Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-12-29T17:18:54.000Z
Views:
963
Video Title:
Giving Voice: The Power of Words in African American Culture [Behind The Scenes Documentary]
Description:
In the summer of 2009, the Smithsonian hosted the 43rd annual Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. One of the programs was Giving Voice: The Power of Words in African American Culture, which included a selection of performances by Black poets, storytellers, actors, comedians, and radio personalities that presented the traditions of contemporary African American Culture that have been spread throughout the community through oral traditions and verbal arts. Participants included children's singer/songwriter Ella Jenkins, veteran actress Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, and poet Thomas Sayers Ellis. This video goes behind the scenes with program curator James A. Robinson as he reflects on the Festival's program, co-presented with the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Listen to 'Here I Stand: Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song,' available on CD via Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/here-i-stand-elders-wisdom-childrens-song/african-american-music-american-folk-oral-history-biography-spoken-word/album/smithsonian Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings Twitter: https://twitter.com/Folkways Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithsonianfolkways The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
Video Duration:
4 min 53 sec
YouTube Keywords:
music folk "Woody Guthrie" "Pete Seeger" Smithsonian Folkways old-time non-profit
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more by:
smithsonianfolkways
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolkways
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_R7T4Oa1ULks