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A crowd of the faithful gathered last night at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Motor City Stage, for "An Evening with Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff/Tribute to Philadelphia International Records."
The final World Stage evening concert on July 10 featured Peruvian music and dance
Fred Wesley, legendary jazz trombonist and former band leader for James Brown, brings the funk to the Motor City Stage with his band The New JBs. This performance was recorded live at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
On Saturday, July 9, Smithsonian Folkways recording artists Ayombe performed the lively accordion-driven music from their award-winning album
The Funk Brothers, a coalescence of talented studio musicians, backed over eighty #1 singles. From 1959 to 1972, the group supported the rise of multiple Motown icons. Here the Funk Brothers perform “Stop in the Name of Love” (1965).
The Garifuna Collective was co-founded and led by Andy Palacio (1960–2008), a musician dedicated to preserving the unique Garifuna language and culture.
This installment of Festival Audio features a live concert from veteran North Carolina R&B group The Monitors.
This installment of Festival Audio features a live performance by the Colombian ensemble Don Abundio y sus Traviesos.
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