SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS

Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music From Orinoco / Var Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music From Orinoco / Var CD1. Llanero, Si, Soy Llanero (Plainsman, Yes, I Am a Plainsman) - Wilton Games 2. Los Diamantes (The...

What if Marco Polo had owned a tape recorder? And what if his epic travels across the heart of Asia had taken place not at the end of the 13th century, but at the beginning of the 21st? The Silk...

You may or may not recognize the artists here as this collection compiles field recordings from the '60s south. Hymns, prayers, spirituals and speeches are sequenced here to capture this time and...

Ugandans have triumphantly tapped the power of their traditional music to battle the Aids pandemic. Performed with dramatization and dance in settings all through rural Uganda, this unique blend of...

On this album of never-before-released work, mountain music virtuoso Hobart Smith (1897-1965) plays banjo, fiddle, guitar and piano in addition to singing, clog-dancing, and reminiscing. Taped...

The Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap is a first-of-it's-kind multimedia collection chronicling the growth of the music and culture from the parks of the Bronx to solidifying a reach that...

Spirituals, guitar evangelists, "Shout" bands, quartets and choirs sing out the sacred sounds of African American Gospel music. This Smithsonian Folkways "Classic" spans over a half century of select...

Smithsonian Folkways: World Music / Various Smithsonian Folkways: World Music / Various CD1. Ompeh - Stanley Ato Bortsie/Ato Quartey/Ernest Yamoah/Peter Dennis 2. Animal Dance Song - Mbuti Pygmies 3...

Smitsmithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Tribute To A Generation: Salute To The Big Bands CD1. Flying Home 2. 's Wonderful 3. Ill Wind 4. Chloe 5. Begin the Beguine 6. Sepia Panorama 7. Mission to...

From parties to protests to prayer, music is a powerful catalyst for celebration, for change, and for a sense of community. Through making music together, we become bigger than ourselves. Whether...

Son De Madera Son De Mi Tierra CD1. Las Poblanas (The Women from Puebla) 2. La Totolita (The Little Turkey) 3. Torito Abaje???O (The Little Lowland Bull) 4. Los Villanos (The Villagers) 5. Cascabel...

Song & Stories From Grand Canyon / Various Song & Stories From Grand Canyon / Various CD1. Deep Canyon, Deep Voices - Hall Cannon 2. Walk to the Precipice - L. Greer Price 3. Canyon Reflections -...