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Each year the Smithsonian Folklife Festival holds a special evening concert to honor both its co-founder Ralph Rinzler (1934-1994) and a key person with whom he collaborated.
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is thrilled to be collaborating with the Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The Dixie Cups® are a successful three-part girl group from New Orleans who shot to stardom with their first single, “Chapel of Love.”
In parts of sub-Saharan West Africa, the production of shea butter is a traditional trade passed down from mother to daughter
Did you know that Washington, D.C., has its very own dance form?
Our team here is eagerly awaiting the arrival of a special delivery of a jeep from Colombia.
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