The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives is like a portal—to other countries, to the minds of great artists, and to specific moments in time.
María Catalina Robles Izquierdo, renowned Afro-Peruvian musician and music educator, passed away on November 26.
Raised in Sharjah, Al Suwaidi attended NYU Abu Dhabi, where she first found inspiration to share her poetry at an open-mic night.
For Sunny Jain, it seems that capturing the American immigrant experience through sound is a constant well of inspiration.
On the evening of June 25, the sounds of Puerto Rican plena, bomba, and Afro-Latin jazz echoed from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Ralph Rinzler Stage
Chef Elyssa Kaplan first joined World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team as a volunteer in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.