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Music

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Ella Jenkins Releases Her Latest Kid’s Album, “A Life in Song”

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Wednesday Roundup: Jazz, Holiday Cards and the New Soda Bottle

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Smithsonian Folkways’ Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

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Wednesday Roundup: Space Suits, Diaries and Native Music

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Mining the Folkways Archives: How to Kick That Smoking Habit

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Wednesday Roundup: Podcasts, Warhol and Archives

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Wednesday Roundup: Cute Lion Cub Pics, Kiwis and Hula Hoops

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Elizabeth Mitchell Teaches the Kids to Sing

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Walks of Life

Brass bands and slow travel

As musicians, locals and tourists converge in Lapa, it has become the musical heart of Rio de Janeiro.

Rio’s Music is Alive and Well

Brazil’s music scene may be known for beats such as bossa nova, but newer sounds are making waves on the streets of Rio

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Wednesday Roundup-Shark Week, More Facial Hair and a Show in the Sky

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Get a Lift From Folkways’ Songs About Elevators

"Kids have fantastic ideas," says "wired composer" Tod Machover, holding an instrument from the Beatles version of Rock Band, the computer-based musical toy invented by his students at MIT.

Tod Machover on Composing Music by Computer

The inventor and MIT professor talks about where music and technology will intersect over the course of the next 40 years

"The idea of musical chops—instrumental mastery—will still be around," says Laurie Anderson.

Laurie Anderson on the Sounds of the Future

The multi-faceted artist sees a future in which artists change our auditory experiences

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Spice Up Your Home Movies with Smithsonian Folkways!

Live Aid: 25 Years Later

2,168 Albums Later: The Legacy of Moses Asch

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USA Wins! Celebrate As If You Were in South Africa!

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Whistle While You Work

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Glee Clubs and Fans Take Note: Viva Mariachi!

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