Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. We believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials we seek to strengthen people's engagement with their own cultural heritage and to enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others. Our mission is the legacy of Moses Asch, who founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document people's music, spoken word, instruction, and sounds from around the world. The Smithsonian acquired Folkways from the Asch estate in 1987, and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has continued the Folkways commitment to cultural diversity, education, increased understanding, and lively engagement with the world of sound.
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Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
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Various Artists
Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
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Various Artists
The Social Power of Music
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Buddy Bolden
The Sky Is Blue
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Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes
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Badenya
Badenya: Manden Jaliya in New York City
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James P. Johnson
The Original James P. Johnson: 1942-1945 piano solos
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Recent Releases
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The Social Power of Music
Various Artists
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2019 -
Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Various Artists
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2019 -
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Pete Seeger
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2019 -
The Sky Is Blue
Buddy Bolden
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2008 -
Mary Lou Williams Presents Black Christ of the Andes
Mary Lou Williams
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2004 -
Badenya: Manden Jaliya in New York City
Badenya
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2002 -
Mississippi Delta Bluesman
David Honeyboy Edwards
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2001 -
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The Original James P. Johnson: 1942-1945 piano solos
James P. Johnson
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2001 -
Sometimes I Believe She Loves Me
Barbara Dane
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Leadbelly's Last Sessions
Leadbelly
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
1994