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Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and The Gambia
2023
The Social Power of Music
2019
Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
2019
Lead Belly, Baby!
Dan Zanes and Friends
2017
Flaco Jiménez y Tomás Ortiz de los Alegres de Terán
Flaco Jiménez y Tomás Ortiz
2014
This Ain't No Mouse Music! (Soundtrack)
2014
Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology
2011
Visits New Orleans
Sammy Rimington
2008
A New Orleans Visit: Before Katrina
2008
Deeper Polka: More Dance Music from the Midwest
2002
The Devil's Swing: El Columpio del Diablo
2000
Calypso Awakening from the Emory Cook Collection
2000
The Best of Flaco Jiménez
Flaco Jiménez
1999
Music of Indonesia, Vol. 19: Music of Maluku: Halmahera, Buru, Kei
1999
English Village Carols: Traditional Christmas Carolling from the Southern Pennines
1999
The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
1998
Deep Polka: Dance Music from the Midwest
1998
Klezmer Music: Early Yiddish Instrumental Music: The First Recordings 1908-1927
1997
Here to Stay: Live at the Grease Lounge, 1984: Their First Recording
ReBirth Jazz Band
1997
15 Regional Music Classics of Mexico
1997
15 World Music Classics
1997
Iowa State Fare: Music from the Heartland
1996
Rhythms of Life, Songs of Wisdom: Akan Music from Ghana
1996
Gimme My Money Back!
The Tremè Brass Band
1995
Chulas Fronteras and Del Mero Corazón
1995
Con Su Permiso, Señores
Los Cenzontles
1995
Traditional Music of Peru, Vol. 2: The Mantaro Valley
1995
Folk Music of Cuba
1995
Blind Campbell and His Nashville Street Band
Blind James Campbell and His Nashville Street Band
1995
Creole Belles
The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra
1994
Mexican-American Border Music: An Introduction: Pioneer Recording Artists 1928-1958
1994
Music of Indonesia, Vol. 5: Betawi and Sundanese Music of Java
1994
Un Mojado Sin Licencia and Other Hits from the 1960s
Flaco Jiménez
1993
Texas-Czech: Bohemian-Moravian Bands: Historic Recordings 1929-1959
1993
Africa: The Sounds and Music of the Congo
1993
Heartbeat in the Music
Chatuye
1992
Music of Indonesia, Vol. 2: Indonesian Popular Music: Kroncong, Dangdut, and Langgam Jawa
1991
Music of Indonesia, Vol. 3: Music from the Outskirts of Jakarta: Gambang Kromong
1991
New Orleans Jazz
1990
First Recordings 1976-78
The Klezmorim
1989
Flaco's Amigos
Flaco Jiménez
1988
Animal Antics
Hap Palmer
1986
Swingin': Big Band Swing and Jazz from the 1930s and 1940s
1986
Dixieland Joys
1985
Jellybean Blues, Vol. 2
Joe Glazer
1984
In a Place Called Chenango
Fred Gee
1983
They All Played the Tiger Rag
1983
Ragtime Piano Revival
1983
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Mamba Sambou
Sijam Bukan
2023
Colobane Yolooli (Our Colobane)
Adama Sambou and Ejam Kasa
2023
Diego
Sijam Bukan
2023
Sijam Bukan (Ears of the People)
Sijam Bukan
2023
Ajeme
Adama Sambou and Ejam Kasa
2023
Ahan Bokin (Elder of the Shrine)
Adama Sambou and Ejam Kasa
2023
Asum Bunuk (Good Palm Wine Collector)
Sijam Bukan
2023
My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
2019
Mardi Gras Medley (excerpt)
ReBirth Jazz Band
2019
Julie Ann Johnson
Dan Zanes feat. Jendog Lonewolf
2017
Take This Hammer
Dan Zanes feat. Valerie June
2017
Red Bird
Dan Zanes feat. Ashley Phillips
2017
La Tumba Será El Final
Flaco Jiménez y Tomás Ortiz
2014
La Tumba Será El Final
Flaco Jiménez y Tomás Ortiz
2014
In Gloryland
Bunk's Brass Band
2011
West End Blues
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
2011
Sweet Georgia Brown
Sammy Rimington, Treme Brass Band
2008
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
The Treme Brass Band
2008
I'll Fly Away
The Treme Brass Band
2008
Sing On
The Treme Brass Band
2008
Betty Polka
The Mark Vyhlidal Band
2002
Red Handkerchief (Cerveny satecku)
The Mark Vyhlidal Band
2002
Muziky Muziky Polka
Brian and the Mississippi Valley Dutchmen
2002
Saturday Night Blowout
John Buddy Williams Band
2000
La Tumba de Villa
Los Palomares del Bravo
2000
Kalabae
Engafuka ensemble
1999
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Gong ensemble
1999
Merry Christmas
Village Carollers from Grenoside
1999
La Tumba Sera El Final
Flaco Jiménez
1999
Let Your Mind Be Free
The Soul Rebels
1998
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Karl and the Country Dutchmen
1998
Karl's Bad Schottische
Karl and the Country Dutchmen
1998
Fleeting Memories Waltz
Karl and the Country Dutchmen
1998
Gary's Polka
Karl and the Country Dutchmen
1998
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The Clete Bellin Orchestra
1998
Little Vagabond Waltz
The Clete Bellin Orchestra
1998
Around the Moon
The Clete Bellin Orchestra
1998
Bala Perdida
Los Cenzontles
1997
Di Zilberne Khasene (The Silver Wedding)
The Klezmorim
1997
Itarra Hayanh Gurigiya (That's How People Are)
Chatuye
1997
Sirba
Orchestra Orfeon
1997
Mechutonim Tantz
Jewish Orchestra (Abe Schwartz's Orchestra)
1997
Kleftico Vlachiko
Orchestra Goldberg
1997
Biem Reben's Sideh
Yiddisher Orchestra (Abe Schwartz's Orchestra)
1997
Schweir Und Schwiger Tanz
Abe Schwartz's Orchestra
1997
Der Shtiller Bulgar
Jewish Orchestra (Abe Schwartz's Orchestra)
1997
A Mitzve Tenzel
Hochman's Orchestra
1997
Mardi Gras Medley
ReBirth Jazz Band
1997
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Jazz | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine
2011
An Exploration of Spanish Music and Dance Traditions
2016
From Russia with Love: Russian Folk Music on the Balalaika
2013
Let's Polka! The Polka, its function and place in different cultures
2010
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