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People's Picks: American Latino National Heritage Fellows
The Latino National Heritage Fellows reflect major areas of musical accomplishment in Latino USA, including flagship regional traditions such as Tejano, New Mexican, Puerto Rican, and regional Mexican traditions planted firmly in the Southwest. This playlist, drawn from the Folkways and Arhoolie collections at the Smithsonian, is only a partial representation of the full breadth of Latino musical accomplishment included among the National Heritage Fellows.
Listen to the playlist and read Daniel Sheehy’s annotations here.
Most Popular News
- Pre-Order Roll Columbia: Woody Guthrie’s 26 Northwest Songs and stream “Grand Coulee Powder Monkey” | New Release
- Smithsonian Folkways Acquires Arhoolie Records | News
- Smithsonian Folkways remembers folk singer and promoter Jack Hardy (1947-2011) | Tribute
- Rising Sun Melodies: the Influential Life and Music of Ola Belle Reed - Free Download | New Release
- Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On Episode #12 - Days of the Week Now Available on Podcast | Podcast
- Sneak Preview: Serrano de Corazón by Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú (out 08/26/16) | Sneak Preview
- Huib Schippers Named Next Director & Curator of Smithsonian Folkways | News
- Deep Cuts from Deep Gap: A Doc Watson Playlist | Playlists
- Sneak Preview: Classic Folk Songs for Kids | Sneak Preview
- Sneak Preview: A Tribute to Jack Hardy (out 3/11) | Sneak Preview