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The final World Stage evening concert on July 10 featured Peruvian music and dance
On El Rumbiadero Stage at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, in front of over 200 spectators and eager participants, stood Luz Aydé Moncayo Giraldo and Deyvi Johan Zúñiga Jiménez
Each year the Smithsonian Folklife Festival holds a special evening concert to honor both its co-founder Ralph Rinzler (1934-1994) and a key person with whom he collaborated.
Claudia Menendez is the international program coordinator for Trees, Water & People in Fort Collins, Colorado
Fred Wesley, legendary jazz trombonist and former band leader for James Brown, brings the funk to the Motor City Stage with his band The New JBs. This performance was recorded live at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The Amazon rainforest covers more than one third of Colombia and contains approximately fifty-two ethnic groups, many are indigenous communities
This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival brings over 280 participants and a million visitors to the National Mall.