The Colombia program on the National Mall will include a feature on gold panning from Andagoya, a village in west central Colombia, where gold is panned from the San Juan River.
Did you know that Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams is not only a celebratedsongwriter, producer, singer, musician, and performer but also the author of his own cookbook?
Our friend Carlos Alberto Beltrán R. won’t be coming to the Festival, but his tradition will.
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.
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage is thrilled to be collaborating with the Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The Dixie Cups® are a successful three-part girl group from New Orleans who shot to stardom with their first single, “Chapel of Love.”
In parts of sub-Saharan West Africa, the production of shea butter is a traditional trade passed down from mother to daughter