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The musical group Don Abundio y sus Traviesos comes from the town of Mompox, Colombia.
This footage of joropo dance was shot by the Colombia curatorial team when they were documenting the cowboy traditions of the Orinoco Plains.
Through exquisite musicianship and challenging arrangements, the Colombian group Cimarrón pushes the frontiers of traditional música llanera, the music of the Orinoco plains.
Colombia plains ensemble Cimarrón perform "El Guate" (The Foreigner).
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival attracts many talented photographers every year. For the first time, we are choosing our favorite photos taken by our visitors, and featuring these images daily on the Folklife Festival homepage
The artists performed and demonstrated for enthusiastic audiences on this third day of the Festival. Here is a selection of images from our photographers
A glimpse of the Festival on July 1 through the lenses of some of the Smithsonian staff and volunteer photographers.
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