Skip to main content
Music of the people, by the people, for the people
Folklife
Folkways
Festival
Explore
Learn
Join
Shop
Explore
Explore Overview
Folkways Magazine
Articles
Artists
Playlists
Podcasts
Videos
Learn
Learn Overview
Lesson Plans
Courses
Interactives
Libraries
Partners
Join
Memberships
Jobs & Internships
Mailing List
Donations
Visit Us
Shop
Shop Overview
Best Sellers
Books
Box Sets
DVDs
Essential Picks
Gift Certificates
Labels & Collections
Merchandise
New Releases
Series
Vinyl
About
Mission & History
Donors & Patrons
Staff
Awards
Proposals
News
Customer Service
Ordering Information
Print Catalogs
Distributors
Educational Discounts
Wholesale Inquiries
Licensing Requests
Download Manager
Download Support
Shopping Cart
My Account
FAQ
Browse By
Genre
African American Music
African American Spoken
American Folk
American History
American Indian
American Popular
Bluegrass
Blues
Cajun
Caribbean
Celtic
Central Asia
Children's
Classical
Contemporary & Electronic
Country
Documentary
Drama
Gospel
Hawai'i
Historical Song
Holiday
Humor
India
Islamica
Jazz & Ragtime
Judaica
Language Instruction
Latin
Music Instruction
Old Time
Oral History & Biography
Poetry
Prose
Psychology & Health
Sacred
Science & Nature
Sounds
Soundtracks & Musicals
Spoken Word
Struggle & Protest
World
World History
Country
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Byelorussia
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Hawaii
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
USSR (former)
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands of the United States
Wales
Yemen
Yugoslavia (former)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Artist
Beausoleil
Big Mama Thornton
Big Bill Broonzy
Brownie McGhee
Dock Boggs
Clifton Chenier
Elizabeth Cotten
Country Gentlemen
Woody Guthrie
Roscoe Holcomb
Lightnin' Hopkins
Ella Jenkins
Flaco Jiménez
Lead Belly
Mance Lipscomb
Fred McDowell
Mary Lou Williams
Memphis Slim
Mighty Sparrow
Elizabeth Mitchell
Bill Monroe
New Lost City Ramblers
David Nzomo
Suni Paz
Jean Ritchie
Tony Schwartz
Mike Seeger
Peggy Seeger
Pete Seeger
Mike Seeger
Snooks Eaglin
Sonny Terry
Dave Van Ronk
Label/Collection
ARCE
Arhoolie
Blue Ridge Institute
Bobby Susser
Collector
Cook
Dyer-Bennet
Fast Folk
Folkways
ILAM
Mickey Hart
MORE
Monitor
Paredon
Smithsonian Folkways
UNESCO
Browse By
Genre
African American Music
African American Spoken
American Folk
American History
American Indian
American Popular
Bluegrass
Blues
Cajun
Caribbean
Celtic
Central Asia
Children's
Classical
Contemporary & Electronic
Country
Documentary
Drama
Gospel
Hawai'i
Historical Song
Holiday
Humor
India
Islamica
Jazz & Ragtime
Judaica
Language Instruction
Latin
Music Instruction
Old Time
Oral History & Biography
Poetry
Prose
Psychology & Health
Sacred
Science & Nature
Sounds
Soundtracks & Musicals
Spoken Word
Struggle & Protest
World
World History
Geography
Africa
Eastern Africa
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mozambique
Reunion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Middle Africa
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Brazzaville)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Southern Africa
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cote d'Ivoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Saint Helena
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Americas
Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
Virgin Islands of the United States
