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News & Press May 7 - Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Benjamin "Tex" Logan (1927-2015) May 7 - Smithsonian Folkways Nominated for Two A2IM Libera Awards May 7 - Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Guy Carawan (1927-2015) May 5 - UNESCO Collection Week 53: Juxtaposing Traditional and Modern Music of Japan April 28 - UNESCO Collection Week 52: Traditional Music from Armenia and Yemen April 24 - Video: Was Lead Belly a protest singer? A conversation with NMAAHC director Lonnie Bunch III view all news