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Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways

Dear Subscriber,

The 45th Smithsonian Folklife Festival concluded this week, with more than 1 million visitors in 10 days. Thanks to everyone who participated in person and online!

Here are a few Festival highlights featuring Smithsonian Folkways artists:
Watch Cimarrón perform “Joropo quitapersares” from the new Smithsonian Folkways album. Watch Ayombe perform <i>vallenato</i> music from Colombia.
Watch Cimarrón perform “Joropo quitapersares” from the new Smithsonian Folkways album. See photos of Colombian Vallenato group Ayombe perform
Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert Smithsonian Folkways “JAZZ” T-shirts Photo by huebner family photos
See photos of the Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert featuring Elizabeth Mitchell, Suni Paz, and Chip Taylor & the Grandkids. Thanks to the Monitors for sporting the new Smithsonian Folkways “JAZZ” T-shirts!

“Are You Smarter Than a Curator?” — Last Chance!
“Are You Smarter Than a Curator?”

“Are You Smarter Than a Curator?” This is your last chance to support the Smithsonian Folkways mission by accepting Smithsonian Folkways director Daniel Sheehy’s challenge! Take the Folklife edition of the “Are You Smarter Than a Curator?” quiz, and for every question you answer correctly, 10 CENTS will be donated to Smithsonian Folkways. Plus, U.S. residents will receive a FREE STICKER for taking the quiz.

Smithsonian Folkways Trivia!
Each month we'll ask a trivia question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject "July Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways@si.edu by July 31, 2011, and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice!

July Question: Chip Taylor, who recorded the upcoming Smithsonian Folkways album Golden Kids Rules with his three granddaughters, wrote what song that was a chart-topping hit for The Troggs in 1966?

Congratulations to last month's winner, Gary from Dublin, Ca, who correctly answered “Cumbia” to the question: What style of music, originally performed on the Caribbean coast of Colombia with an accompanying courtship dance, has become one of the most popular Latin American genres worldwide? (Hint: The traditional variation is performed by Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto).
Smithsonian Folkways is a nonprofit endeavor, and CD and digital download purchases sustain both the mission and the music. Liner notes are available as free downloads. Thank you for your support.

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