The Cape Verdean Connection

1995 Festival of American Folklife

The Cape Verdean Connection

1995 Festival of American Folklife, The Cape Verdean Connection program (95-10844).

Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

1995 Festival of American Folklife, The Cape Verdean Connection program (95-10941).

Photo by Nicholas Parrella. Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

1995 Festival of American Folklife, The Cape Verdean Connection program (95-11033).

Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

1995 Festival of American Folklife, The Cape Verdean Connection program (95-11150).

Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

1995 Festival of American Folklife, The Cape Verdean Connection program (95-11282).

Photo by Jeff Tinsley. Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

1995 Festival of American Folklife, The Cape Verdean Connection program (95-11477).

Courtesy of the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

1995 Programs

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