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Soundscapes Featured music from Smithsonian Folkways. Radio Jarochelo: Connecting CommunitiesInternet technology in the hands of a Mexican maestro yields a one of the strongest threads in the fabric of tradition. Musical Rhythms to Learn, Love, and SharePatricia Campbell discusses rhythmic elements in the annual Smithsonian Folkways certification course in World Music Pedagogy. UNESCO’s World of MusicThe UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music is an outcome of UNESCO’s aim to bring about lasting peace founded on “mutual understanding” and “the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind.” From Analog to DigitalThe Story of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional MusicOvertime, both the “world music” commercial market and the intellectual climate for on-location study of traditional music... A Guide to the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music How does the dilettante music lover find a foothold in an unbelievably dense and intimidating catalog?... “Some Kind of Something Is Going On Down There” Crossroads at Congo SquareThe polyrhythms, syncopation, and pulse beats that filled Congo Square are the heartbeat of the musical forms that emerged from New Orleans… The Birth of the Drum SetThe drum set is a hybrid of instruments from around the world, from cultures that were assembling in port cities like New Orleans... Indian Generations Producer Samuel Charters documented what the Mardi Gras Indians sounded like on Mardi Gras Day in 1957... The Last Brass Band? Musical Mentorship and Social Justice OrganizingThe possibility that New Orleans brass band music could be lost to attrition, neglect, or new styles has been an ongoing concern... Recovery and Rebirth of a New Orleans Jazz Life The jazz funeral philosophy sustained many of us on the road to recovery after Hurricane Katrina. Nearly a decade later, New Orleans remains in a state of recovery and transition... Sharecropper’s Troubadour Songs of Solidarity in Hard Times...Often you go to the shelf and get your Bible, And sit down and begin to read. And you find therein where God will punish... Wisconsin’s Solidarity Sing Along Songs of Solidarity in Hard TimesJust after noon on a sunny Friday in late June, forty people gather in Madison... Anti-Apartheid Freedom Songs Then and Now In the struggle to resist oppression, performance played an important role, offering a vehicle for disguising subversive messages... Remembering and Rebuilding: Folkways Cantorials 1947-1965 Aficionados of Jewish liturgical music today describe the years between the late nineteenth century and 1950... Sound and Community in the Muslim Call to Prayer From the public to the intimate the Islamic call to prayer, adhan, literally meaning “announcement,”... The Look of the Listen The Cover Art of Folkways Records The Look of the Listen is a website that explores the breadth and diversity of Folkways cover art... Afghanistan’s music in the Smithsonian collection Further acquaintance with Afghanistan’s music will serve to increase our understanding... Jazz The challenge of talking about music is compounded when the subject is jazz, a word of clouded origins whose meaning reflects an evolution... Appalachian Blues Blues from the mountains The Appalachian Mountains are only now beginning to be recognized as one of the primary incubators of... Mirembe Kawomera (Delicious Peace) Coffee, Music and Interfaith Harmony in Uganda I find it challenging to record in small villages in Uganda... A Midnight Serenade Music from the Dominican Republic During my fieldwork in the Dominican Republic, ongoing battles against the local “crazy ants”... Songs By and For Children A Legacy of Children’s Music Children’s music has been a Folkways priority from the inception of the label... Music of Central Asia Tengir-Too, Mountain Music of Kyrgyzstan and Classical Music of the Tajiks and Uzbeks Central Asia is commonly understood to... Tradiciones / Traditions The Expanding Universe of Música Latina Over 45 million people of Hispanic descent make the United States... Paredon Records Activist songs and speeches from 1970 to 1985 Between 1970 and 1985, Paredon Records released fifty albums that covered major left-wing... National Heritage Awards Honoring Traditional Artists in the USA The National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships are the highest form... Latino Chicago Music and community The Latino presence in Metropolitan Chicago offers us a distinctive window into Latino culture... The Music in Poetry Ballad and blues stanzas What makes a poem sound pleasing to the ear? A solid rhythm for one... Throat Singing A unique vocalization from three cultures Throat-singing, a guttural style of singing or chanting, is one of the world's oldest... The Roots and Branches of Virginia Music The past is present The year 2007 marks the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, Virginia, the first... Voices of Struggle The Civil Rights movement, 1945 to 1965 We honor African-American history and music with a look at the profound