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Through exquisite musicianship and challenging arrangements, the Colombian group Cimarrón pushes the frontiers of traditional música llanera, the music of the Orinoco plains.
Two R&B singers featured at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Kim Weston and Shirley Jones, sat down yesterday to share stories about their lives in the music business
Colombia plains ensemble Cimarrón perform "El Guate" (The Foreigner).
This installment of Festival Audio features a live performance by the legendary Funk Brothers
Join us at the Folklife Festival for some joropo music and dance from Colombia!
From the Motor City Stage, Miss Martha Reeves shared stories from her career and took audience questions. Afterwards, she and her band brought the crowd to their feet
From the R&B program "Session Stage," Shirley Jones shares stories from her illustrious career, describing how she and her sisters got their start as back-up singers for Diana Ross and other Motown stars, their experiences as The Jones Girls, and Shir
This video shows a Wayuu village elder in the La Guajira state of northern Colombia playing a traditional drum.
The Festival is featuring two Baltimore-based doo-wop groups; the Orioles and the Swallows
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