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The ingredients for this recipe come from 2014 Festival participant Fatma Ali Busaidy, whose traditional Swahili cooking from the east coast of Kenya frequently uses coconut milk, cardamom, and rice.
Even with a million things to do to ensure that the Folklife Festival goes off without a hitch, the staff of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage still find opportunities to experience exciting things on the National Mall.
The Ramogi Dancers, from Homa Bay County, are part of the Luo community in Western Kenya.
I heard about Iddi Achieng’ and Chepchumba long before they came from Kenya to perform in the United States.
During the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Makadem, a genuine entertainer, amused audiences with his “Anglo-Ohangla” style
Throughout the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, events took place on and off the National Mall.
Roughly one million visitors attend the Folklife Festival each year, engaging with tradition bearers from the United States and around the world.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of interning for the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and have been given the opportunity to film and experience the amazing cultural exhibition that is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
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