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Music Box: Explore sounds from around the world at the Folklife Festival

Published 07/02/09

This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival is well under way on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Be prepared to learn about oral traditions in African American culture, explore music and its meaning in Latino culture and experience the vibrant culture of Wales.

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Singer-storyteller Ella Jenkins performs as part of the children’s and youth culture section of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in D.C.
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"Giving Voice: The Power of Words in African American Culture" explores and celebrates the role African American oral traditions have played in the shaping of American culture. The program, which features poetry, storytelling, comedy, radio, theater and children's and youth culture, is presented in partnership with the National Museum of African American...

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