From: Smithsonian Folkways [smithsonianfolkways_at_si_dot_edu]

Sent: 22 July 2015 17:06

Subject: New Music from Smithsonian Folkways

 

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Songs My Mother Taught Me

Yemeni diwen poems, from The Yemenite Jews in the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music. Photo by Avner Bahat, courtesy Rinzler Archives.

 

In celebration of the release of 127 albums in the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music, Smithsonian Folkways Magazine's summer issue spotlights the collection with stories, archival photos, a playlist by Numero Group's Rob Sevier, and more.

 

New Release: Mariachi Los Camperos Return to Golden Age of Mariachi in Tribute to Late Founder Nati Cano

Grounded in tradition, shaped by artistry, and fueled by passion, GRAMMY-winning Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano made its name by taking its music to a new realm of creativity and audience engagement. Their fifth Smithsonian Folkways title, Tradici?n, Arte y Pasi?n drinks from the well of the expansive "golden age" of mariachi music in the 1940s and 1950s to artfully conjure a sound as fresh and contemporary today as it was then.

This album is the 42nd in the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions Series of Latino music albums, produced with support from the Smithsonian Latino Center.

 

Subscriber Discount: Enter code SFMARIACHI and save 20% off retail price on this CD or album download through July 31.

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July "People's Picks" features "A Southern Songs Playlist" by Valerie June

This month's Peoples Picks features a playlist by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June. She presents a diverse compendium of southern music, drawing heavily on our award-winning Classic Series and the Virginia Traditions from the Blue Ridge Institute collection, while demonstrating her love and intimate connection to that material.

 

Sneak Preview: Playing 'Til Your Soul Comes Out! Music of Macedonia (out 8/28/15)

Playing 'Til Your Soul Comes Out! Music of Macedonia (available August 28) presents field recordings collected by noted music and dance ethnographer Martin Koenig in 1968 and 1973. The album is a sonic time capsule of the region, made just prior to the popularization of modernized or newly composed folk music.

Listen to a sneak preview of Playing 'Til Your Soul Comes Out! here.

 

Headline: Last Round of UNESCO Reissues: Vietnam, Korea, North India, Azerbaijan, and More...

Following a release schedule spanning 64 weeks, 84 articles by over 60 guest writers, and 127 albums encompassing 1,657 tracks of music from over 70 countries, Smithsonian Folkways has completed the release of the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music. This makes publicly available the highly acclaimed collection of field recordings from around the world (including twelve albums of previously unreleased material) via CD, digital download, streaming, and library subscription.

 

Subscriber Discount: Save 20% off retail price on UNESCO CDs or album downloads through July 31 with code UNESCOJULY15.

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Smithsonian Folkways Trivia!

Each month we'll ask a trivia question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject "July Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways_at_si_dot_edu by Tuesday, July 30, and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice!

July Question: Mariachi Los Camperos has toured with what GRAMMY-winning American musician who recently celebrated her 69th birthday?

Congratulations to last month's winner Eric Berge, from Lompoc, CA, who correctly answered "1964" to the question: "Fannie Lou Hamer is perhaps best known for her testimony before the Credentials Committee at the Democratic National Convention in what year?"

 

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