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Meshell Ndegeocello performs as part of the Bring Back the Funk concert presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture
The New Orleans-based funk band Dumpstaphunk performs “Do Ya” from their album Everybody Want Sum on the National Mall
The National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Folklife Festival present Clinton performing the Parliament hit “Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)”
The bluegrass duo supplemented the University of Indiana’s exhibit New Vernacular, which highlighted traditional instrument builders
The interplay between the group’s vibrant rhythms and women’s chorus quickly proved irresistible to dancers
In founding the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, Othar Turner revitalized a style of country blues music integral to African American community life in the Mississippi Delta.
The Sweet Heaven Kings, an exhilarating brass ensemble, is made up of members of the United House of Prayer for All People in Anacostia
Here, Nati Cano, the founder of Mariachi Los Camperos, makes a special return on violin
University-based groups demonstrated not only how they draw on traditional music, but also how they help it thrive in a new generation.
GRAMMY-nominated musician Christylez Bacon is well known for his imaginative blending of acoustic and hip-hop music
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