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Cultural Transmission
Georgia’s rich food and hospitality culture was at the heart of the Mukhrani Village Experience, a community-based tourism project.
Tucson’s role as a cultural sanctuary was not inevitable; it was cultivated by artists, activists, and tradition keepers who tended its roots.
En los últimos veinte años, la santería, práctica espiritual cubana de origen yoruba, y su música, han experimentado un auge significativo en México.
Over the last twenty years, the Cuban Yoruba-derived spiritual practice of Santería and its music have exploded in Mexico.
The Frank Hamilton School in Decatur, Georgia, invites students from all levels of musicianship.
Throughout Kyrgyzstan, craftswomen are specializing and strengthening traditional crafts that were nearly forgotten.
The “Millville Rose” represents the refined skills of factory glassblowers who toiled in an industry in which they had little say in what they made.
Folklife Magazine explores how culture shapes our lives. We publish stories about music, food, craft, language, celebrations, activism, and the individuals and communities who sustain these traditions.