M.ilian Music: Ensemble Instru- mental, National Traditional Ensemble and

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART

Sgf 6:00-9:00 M.ilian Music: Ensemble Instru- mental, National Traditional Ensemble and

Oumou

Sangare,"The

Queen

ot Wassoiilou"

Scotland's Fcis Stage

5:30-7:00 Celebration ofthe Scottish Fiddle withhostFiona Ritchie

Sunday, June29

AppaLuhia's

Harmony

Stage

Sgf

^{5:30-9:00 Beautiful Beyond:}

C'hristian Songsin

Nanve

Languages Monday,June30

John

F Kennedy

Centerfor the Peiforining Arts, Millennium Stage

6:00-7:00 Voices of Malian

Women

Tuesday,July1

John

F Kennedy

Center

pr

^the

PerformingArts,Millennium Stage 600-7:00 Brian McNeill and Friends:

New

Songs of Scotland Wednesday,July2

Appalaclna's

Harmony

Stage

lt><a 5:30-9:00 Ralph Rmzler Memorial Concert:

An

EveningofSongsbythe Carter Family Mali'sTimbuktu Stage

6:00-9:00 Malian Music:

Neba

Solo,Balajoii

Music fromKenedougou, andSalitKeita,

"The

GoldenVoice ofAfrica"

John F.

Kennedy

Center Jor the PertorimngArts, Millennium Stage

6:00-7:00 GalaxStringBand:

The New

Ballard'sBranchBogtrotters Thursday,July3

Appalaclna's

Harmony

Stage

5:15-6:00 Galax StringBand:

Tlie

New

Ballard'sBranchBogtrotters 6:00-9:00

NEA

^PresentsNational Heritage FellowsfromAppalacliia:JeanRitchie.Clyde Davenport, WillKeys and LeeSexton with

Doug

Dorschug and Rich ^Kirby,the Carcassone

Community Dance

Group,and Scottish ballad singers StanleyRobertson,

Ed

^Miller,andKarine Polwart

Scotland's Feis Stage

Sgf

^5:30-7:00

The

Occasionals: Scottish Ceilidh

Dance

with SpecialGuests theMitchelson Brothers

John

F Kennedy

Centerfor the Peiforining Arts, Millennium Stage 6:00-7:00 Phil

&

Johnny

Cunningham:

VirtuosoScottish Fiddlec5cAccordion, with specialguest Scottishsinger/songwnter Dougie

MacLean

Friday, July4

Appalaclna's

Harmony

Stage

5:30-6:15 ContemporaryAppalachian Music:

Appalachian Reggaewnth RasAlan and Brother

Bob

6:15-7:00

Dance

Party-with theCarcassone

Community Dance Group

from Kentucky and the Lee Sexton

Band

A/ii//'s'Timbuktu Stage

lt"3 ^5:30-7:00 M.ili

Dance

Parry:

Dogon

Masked

Dance

Group;

Neba

Solo:BaLiJ'oiiMusic from Kenedougou;Tartit:TuaregMusic and

Sword

Dance; BabaLarab:

Takamba

Music and

Dance

oftheSonraiPeople;

Groupe

Sogonikun:Wassoulou

Masked

^Dancers;

TabitalPulaku:Fulani PastoralMusic Scotland's Feis Stage

5:30-7:00

The

Occasionals: Scottish Ceilidh

1)anccwith specual guests theMitchelson Brothers

John

F Kennedy

Centerfor the PerformingArts, Millennium Stage

6:00-7:00 String Wiz.irds:Virtuososfrom Appalachia, Mali i\ Scotland

Saturday,July 5

Appalacliiii's

Hiumony

Stage

5:30-6:00 SongsfromtheCoal Fields:

ElainePurkey and CarlRutherford

6:00-9:00

NEA

^{PresentsNational}

Heritage FellowsfromAppalachia:Ralph Stanley,StillWaters. Hazel Dickens,Jesse McReynolds.the

O'Qumn

^Brothersand

the Bluegrass Travelers

Mali's Tiiiibukru Stage

Sgf

^6:00-9:00

Mahan

Music:Kanagade Mopti,

Mahan

NationalBand,and

Ah

Farka Toure,"Africa'sBluesman"

Scotland'sFeis Stage

5:30-7:00 ScotlandsinceRobert Burns:

New

Voices/NewSongs

John

^F.Keiinaiy Center Jor^the

PerformingArts,Millennium Stage

6:00-7:00

The

B.Utlefield

Band

Sunday,July 6

Appalachia's

Harmony

Stage

5:30-6:15 Closing Concert:^Bluegrass

—

The O'Quinn

Brothersand the Bluegrass Travelers

6:15-7:00 Galax StringBand:

The New

Ballard'sBranchBogtrotters Mali'sTimbuktu Stage

5:30-7:00 Closing Concert:

Mali:

From Timbuktu

toWashington Scotland's FeisStage

Sef

^5:30-7:00 Closing Concert:

Scotlandat theSmithsonian

*^

^{7:00-8:00 Festival}Finale

Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages

A CENTRAL ^{PART OF} THE MISSION of

the

National Museum of

the

American

Indian

(NMAI)

isthe preservation, perpetuation,

and awareness of Native

languages.

Language

preservation has

become an urgent matter

in

Native communities,

especially

where

the

number of

elders

who grew up with

their

own language

is rapidly diminishing. In

some of

these

communities,

the singing

of

Christian

hymns

is

one

ot the

tew ways

in

which

the

language

is still

heard on

a regularbasis.

Several years

ago NMAI began

a project to

document

the singing

of

Christian songs

m Native

languages.

To

^date,

more than

twenty-five

groups

in fifteen

cormnunities have been

recorded, including

Mohawk, Cherokee, Navajo, Kiowa, Comanche,

Yup'ik,

and Hawaiian.

In

some communities

the

hymns

are translations

from English-language hymnals, sung

^{in three- or} four-part

harmony, while

in others the

songs

are

"made" by Native

singers

and sung

in unison. Besides singing in church, the singing

groups

are in

demand

for

community

events, especially funerals

and

wakes.

An anthology

will

be

released

around

the

time of

the

opening of NMAI's new museum on

the

National Mall (September

2004).

The June 29 evening concert

brings together five

groups — ^Navajo,

Cherokee (from

the

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and

the Eastern

Band of North Carohna), Oneida (New

York),

and

Lakota.

Their presence

at this Festival represents a strong force in Indian

communities throughout

the

continent and demonstrates

that

among

the

many

tools ot cultural survival the

power of language

^is

one of

the

most

important.

Howard

Bass

Public Programs Producer

National

Museum

ofthe

Anwrican

Indian

Maisie

Shenandoah, Joanne Shenandoah, and

Liz Robert.

Photo

©

^Sliver

Wave

Records, courtesy the

Shenandoah

^family

Malian Cinema on the Mall

M.ilih.is one ottht mostvibrjnt and dynamic cinematic traditionson the African continent.Thisspecial film series will include feature,documentary, andanimation films.

The

film testivalis

co-sponsored by the National

Museum

of Natural History with fundingfrom the U.S.Department ofState.All screenings start at 1:00 p.m.andtake place in theBairdAuditoriumot the National

Museum

otNatural History.

June26

Giiiiiilhitill'Tyratil (Giiiiiitui,iiii lymii,uiic cpoqiic), iyy_s,Cheick OuniarSissoko.

93 nunutes, 35

mm,

color,hiB.imharaand PeulwithEnglish subndes.

June27

KalhiLi, 2002, AssaneKouyate. yo minutes,

BETA

SP,color.InBambaraand French with English subtides.

June29

TliePadofBcviuiko (Baiihibo Sigi-Kiiii), 2002, MiUithia Diawara.76minutes,

DVD,

colorhiB,iiiibara,French,andEnglish.

Manthia Diawarawillattendand discuss the film.

July2

Uviti^ Memory(Piuscviiwitl.2003. Susan Vogel.₅₃ minutes.

BETA

SP,colorhi B,inibaraand French withEnglishsubntles.

Susan Vogel (Writer/Director),Samuel Sidibe (Producer/Writer),andS.ilifKeita willattendanddiscussthefilm.

