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In founding the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, Othar Turner revitalized a style of country blues music integral to African American community life in the Mississippi Delta.
The Sweet Heaven Kings, an exhilarating brass ensemble, is made up of members of the United House of Prayer for All People in Anacostia
University-based groups demonstrated not only how they draw on traditional music, but also how they help it thrive in a new generation.
GRAMMY-nominated musician Christylez Bacon is well known for his imaginative blending of acoustic and hip-hop music
Christylez Bacon discusses the importance of improvisation in hip-hop and accepts a challenge to create a freestyle rap using ten random words.
Here Christylez Bacon showcases his many skills as he strums the guitar while rhyming and providing funky beatbox rhythms
This audio recording features a rare coming together of musical genres as two groups from different parts of the country share the stage
Despite the bad weather, the Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert was held indoors on June 30.
East L.A. natives and Smithsonian Folkways recording artists Quetzal perform “Estoy Aqui” at the 2012 Festival.
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