Festival Video

The Taratibu Youth Association Steppers, a dance company composed of twenty-one young women, create powerful rhythms with their precise footworkRead More

The University of Tennessee brought to the 2012 Smithsonian Folklife Festival a prototype home powered entirely by solar energy calledRead More

Formed over fifty years ago on the Venezuelan coast, La Sardina de Naiguatá performs the music of Carnaval. At theRead More

Mississippi State University is a leader in the use of technology and public outreach to illuminate advancements in animal health.Read More

Many rural communities in Texas, the Caribbean, and South America lack access to safe drinking water. The Texas A&M UniversityRead More

In founding the Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, Othar Turner revitalized a style of country blues music integral toRead More

The Sweet Heaven Kings, an exhilarating brass ensemble, is made up of members of the United House of Prayer forRead More

Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano of Los Angeles joins University of Texas-Pan American’s Mariachi Aztlán for a joint performanceRead More

GRAMMY-nominated musician Christylez Bacon is well known for his imaginative blending of acoustic and hip-hop music accompanied by oral percussionRead More

GRAMMY-nominated, progressive hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon discusses the importance of improvisation (freestyling) in hip-hop and accepts a challenge to createRead More