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2011 Festival
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Over the past few months, Folklife Festival senior graphic designer Josue Castilleja met with curatorial teams to conceptually walk through the Festival
Did you know that Otis Redding’s first hit, "These Arms of Mine," was recorded almost by chance?
In 2011, researchers for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival traveled to the Orinoco Plains of Colombia.
R&B bandleader, producer, promoter, songwriter, disk jockey, author, talent scout, and label owner, Johnny Otis has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues,"
The Folklife Festival’s Opening Ceremony will be held on the Motor City stage in front of the Smithsonian Castle on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 11a.m. on the National Mall.
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is often described as the "world's largest cultural conversation," and as a "museum without walls."
In 1948, Jerry Wexler, a music journalist for Billboard magazine, coined the term "rhythm and blues."
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival will present the Peace Corps, honoring fifty years of exchange that have helped promote greater understanding and appreciation of cultures from around the world
The Folklife Festival will feature a variety of activities for families and children, including crafts and food demonstrations, as well as musical performances for young visitors.
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