New Release - Ella Jenkins,
A Life of Song
On February 22, Smithsonian Folkways and the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will release A Life of Song from musician and educator Ella Jenkins, known as "The First Lady of Children's Music."

The new album offers stories and songs that speak to her years growing up as an African American child in multicultural Chicago and is part of the African American Legacy Series.

• Subscriber Discount
  Enter code EllaSong and save 20% off retail price on the new CD or album download through February 28.
• New Video, "We Love You Ella!"
  Watch and share with your friends.
• New Sound Sessions Interview
  Hear Ella share stories about her life and music.
• Attend Upcoming Ella Jenkins Appearances in Chicago, IL

• Cover Story: The Evolution of Jazz
• Artist Spotlight: Ella Jenkins — A Life of Song
• Archive Spotlight — Ding Dong Dollar
• Tools for Teaching — "This Little Light of Mine"

JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology, the new 6-CD, 111-track, 200-page collection, will be in stores March 29, 2011, but subscribers can pre-order directly from Smithsonian Folkways at a special price.

*The discounted pre-order price will expire on February 15, 2011*

Recently, several back-catalog albums in vinyl format have been made available. The newest releases are:

• At the Helm by East New York Ensemble de Music (Jazz, 1974)
• First Songs by Michael Hurley (Folk, 1964)
• Jujus/Alchemy of the Blues by Sarah Webster Fabio (Jazz/Spoken Word, 1976)
• Le Jazz Primitif from Trinidad by Rupert Clemendore and John Buddy Williams (Jazz/Calypso, 1961)
• Street and Gangland Rhythms, Beats and Improvisations by Six Boys in Trouble (Spoken Word/Rap, 1959)

Subscriber Discount!
Enter code SFWVinyl2011 and save 20% off your next vinyl purchase of $25 or more.

• Smithsonian Folkways remembers artist and children’s folklorist Kate Rinzler (1937—2010).
• Smithsonian Folkways remembers polka band-leader Clete Bellin (1943—2010), who appeared on the 1998 album Deep Polka: Dance Music from the Midwest.
• Smithsonian Folkways and Visual Dialogue recently won the 2010 Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) Interactive Award in the Nonprofit and Government category.
• The Smithsonian Channel film The Accordion Kings, a companion to the 2008 album ¡Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia's Música Vallenata, won a CINE Golden Eagle Award.