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Northern America
Bermuda
Canada
Greenland
Hawaii
Mexico
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
United States
Southern America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Northeast Asia
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Macao
Mongolia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor Leste
Vietnam
Southern Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Sri Lanka
Western Asia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus
Georgia
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus
Bulgaria
Byelorussia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine
USSR (former)
Northern Europe
Bouvet Island
Channel Islands
Denmark
England
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Latvia
Lithuania
Northern Ireland
Norway
Scotland
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
United Kingdom
Wales
Southern Europe
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Gibraltar
Greece
Italy
Macedonia
Malta
Monaco
Portugal
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
Spain
Vatican City (Holy See)
Yugoslavia (former)
Western Europe
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
Oceania
Australia and New Zealand
Australia
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
New Zealand
Norfolk Island
Melanesia
Fiji
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Micronesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Polynesia
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
Johnston Island
Niue
Pitcairn
Samoa
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Wallis & Futuna Islands
Artist
Beausoleil
Big Mama Thornton
Big Bill Broonzy
Brownie McGhee
Dock Boggs
Clifton Chenier
Elizabeth Cotten
Country Gentlemen
Woody Guthrie
Roscoe Holcomb
Lightnin' Hopkins
Ella Jenkins
Flaco Jiménez
Lead Belly
Mance Lipscomb
Fred McDowell
Mary Lou Williams
Memphis Slim
Mighty Sparrow
Elizabeth Mitchell
Bill Monroe
New Lost City Ramblers
David Nzomo
Suni Paz
Jean Ritchie
Tony Schwartz
Mike Seeger
Peggy Seeger
Pete Seeger
Mike Seeger
Snooks Eaglin
Sonny Terry
Dave Van Ronk
...
Label
ARCE
Arhoolie
Blue Ridge Institute
Bobby Susser
Collector
Cook
Dyer-Bennet
Fast Folk
Folkways
ILAM
Mickey Hart
MORE
Monitor
Paredon
Smithsonian Folkways
UNESCO
Showing 7846 results for
African American
https://si-wsdsrch01.si.edu/search?site=folkways&client;=folkways&output;=xml_no_dtd&getfields;=*&filter;=0&rc;=1&q;=African+American#=24&start;=0
Filter By
Clear Filters
Content Type
Select one
Album
Article
Artist
Lesson Plan
Merchandise
Playlist
Podcast
Track
Video
Genre
Select one
African American Music
African American Spoken
American Folk
American History
American Indian
American Popular
Bluegrass
Blues
Cajun & Zydeco
Caribbean
Celtic
Central Asia
Children's
Classical
Country
Documentary
Drama
Gospel
Hip Hop
Historical Song
Holiday
Humor
India
Islamica
Jazz & Ragtime
Judaica
Latin
Miscellany
Music Instruction
Old Time
Oral History & Descriptiongraphy
Poetry
Prose
Psychology & Health
Sacred
Science & Nature
Sounds
Soundtracks & Musicals
Spoken Word
Struggle & Protest
World
World History
Country
Select one
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Belgium
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Kinshasa)
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Côte d'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Finland
France
French Equatorial Africa (former)