cultural contribution... From the Andes to the Arctic Explore American Indian heritage through music Smithsonian Folkways offers many archival recordings of American Indian... Rebel Music A Musical Tour of Maroon Communities Between the 15th and 19th centuries, in remote areas throughout the Americas, hundreds of self-liberated... Islands of Song Musics of the Bahamas For hundreds of years along the 700 scattered limestone islands in the Caribbean sea... A Sound Legacy 20 Years of Folkways Records at the Smithsonian Folkways Records & Service Co. was founded in 1948 in New York City by Moses Asch... Say It Loud African AmericanSpoken Word The spoken word occupies a central and indispensable position in African American history and culture... Connecting Cultures Music of the Mekong River Like the Yangtze, the Nile, and the Mississippi, the Mekong River in Southeast Asia... ¡Que Viva el Mariachi! Music, Meaning, and Movimiento Mexican mariachi music is made to move you. It is direct, driving, and designed to instill emotion... The Country Blues Rural soul music of the Southern USA On his WFMT radio program in the mid-1950s, Studs Terkel asked, “Say Bill, what’s the blues?” Big Bill Broonzy replied... Bluegrass on Folkways An American roots tradition Bluegrass music is the synthesis of American southern string band music, blues, English, Irish, and Scottish... Labor's Troubadour Joe Glazer and Collector Records Since the Industrial Revolution, working people have been organizing and campaigning... Songs of the Water Ways Maritime Music The sea and other water ways such as large lakes, long rivers, and wide bays, have inspired songs for centuries... Música Latina Sounds of Latino USA Latin America, including Latino communities in the United States, is one of the... African Music in the USA The music of African immigrants In the past three decades, new African diaspora communities have emerged... Drum Sounds and Their Meanings By Mickey Hart One of the few things we know about our universe is that everything in it is vibrating... In Our Own Voice Songs of American Indian Women Very little is known and appreciated about American Indian women's songs... We Sing a Song Folkways for children The music that children are raised on will influence them for the rest of their lives... Women BreakingMusical Barriers She isn't supposed to play that Recordings by women fill the archives of Folkways, but we shouldn't take them... Na Leo Hawai'i Musics of Hawai'i Asians and Pacific Islanders make up the majority of the population of Hawai'i... Music of Ghana Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Ghana's Independence On March 6, 1957, the nation of Ghana declared its independence... Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena Shared traditions — distinctive rhythms Bomba and plena are percussion-driven musical traditions from Puerto Rico... La Nueva Canción The New Song Movement in South America The 1970 victory of the Popular Unity government led by Salvador Allende in Chile... Strings of the North National Instruments of Sweden, Norway, and Finland Scotland has its bagpipes, India its sitar, and Russia the balalaika... Mahagita Harp and Vocal Music of Burma The Burmese arched harp, a little known treasure among Asian musical instruments, figures prominently... Songs to Make Winter Bright Traditions of Singing at Christmas and Other Winter Holidays Winter in the Northern Hemisphere is a time of... Sounds of the Office History and culture in sound When defining the term "Folkways" Moses Asch said simply: "Anything that is sound."...
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Radio Jarochelo: Connecting Communities
Musical Rhythms to Learn, Love, and Share
UNESCO’s World of Music
From Analog to Digital
A Guide to the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music 
“Some Kind of Something Is Going On Down There” 
The Birth of the Drum Set
Indian Generations 
The Last Brass Band? 
Recovery and Rebirth of a New Orleans Jazz Life 
Sharecropper’s Troubadour 
Wisconsin’s Solidarity Sing Along 
Anti-Apartheid Freedom Songs Then and Now 
Remembering and Rebuilding: Folkways Cantorials 1947-1965 
Sound and Community in the Muslim Call to Prayer 
The Look of the Listen 
Afghanistan’s music in the Smithsonian collection 
Jazz 
Appalachian Blues 
Mirembe Kawomera (Delicious Peace) 
A Midnight Serenade 
Songs By and For Children 
Music of Central Asia 
Tradiciones / Traditions 
Paredon Records 
National Heritage Awards 
Latino Chicago 
The Music in Poetry 
Throat Singing 
The Roots and Branches of Virginia Music 
Voices of Struggle 
From the Andes to the Arctic 
Rebel Music 
Islands of Song 
A Sound Legacy 
Say It Loud 
Connecting Cultures 
¡Que Viva el Mariachi! 
The Country Blues 
Bluegrass on Folkways 
Labor's Troubadour 
Songs of the Water Ways 
Música Latina 
African Music in the USA 
Drum Sounds and Their Meanings 
In Our Own Voice 
We Sing a Song 
Women Breaking
Na Leo Hawai'i 
Music of Ghana 
Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena 
La Nueva Canción 
Strings of the North 
Mahagita 
Songs to Make Winter Bright 
Sounds of the Office 
