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The Daredevils bring Ozark tradition and modernity to the Smithsonian fifty years after their auspicious debut.
Born in 1921 in Ozark, Missouri, Max Hunter spent twenty years recording nearly 1,600 traditional songs.
The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives is like a portal—to other countries, to the minds of great artists, and to specific moments in time.
Grace carries the words of older African American hymnals in the sacred style of gospel singers.
For Sunny Jain, it seems that capturing the American immigrant experience through sound is a constant well of inspiration.
On the evening of June 25, the sounds of Puerto Rican plena, bomba, and Afro-Latin jazz echoed from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Ralph Rinzler Stage
The fluttering sound of the gaita flute is emblematic of the Afro-Colombian community along the Atlantic and Caribbean coast.
Fijiri is a vocal music sung by pearl divers on wooden dhows as entertainment and inspiration.
This short, annotated playlist—or “spiritual soundtrack”—are songs that connect to religious identity.
DJs Ebony Dumas, Kristy Chavez-Fernandez, and Darby Hickey discuss the experiences that shaped their lives and brought them together.
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