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This video features Mark Puryear, curator of the 2011 Folklife Festival program Rhythm and Blues: Tell It Like It Is.
This year, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival will offer a variety of specially designed apparel for purchase at the Marketplace
Introduction to the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and overview of Festival history.
The R&B program will present a fantastic line-up of artists. A special evening with Gamble and Huff is scheduled for July 10th; Miss Martha Reeves will be performing on July 1st; and a Soul Train dance party will be taking place on June 30th.
Jerry “Swamp Dogg” Williams will be performing every day on the National Mall on June 30th to July 4th.
In partnership with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Festival features a special rhythm and blues (R&B) program that brings live music to our nation's front lawn
Talented curatorial teams are quickly moving forward with plans for the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival