Festival Blog
Presenting at the Colombia Program: Contributing to Cultural Exchange/Presentar en el programa Colombia: Una contribución al intercambio cultural
Colombia: the Nature of Culture program was a wonderful space where people from different parts of Colombia had the opportunityRead More
December 19, 2011 No Comments
Malian Bogolan Online Exhibition
We have just added an online exhibition about Malian Bogolan (mud cloth) to the website of the Center for FolklifeRead More
September 9, 2011 2 Comments
Soul Train Dance Party in 90 Seconds
We are happy to share this wonderful video of the June 30 Soul Train Dance Party. This was shot byRead More
August 30, 2011 1 Comment
Swamp Dogg performs “Total Destruction to Your Mind”
Swamp Dogg and company perform “Total Destruction to Your Mind,” the title song of Swamp Dogg’s first LP from 1970. JerryRead More
August 8, 2011 No Comments
Reflections on the Colombia Program of the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival/Reflexiones sobre el programa de Colombia del 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Colombia program for the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival was an incredible and dynamic success. By dividing the country intoRead More
August 5, 2011 1 Comment
Our Favorite 2011 Festival Flickr Images
After much deliberation, we’ve chosen seven of our favorite Flickr images of the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: one each fromRead More
August 4, 2011 No Comments
Migdonio Rivas Ríos, Colombian Percussion Instrument Maker
Migdonio Rivas Ríos from Colombia’s Pacific Coast constructs percussion instruments for chirimía ensembles using local materials and techniques. As syntheticRead More
August 3, 2011 3 Comments
Mi experiencia como presentadora del programa de Colombia/My Experience as a Colombia Program Presenter
Debo reconocer que el Festival del Smithsonian me dejó profundamente conmovida y asombrada. Cuando se hablaba de exposiciones de humanosRead More
August 2, 2011 2 Comments
Future Folklife Festival Program: Medical Traditions
On a warm day this past spring, curator Betty Belanus, researcher Sita Reddy, and I began a drive from Washington,Read More
August 1, 2011 1 Comment
Smithsonian Folkways Audio Streams
Check out these five audio streams of Smithsonian Folkways tracks related to the 2011 Festival programs. Music of Colombia featuresRead More
July 28, 2011 1 Comment
