List of Smithsonian Folkways artists
This is a selected list of Smithsonian Folkways musical artists. The artists here were compiled from the index of the book, Worlds of Sound by Richard Carlin,[1] and the artists on the Folkways website.[2] Not all of the artists listed here recorded exclusively for the Smithsonian Folkways label.
A
- Academy of Maqam
- Rolando Alarcón
- Rahim AlHaj
- Alim and Fargana
- Red Allen
- Almanac Singers
- Jeff Ampolsk
- Arpex
- Sholem Asch
- Clarence "Tom" Ashley
B
- Badakhshan Ensemble
- Ed Badeaux
- Charity Bailey
- Dewey Balfa
- Peter Bartok
- Dock Boggs
- Luiz Bonfá
- Arna Bontemps
- Oscar Brand
- Hyman Bress
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Sterling Brown
- Buzz Busby's Bayou Boys
- Brute Force Steel Band
C
- John Cage
- La India Canela
- Nati Cano
- Guy Carawan
- Carter Family
- Frantz Casseus
- Cephas and Wiggins
- John Cohen
- Octavio Corvalan
- Elizabeth Cotten
- The Country Gentlemen
- Henry Cowell (Electronic music pioneer)
- Sis Cunningham
D
- Barbara Dane
- Angela Davis
- Rev. Gary Davis
- Ossie Davis
- Ruby Dee
- Tony DeMarco
- Delmore Brothers
- Hazel Dickens
- Aliu S. Dobo
- Baby Dodds
- Lonnie Donegan
- Michael Doucet
E
- Snooks Eaglin
- Halim El-Dabh (Electronic music pioneer)
F
G
- Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto
- Alice Gerrard
- Allen Ginsberg
- Joe Glazer
- Tom Glazer
- Gary Green
- The Greenbriar Boys
- Blind Boy Grunt/Bob Dylan
- José Gutiérrez and Los Hermanos Ochoa
- Nora Guthrie
- Sarah Lee Guthrie
- Woody Guthrie
H
J
- Cliff Jackson
- Tommy Jarrell
- Ella Jenkins
- Henry Jacobs (Experimental electronic musician)
- Johnson family (bluegrass band)
- Johnson Mountain Boys
- James Johnson
- Lonnie Johnson
K
- Paul Kaplan
- Lucy Kaplansky
- The Kentuckians
- Kronos Quartet
- Pete Kuykendall
L
- La Drivers Union Por Por Group
- Peter La Farge
- Alladin Langa
- Noor Mohmad Langa
- Shumar Khan Langa
- Lead Belly
- Walter "Furry" Lewis
- Guy Logson
- Lord Invader
- Los Camperos de Valles
- Los Pleneros de la 21
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque
- Los Texmaniacs
- Otto Luening (Electronic music pioneer)
M
- Ewan MacColl
- Uncle Dave Macon
- Rafael Manriquez
- Roberto Martínez
- Tito Matos
- Bill McAdoo
- Kirk McGee
- Sam McGee
- Julius Meytuss (Electronic music pioneer)
- Alan Mills
- Dan Milner
- Elizabeth Mitchell
- Bill Monroe
- Alexander Mossolov (Electronic music pioneer)
N
O
P
- Tom Paley
- Suni Paz
- Paschall Brothers
- Peace Kawomera (Delicious Peace) Fair Trade Cooperative
R
- Bernice Johnson Reagon
- Toshi Reagon
- Red Clay Ramblers
- Ralph Rinzler
- Jean Ritchie
- Paul Robeson
- Jorge Rodriguez
- Russell Rodriguez
- Kevin Roth
- Pee Wee Russell
S
T
U
- Vladimir Ussachevsky (Electronic music pioneer)
V
- Aba Veydo
W
References
- ↑ Carlin, Richard (2008). Worlds of Sound. New York:HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-156355-3.
- ↑ "Featured Artists". Smithsonian Folkways. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
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