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Sights & Sounds
These films from previous Mother Tongue Film Festival programs explore themes of verbal and non-verbal interaction.
This November, Smithsonian Folkways will release King of Louisiana Blues & Zydeco in celebration of Chenier’s centennial birthday.
While that audience may not be in a room together, viewers can immediately share their experiences of these films with their friends, families, and communities.
Each year, the Mother Tongue Film Festival highlights Indigenous-language films, including music videos.
Paxton plays what he calls “Black folk music,” an amalgam of various nineteenth- and twentieth-century styles originating in the “Black Belt.”
The Frank Hamilton School in Decatur, Georgia, invites students from all levels of musicianship.
To celebrate Ella Jenkins on her hundredth birthday in August, we asked a group of musicians how Ella has inspired them.
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