapping Exploration of an American Art Form 2010
On the Plains of Orinoco: Joropo Music in Colombia 2010
Musical Hooves on the Steppes: The Morin Huur of Mongolia 2010
Jíbaro to the Bone! Puerto Rican Music for the Classroom 2016
Belly Dance, USA: Music, Movement, and Arab-American Communities 2012
Having Our Say: The Music of the Mardi Gras Indians 2013
Latin American Protest Songs: New Song of Chile and Cuba 2016
Yes! I Wanna! Learn Music From Botswana! 2012
Dança!: Movement and Music of Brazil 2010
El Coquí 2014
The Fandango in Son Jarocho: The Community Tradition and Improvisation of Son Jarocho 2012
From Russia with Love: Russian Folk Music on the Balalaika 2013
Josh Thomas’ Roustabout: Exploring Composition Using Limited Tones 2013
Austria: Land of Waltzes & Polkas  2010
Allo, Monsieur! French Canadian Children’s Songs 2012
Fish Tales: Exploring the Folk Music of Newfoundland 2016
Island Soundscape: Musics of Hawaiʻi, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea 2010
Hootenanny, Hootin' Annie, Will You Dance with Me? Music of the American Folk Music Revival 2016
Singing In the Harvest: Music from the Zuni 2014
Catch the Calypso beat and put it on your feet! 2012
Braiding Rhythms: The Role of Bell Patterns in West African and Afro-Caribbean Music 2015
Paradise Found: Singing and Drumming of Western Samoa 2012
Colorful Genres in Harp music from Paraguay 2013
Gateway Experiences in the Music of North India 2013
The Jew's Harp: Vibrating Through Many Cultures 2010
An Introduction to Irish Music 2010