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From the Southeastern Plains of Colombia, Cabrestero performs the joropo music that is an important part of the region's cattle-ranching culture
The Opika Performance Group from Perechyn, Ukraine, reconnects local orphaned children with their region’s culture and heritage through performances of Ukraine’s diverse song and dance traditions
The Monitors, from Wilson County, North Carolina, have been performing for over fifty years.
On the last day of the Festival, July 11, musicians from Chirimía la Contundencia (Quibdó, Colombia) and the Monitors (Wilson County, North Carolina) combined their distinct sounds during a wind instrument "cross program" jam on the Motor City Stage.
A crowd of the faithful gathered last night at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Motor City Stage, for "An Evening with Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff/Tribute to Philadelphia International Records."
The final World Stage evening concert on July 10 featured Peruvian music and dance
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.
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