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Liberia
Lithuania
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mali
Martinique
Mexico
Namibia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
USSR (former)
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
Virgin Islands of the United States
Yugoslavia (former)
Zimbabwe
Decade
Select one
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1980s, 1990s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Artist
Select one
Alexander H. Moore
Alphonse Picou
Arbee Stidham
Arna Bontemps
B. K. Turner
Beauford Clay
Bell Ray
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Joe Williams
Big Maceo Merriweather
Big Mama Thornton
Bilal Abdurahman
Bill Mathews
Black Ace
Blind James Campbell
Blind Willie Johnson
Brownie McGhee
Buddy Guy
Charity Bailey
Charlie Musselwhite
Child Development Group of Mississippi
Christopher "Black Happy" Goldston
Dr. Ross
Duke Ellington
Earl Hooker
Eddie Boyd
Edgar Kendricks
Elizabeth Cotten
Ella Jenkins
Emile Barnes
Francis Clay
Fred Below
Fred McDowell
Furry Lewis
George Bell
Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho
Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
Horace Sprott
Howard Armstrong
Howell Devine
J.C. Burris
James Campbell
James Cotton
James P. Johnson
Jelly Roll Morton
Jesse Fuller
Jimmy Lee Robinson
Joe Lee Williams
Joe Turner
John Jackson
John Littlejohn
Johnny Young
Josh White
Joshua Howell
K.C. Douglas
Langston Hughes
Lead Belly
Lemon Nash
Lightnin' Hopkins
Little Brother Montgomery
Lizzie Miles
Lonnie Johnson
Lowell Fulson
Mance Lipscomb
Margaret Walker
Mary Lou Williams
Memphis Slim
Michel LaRue
Moving Star Hall Singers
Nadi Qamar
Nancy Dupree
Nikki Giovanni
Octave Crosby
Oscar "Papa" Celestin
Ossie Davis
Otis Spann
Papa Celestin
Paul Robeson
Pete Devine
Pete Johnson
Pete Seeger
Pink Anderson
Ralph Robinson
Reverend Gary Davis
Robert Pete Williams
Sam "Lightning" Hopkins
Sarah Webster Fabio
Serious Bizness
Smoky Babe
Snooks Eaglin
Sonia Sanchez
Sonny Terry
Sterling Brown
The Freedom Singers
The McIntosh County Shouters
Various Artists
Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner
Whistling Alex Moore
Willis James
More
Culture
Select one
Acoli
African
African American
African Canadian
Afro-Bahamians
Afro-Brazilian
Afro-Caribbean
Afro-Cuban
Afro-Guyanese
Afro-Haitian
Afro-Jamaican
Akan
Algonquian
Altaic
Aluku
Amakwavi
American
American Indian
Amhara
Anglo-American
Anglo-Canadian
Anglo-Saxon
Anlo
Apache
Argentinian American
Ashanti
Austrian
Ayacucho
Aztec
Bafut
Bahamian
Bamana
Baoulé
Bassa
Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews)
Bongili
Boungomo
British
Bulu
Cajun
Canadian
Cherokee
Chopi
Chorti
Chuj
Copper Inuit
Cree
Creole
Cuban
Czech American
Czechoslovakian
Dakota
Dan
Diné (Navajo)
Djuka
Dogon
Duma
Efe (Mbuti)
European American
Ewe
Fox
French
Ga
Gbaya
Gullah
Gyele
Hausa
Hispanic
Igbo
Inuit
Irish
Japanese American
Jews
Kpelle
Ladino
Lobi
Louisiana Creole
Luhya
Mahafaly
Manya
Mbala
Mboko
Mende
Mexican American
Ojibwe
Palestinian
Pende
Puerto Rican
Russian
Saramaka
Scots
Shona
Swahili
Swazi
Tigre
Tuareg
Tutsi
Wolof
Yoruba
Zulu
Instrument
Select one
12-String Guitar
Accordion
Agogo
Apinti
Atabaque
Autoharp
Balafon
Banjo
Bass
Bass drum
Bass guitar
Bass, electric
Bells
Body percussion
Bones
Bottleneck (Guitar playing)
Can
Chac-chac (Rattle)
Clarinet
Claves
Conga (Drum)
Congo Drum
Cornet
Cowbells
Cymbals
Doorbells
Drum
Drum kit
Drum set
Drums
Electric guitar
Electronic organ
Fiddle
Flute
