From: Smithsonian Folkways [smithsonianfolkways_at_si_dot_edu]

Sent: 28 May 2015 19:05

Subject: New Music from Smithsonian Folkways - May, 2015

 

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Chornobyl Songs Project: Living Culture from a Lost World

 

This month, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings spotlights the Virginia Traditions series from the Blue Ridge Institute, offering the collection as on-demand CDs or digital downloads via folkways.si.edu, and making it available to digital stores for the first time. Acquired from the Blue Ridge Institute's BRI Records, the nine albums in the collection feature recordings of Virginia's traditional music spanning from the 1920s through the 1980s.

 

Subscriber Discount: Enter code SFMAY and save 25% off any order over $80 through June 2.*

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New "People's Picks" Guest Playlist Series Launches with Daniel Bachman's Virginia Traditions

Smithsonian Folkways is launching a monthly guest-curated playlist series, highlighting favorite tracks from the collection from notable Folkways fans. Acclaimed guitarist and Virginia native Daniel Bachman kicks off the series by culling his favorites from the BRI Virginia Traditions series.

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Sneak Preview: Tradición, Arte y Pasión: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano (out 7/17/15)"

Mariachi is more than entertainment; it is a celebration of Mexican identity, artistry, and ritual. On July 17, Smithsonian Folkways will release Tradición, Arte y Pasión: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, an exploration into the multi-dimensional sounds of Mexico's past and present. The album serves as a fitting tribute to legendary mariachi musician, bandleader, teacher, and advocate Natividad "Nati" Cano, who died last fall during the album's production.

Listen to a sneak preview of Tradición, Arte y Pasión

 

Save the Date: Evening Concerts at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Two evening concerts at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrate Smithsonian Folkways artists. Save the dates:
? Sunday, June 28, 2015, 5-6:30 p.m. Agustín Lira & Alma + Viento Callejero
? Sunday, July 5, 2015, 5-6:30 p.m. Smithsonian Folkways Tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer (album release event)

Meanwhile, listen to our "Music of Peru from Smithsonian Folkways" playlist for a sound sampling of this year's Festival.

From left: Guy Carawan, Fannie Lou Hamer, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and Len Chandler perform civil rights songs at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965. Photo by Diana Davies

 

Headline: UNESCO Reissues Continue: Japan, Madagascar, Bahrain, Afghanistan, and More?

The weekly reissue of two albums from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music continues! Read the latest guest blog posts, and check back weekly to explore musical traditions from around the world.

 

Subscriber Discount: Save 20% off retail price on UNESCO CDs or album downloads through June 2 with code UNESCOMAY15.

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Smithsonian Folkways Trivia!

Each month we'll ask a trivia question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject "May Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways_at_si_dot_edu by Tuesday, June 2, and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice!

May Question: What song, featured in the Virginia Traditions series, recounts the 1903 crash of the Southern Railway train known as the "Fast Mail"?

Congratulations to last month's winner, Karen Wassman from Germantown, MD, who correctly answered "branch" to the question, "What does "hilka" (of Ensemble Hilka) mean in Ukrainian?"

 

News and Press

?  Smithsonian Folkways nominated for two A2IM Libera Awards

?  Smithsonian Folkways earns twelve nominations for the 14th Independent Music Awards

?  Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture director Lonnie Bunch discusses the life and legacy of Lead Belly

?  Smithsonian Folkways remembers Joe Wilson (1939-2015)

?  Smithsonian Folkways remembers Guy Carawan (1927-2015)

?  Smithsonian Folkways remembers Benjamin "Tex" Logan (1927-2015)

 

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