2012 Festival Blog - Special Events
LISTEN! NPR Talk of the Nation at the Festival
NPR’s live call-in show Talk of the Nation is broadcasting from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival TODAY, July 5, 2 toRead More
July 5, 2012 No Comments
Festival Audio – Hungarian Roma Music of Kálmán Balogh
Today we are featuring another Festival musical highlight, this time from the evening concert of Hungarian cimbalom master Kálmán Balogh.Read More
July 4, 2012 3 Comments
Festival Audio – Azerbaijani Music with Imamyar Hasanov and Pezhham Akhavass
So far one of this year’s musical highlights has been the evening concert performance of Azerbaijani music with Imamyar HasanovRead More
July 2, 2012 No Comments
Hungarian Roma Music at the 2012 Folklife Festival
Two ensembles will combine their musical talents for an evening concert at the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival from 6 toRead More
June 30, 2012 No Comments
Festival Audio – Meshell Ndegeocello Pays Tribute to Chuck Brown
Our first installment of the 2012 Festival Audio series features a musical tribute to D.C. legend Chuck Brown. Meshell Ndegeocello’sRead More
June 29, 2012 1 Comment
Rinzler Memorial Concert: Celebrating Worth Long’s Legacy
Each year, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival presents a special evening concert to honor both its co-founder Ralph Rinzler (1934-1994) andRead More
June 29, 2012 No Comments
Azerbaijan at the 2012 Festival
The 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival is proud to host two evening events featuring the tastes and sounds of Azerbaijan. LocatedRead More
June 28, 2012 No Comments
Save the Date: Festival Opening Ceremony on June 27
The 2012 Folklife Festival opens June 27 on the National Mall! The official start of the Festival—the opening ceremony—begins atRead More
June 25, 2012 2 Comments
Smithsonian Folkways Latino Music Concerts
Dan Sheehy, director of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, talks about the special Latino music concert series featured at this year’s Festival. SeeRead More
June 24, 2012 No Comments
Chuck Brown Loved Washington and Washington Loved Chuck Brown
The “Godfather of Go-Go,” Chuck Brown, passed away in May and the nation’s capitol mourned. Chuck had to cancel severalRead More
June 18, 2012 1 Comment
