A playlist of the newest videos from Smithsonian Folkways, the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. To learn and discover more, visit the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
The most popular YouTube videos from Smithsonian Folkways. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound.
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features videos of Folkways artists performing over the years at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, an annual festival held outdoors on the National Mall of the United States in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. To learn more about Smithsonian Folkways and the artists featured here, visit our website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. Children's music has been a Folkways priority from the inception of the label. Founding father Moses Asch sought to build a library of children's records that was intelligent, playful, and inventive, seeking out adult artist-musicians as well as children who could be recorded singing with enthusiasm and verve. To find out more about children's music at Smithsonian Folkways, visit the fall 2009 edition of the Smithsonian Folkways Magazine: http://www.folkways.si.edu/magazine/2009_fall/cover_story-children.aspx
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features Elizabeth Mitchell, who records children's music with her family. She has said of her music, "I approach children's music more from the perspective of a parent or a teacher than an entertainer. I'm not really drawn to being the center of attention myself; I find it much more exciting to turn the focus on the child's experience of the music than on the fact that I am making it." To read and discover more from Elizabeth Mitchell, visit her Artist Spotlight on the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/magazine/2010_fall/artist_spotlight-elizabeth_mitchell.aspx
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features music from Mexico, and Central and South America. To find more music from the groups, countries and regions featured here, visit the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
This video playlist features performances from the "Music of Central Asia" series, from the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan, to the mugham and bardic songs of Azerbaijan, to the cross cultural collaborations of Afghanistan and western artists such as Kronos Quartet. Presented by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (http://www.folkways.si.edu/) and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (http://www.akdn.org/aktc) the 10-volume series celebrates musicians who display a mastery of older traditions while embracing the contemporary spirit of innovation.
The latest, and last, album of the series- "Borderlands - Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route -- will be released on Tuesday, May 29th of 2012. Keep up to date on our latest releases and touring information at: http://www.facebook.com/centralasia
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features music from Asia and the Middle East. To find more music from the groups, countries and regions featured here, visit the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features music from across Africa and the African diaspora. To find more music from the groups, countries and region featured here, visit the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features music from Europe. To find more European music in the Smithsonian Folkways collection, please visit our website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways offers many archival recordings of American Indian music, as well as contemporary pieces by innovative and traditional musicians. Each track illuminates the central role that music plays in American Indian culture and is evidence of both difference and similarity across a hemisphere of Native peoples. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. To discover more music and artists like those featured here, visit our website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features videos of Folkways artists at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, an annual festival held outdoors on the National Mall of the United States in Washington, D.C., by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The 2011 Festival program featured Colombia: The Nature of Culture, Peace Corps: 50th Anniversary, and Rhythm and Blues: Tell It Like It Is. To learn more about Smithsonian Folkways and the artists featured here, visit our website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features interviews with Smithsonian Folkways artists. To learn more about Smithsonian Folkways, visit our website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features live performances by Smithsonian Folkways artists. To find more music from these artists and more, visit the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
This is a sampling of the videos that we have from all genres at Smithsonian Folkways. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. To hear more from the artists shown here, visit the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features recordings by and interviews with Mike Seeger, who worked with Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. Seeger viewed himself not only as a musician but a historian and storyteller. He played numerous instruments (guitar, banjo, autoharp, mouth harp, and fiddle, to name a few) and recorded many albums from artists such as Doc Boggs and Elizabeth Cotten. To learn more about Mike Seeger, visit his Artist Spotlight page on the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/mike_seeger.aspx
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features Suni Paz, an Argentinian singer, composer, writer, educator, social activist, and pioneer. In all of her music, and especially in her children's recordings, Suni urges listeners to learn about their culture. To learn more about Suni Paz, visit her Artist Spotlight at the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/suni_paz.aspx
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. Here is a selection of Pete Seeger songs and interviews from the Smithsonian Folkways collection. Seeger began recording with Moses Asch in the early 1940s, and went on to record numerous albums and tracks covering a wide range of genres, from children's music to protest songs. To learn more about Pete Seeger, visit his Artist Spotlight on the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/pete_seeger.aspx
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist features Ella Jenkins, the "First Lady of children's music." Ella shares with children of one culture what she's learned from children of other cultures. She has gained knowledge and inspiration by performing and working with children on seven continents for four decades, and encourages active participation using music from diverse cultures. To learn more about Ella Jenkins, visit her Artist Spotlight page on the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/ella_jenkins.aspx.
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. This playlist contains a collection of songs from the Louisiana musician and composer, Lead Belly. Lead Belly recorded with Folkways Records founder Moses Asch in the 1940s. Asch let Lead Belly record anything he wished, and Lead Belly kept coming back to Asch's studio when his flirtations with stardom failed. To learn more about Lead Belly, visit the Smithsonian Folkways website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/explore_folkways/lead_belly.aspx
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Videos feature Smithsonian Folkways artists performing live, in the studio, speaking about and/or demonstrating their craft.
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