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To Dawa Dakpa, tradition needs innovation the way fire needs air—tradition and modernity need not be at odds.
The nay is a notoriously difficult instrument, which tends to be a point of pride for Cairo’s nayatiyya, or nay players.
A multi-voiced conversation about our complex society is happening right in front of our ears.
Now the Workhouse Arts Center, the facility does not stand in spite of its past, but because of it.
“Who the hell is Ralph Rinzler?” I asked. “The director of the Smithsonian’s Festival of American Folklife, you idiot!”
My childhood gave me certain abilities: I was good at relaxing my mind, I knew how to be my own companion when I felt lonely.
At the height of the Silent Intifada in 2014, three Jerusalem performance artists demonstrate how art can pick up where the conversation stops.
¿Qué hay en un nombre? Es una importante parte de nuestra identidad, nuestra existencia, y nos conecta a los mundos culturales y sociales de donde nos originamos.
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.