Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound.
Moses Asch founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document spoken word, instruction, and sounds from the world. Through 2008 Smithsonian Folkways has grown to include more than 2,500 recordings from hundreds of artists around the globe and several other record labels.
CDs, DRM-free downloads, videos, podcasts, and teaching materials are available our website (www.folkways.si.edu).
