Browsing: Smithsonian Folkways

Listen to “Mèsi Bondye” from the re-release of ‘Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes’

McCalla’s Haitian influences richly intersect with American folk music, just as Hughes unified Black speech with stunning poetry

Dan Zanes and Friends’ ‘Lead Belly, Baby!’ features Chuck D., Billy Bragg, Valerie June, and more.

Available March 24th, Classic Piedmont Blues offers an illuminating overview of the Piedmont style.

More than 5,500 Arhoolie tracks available today!