Footdella
Guitar
Guitar, acoustic
Guitar, electric
Guitar, lead
Guitar, nine string
Guitar, rhythm
Gunga
Halam
Handclapping
Harmonica
Harp
Jew's harp
Jug
Kazoo
Lap steel
Likembe
Mandolin
Maraca
Marimba
Mbira
Medio
Oil drum
Organ
Organ (Musical instrument)
Pandeiro (Drum)
Pedal steel guitar
Percussion
Percussion instruments
Piano
Rattle (Musical instrument)
Reco-reco (Musical instrument)
Rhythm bones
Saxophone
Saxophone, Soprano
Saxophone, alto
Saxophone, baritone
Saxophone, tenor
Snare drum
Sousaphone
Steel drum
Steel guitar
Sticks, Rhythm
String bass
Talking
Tambourine
Tambourine (Drum)
Tomtom
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Twelve string guitar
Ukulele
Vibraphone
Viola
Violin
Vocal
Vocal Group
Vocals
Vocals, group
Vocals, lead
Washboard
Washboard band music
Washtub bass
Woodblock
Xylophone
Language
Select one
Akan
Albanian
Amharic
Anlo
Arabic
Bafut
Bamanankan
Bantu
Baoulé
Bongili
Bulu
Chinese
Chuj
Ch’orti’
Cree
Dakota
Dan
Dangme
Dogon
Duma
Eastern Maroon Creole
Efe
English
Fiteny Malagasy
French
French Creole
Ga
Gaelic
Gbaya
German
Greek
Guyanese Creole English
Gyele
Haitian Creole
Hebrew (modern)
Hindi
Igbo
Inuit
Italian
Ixil
Jamaican Creolized KiKongo
Korean
Koyo
Kpelle
Kumanti
Ladino
Lingala
Loma
Lucazi
Luhya
Mam
Maninkakan
Mano
Manyakan
Mboko
Mende
Michif
Mokpwe
Ngundi
Nootka
Nyemba
Okande
Papa
Phende
Portuguese
Russian
Saramaccan
Shona
Spanish
Swahili
Tai
Taki-taki
Tamasheq
Te Reo Māori
Temiar
Tigré
Tiwa
Tz’utujil
Téké
Wolof
Wolof, Gambian
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Éwé
Region
Select one
Africa
Asia
Europe
Oceania
The Americas
SubRegion
Select one
Australia & New Zealand
Caribbean
Central America
Eastern Africa
Eastern Europe
Melanesia
Middle Africa
Northeast Asia
Northern Africa
Northern America
Northern Europe
Southeast Asia
Southern Africa
Southern America
Southern Asia
Southern Europe
Western Africa
Western Asia
Western Europe
Cover Story
Anti-Apartheid Freedom Songs Then and Now |...
Cover Story
Crossroads at Congo Square | Smithsonian...
LESSON PLAN
Lead Belly and His Legacy of Southern Song
Soundscapes
African Music in the USA: The Music of...
Soundscapes
Say It Loud: African American Spoken Word
LESSON PLAN
South Africa, Free At Last | Smithsonian...
PLAYLIST
Freedom Sounds from Smithsonian Folkways
LESSON PLAN
Blending African and Irish Sensibilities in...
LESSON PLAN
"Love Is the Thing to Make it...
LESSON PLAN
Hootenanny, Hootin' Annie, Will You Dance...
ALBUM
African American Legacy Series: A Life of...
Ella Jenkins
Lesson Plans
LESSON PLAN
Braiding Rhythms: The Role of Bell Patterns...
LESSON PLAN
Having Our Say: The Music of the Mardi Gras...
ALBUM
Classic African-American Ballads from...
Various Artists
ALBUM
African and Afro-American Drums
Various Artists
ALBUM
Wade in the Water, Vol. 1: African-American...
Various Artists
ALBUM
Afro-American Music: A Demonstration...
Various Artists
ALBUM
Wade in the Water, Vol. 2: African-American...
Various Artists
Recording Spotlight
Rasta sounds connect Ethiopia to the Americas...
ALBUM
Echoes of Timbuktu and Beyond in Congo...
Bilal Abdurahman
ALBUM
Traditional African Ritual Music of Guyana
Various Artists
ALBUM
Wade in the Water: African American Sacred...
Various Artists
Cover Story
Sharecropper's Troubadour: Songs of...
The item was succesfully added to cart.
Join our email list for the latest news from Smithsonian Folkways and the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Click to Join
TOP