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Smithsonian Folklife Festival
About the Festival
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Connecting People through Music
Explore and purchase over 3,000 titles from around the world.


Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collection
Navigating the Mekong:
An educational feature based on the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Mekong River program

Smithsonian Global Sound

Smithsonian Global Sound

Explore and download the world of musical traditions. Thousands of rare recordings. Free radio streams, videos, and lesson plans.



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 Featured Projects
Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways
 Listen to Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways
A radio program on WAMU featuring music, stories, and newly digitized audio from our archive.

Waterways
 Inspirations from the Forest
A traveling exhibition explorinig the ways our national forests serve as inspirations for art.

Woody Guthrie Papers

Woody Guthrie Papers
Writings and drawings from this legendary musician are in the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections.


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