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Summer 2011: Featuring Music from Afghanistan



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The online, multimedia magazine of Smithsonian Folkways
Afghanistan’s music
in the Smithsonian collection
Cover Story

Afghanistan’s music
in the Smithsonian collection

By D.A. Sonneborn

Further acquaintance with Afghanistan’s music will serve to increase our understanding about the culture of a land that in these times is featured daily in our print and broadcast media....
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Artist Spotlight
Artist Spotlight

¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia

The cimarrón is the bull that knows no rope, corral, nor iron, the steer....
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Archive Spotlight

A Sound Legacy

Pete Seeger discusses Smithsonian Folkways Recordings mission and purpose.
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Smithsonian Folkways Certification Workshop in World Music Pedagogy
Tools for Teaching

Smithsonian Folkways Certification Workshop in World Music Pedagogy

For a third consecutive summer, Smithsonian Folkways joined hands with....
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Video Spotlight Click to watch video

Asani, an Aboriginal women’s a cappella group from Edmonton, Alberta, presents a stirring rendition of “O, Canada,” re-imagined to reflect the myriad peoples who call Canada their homeland.
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