Smithsonian Folkways

About this imprint

Smithsonian Folkways is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Imprint.

Source note: imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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Genres & artists

Associated release artists

Showing 80 of 316 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.

Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.

Selected releases

849 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.

• Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions →
• Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions →
• Music of New Mexico: Native American Traditions →
  Release date: 1992
• Music of New Orleans, Vol. 2: Music of the Eureka Brass Band →
  The Eureka Brass Band
  The Eureka Brass Band · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• Music of New Orleans, Vol. 3: Music of the Dance Halls →
• Music of New Orleans, Vol. 4: The Birth of Jazz →
• Music of New Orleans, Vol. 5: New Orleans Jazz - The Flowering →
• Music of the Diola-Fogny →
  Release date: 2004
• Music of the Sioux and the Navajo →
  Release date: 1949
• Music of the Ukraine →
• Musical Traditions of St. Lucia, West Indies →
  Release date: 1993
• Musics of the Soviet Union →
  Release date: 1989
• Musics of the Soviet Union →
  Release date: 1992-07-13
• My Darling Party Line: Irreverent Songs, Ballads and Airs →
  Release date: 2006
  Abraham Brumberg · Joe Glazer
  Abraham Brumberg · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
  Joe Glazer · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• My Street Begins at My House →
  Release date: 1989
  Ella Jenkins
  Ella Jenkins · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · folk singer/actress · Artist source ↗
• Mỹ Lai →
  Release date: 2022-05-20
  Kronos Quartet
  Kronos Quartet · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• Navajo Songs →
• Navajo Songs →
  Release date: 1992-11-10
• Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Vol. 6: Ring Game Songs and Others →
• Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Volume 1: Secular →
  Release date: 2012-05-30
• Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Volume 2: Religious Music →
  Release date: 2012-05-30
• Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Volume 3: Rich Amerson, 1 →
  Release date: 2012-05-30
  Rich Amerson
  Rich Amerson · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Volume 4: Rich Amerson, 2 →
  Release date: 2012-05-30
  Rich Amerson
  Rich Amerson · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• Negro Folk Music of Alabama, Volume 5: Spirituals →
  Release date: 2012-05-30
  Dock Reed · Vera Hall
  Dock Reed · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
  Vera Hall · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗

Artists linked to this entry

9 artists have a direct label association in Wikidata. These statements may be historical; they do not confirm a current contract or a release credit.

• Cimarrón ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Dillard Chandler ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Elizabeth Mitchell ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Lucinda Williams ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Mali Obomsawin ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Mark Olf ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Pete Seeger ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Stephen Wade ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• The Dust Busters ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗

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