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The New Sounds Lab was conceptualized and adapted by the staff and students of Rebel Song Academy.
For Deborah Pierce-Fakunle and Jada Anderson, storytelling is a responsibility.
Driftwood was born as James Morris on June 20, 1907, in Timbo, Arkansas.
The singers of Kontiwennenha:Wi attempt to honor Mother Earth, preserve their traditional language, and build unity among their people and respect for their culture through their music.
It is evident how folk songs take on new meanings as they are performed in response to the current war.
On a hot June afternoon at the Pickin’ Parlor, Cherokee singer-songwriter Kalyn Fay crooned into the microphone.
What story does music tell about the flexibility and resiliency of African-derived religious practices?
For Armenians around the world, religion plays a large role in daily life and cultural identity.
Born in 1921 in Ozark, Missouri, Max Hunter spent twenty years recording nearly 1,600 traditional songs.
The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives is like a portal—to other countries, to the minds of great artists, and to specific moments in time.
Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Cultural Vitality Program, educational outreach, and more.