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Spring 2011: Featuring Asian American Music



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The online, multimedia magazine of Smithsonian Folkways
Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America
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A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America

In 1973, three young activists in New York City recorded A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle by Asians in America. Equal parts political manifesto, collaborative art project, and organizing tool, it is widely recognized as the first album of Asian American music....
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Civil War Songs: Recording 19th Century Historical Ballads
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Civil War Naval Songs: Recording 19th Century Historical Ballads

Recording historical songs often can require no more effort than searching....
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Archive Spotlight

Remembering Hazel Dickens

On April 22, our dear friend Hazel Dickens passed away. Hazel was one of the most important bluegrass singers....
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Smithsonian Folkways Jazz Education Website
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Folkways Jazz Education Website

This feature explores jazz from different perspectives: chronologically with a timeline....
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Video Spotlight

JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology