Alfred Nobel created the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 to honor such advocacy. In this collection of archival and new spoken word recordings, Nobel laureates and other proponents of peace remind us of their profound efforts on behalf of world peace. Click
here for more information.
Grammy-nominated oud master Rahim Alhaj was the subject of a
feature video on CNN in conjunction with his July 31st, 2008 performance at the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has partnered with Smithsonian Folkways and the Smithsonian Latino Center to create a Flash-based virtual exhibition featuring a diverse range of Latin American and Latino musics.
We hope you are enjoying the new Smithsonian Folkways website, which is an effort to provide greater access to the more than 3,000 recordings that make up the collection.