Mischievous Child(L'etifanl terrible}, 1993, Kadiatou Konate.12 minutes,

BETA

^SP,

colorInFrench wnthEnglishsubtides.

July3

Farau;MotheroftheDuties (Kimic, mere dessables}, 1997,AbdoulayeAscofare.90 minutes,₃₅

mm,

color.InSonr.u with English subtitles.

July4

Genesis(Lii Geiiese}, 1999, Cheick

Oumar

Sissoko. 102 minutes,35

mm,

color.In Bambara withEnglishsubtitles.

Julys

Skirt Poirer(TaajeFanga), ujfjj.

Adama

Drabo.95 minutes,35

mm,

colorIn Kaado and Bambarawith English subtitles.

July6

Brn>htiiess (Yeeleii}, 19S7,Souleymane Cisse. 105 minutes,35

mm,

color InBambara with English subtides.

Of Related Interest

June20-September12 Cclchniliiii;Scollish Cr,ifls Artsc's IndustriesBuilding This exhibitionfrom the National

Museums

of Scotlandfeatures

more

than 100 contemporary objects produced bytraditional methods and highlights the specialized skillsand

craftspassed

down

fromone generation to the next.

Many

ofthe artisans featured in theexhibition havebeen invited to participate in the Festival.

June24-September3

AiicieiilMtviuscnpls front tlic

Desert Libraries ofTiiiilntktu

Library ofCongress,

Thomas

Jeffferson Building,Great HallGallerySouth

On

display are 23 ancient manuscripts tromthe

Mamma

Haidara

Commem-

orativeLibraryand the Libraryof Cheick Zyni Baye of Boujbeha.

Twin sistersdressed

up

fora Malian festival, asseen inthe African Voices exhibition atthe Natural

Museum

of

Natural History. Photo

©

MaryJo Arnoldi

African I'oices

National

Museum

of Natural History (Permanentexhibition)

This exhibitionexaminesthe diversity,

dynamism, andglobalinfluence of Africa'speoplesandculturesover timein therealms offamily,work, community,andthe natural environment.

Mall ISfeatured inthe contextsof archaeology, cultural heritage,and preservation;textiles;children's toys andgames;andmore.

linages('/ Power and Identity National

Museum

otAtricanArt (Permanentexhibition)

Thisexhibitionintroduces thevisu,ilarts

ofAfricasouth ofthe Sahara.Objectson dispLiyfrom Mali include

Dogon

and Bambara sculpturesandmasks,Fulani goldearrings,andarchaeological treasures trom theinlandNigerDelta.

To view worksofartfrom Mali,both on view andin themuseum'scollections, visitwww.nmafa.si.edu/pubaccess/pages /malian.asp

The

sitealsoprovideslinkstoadditional resourcesonMaliattheNational

Museum

of AfricanArt,theWarren

M.

Robbins Library,andthe Eliot Elisoton Photographic Archives

Festival Participants Appalachia:

Heritage and Harmony AFRICAN-AMERICAN TRADITIONS

JohnDeeHolemivi,i;iiiliV,Dtirlmni,NorthCarolina Meh'hiAkton,giiilar,Durham,NorthCnwlina

Holeman

isa masterbluesman andbuck dancer.In 1988 he wasawardeda National Heritage Fellowshipfromthe National

Endowment

forthe Arts.

He

wasalso the winnerofa North Carolina Folk Heritage

Award

in 1994.

He

is

accompaniedbyMelvinAlston.

NatReese,guitar, Princeton,WestVirginia

Reese grew upin the coalfields ofWest Virginiaand began toperform bluesand stringbandmusic in the coalfieldsin the 1930s.

He

ISthe 1995 winnerofthe VandaliaAward,WestVirginia'shighest foUdifehonor.

James"Sparky"Riukr,guitar,Maryvillc,1binessee

RiwndaRucker,harmonica,Maryville,Tennessee

The

Ruckersare performersandscholars oftraditionalAfi"ican-American music.

Sparkyisa folklorist,historian,musician, storyteller,andauthor.Hisperformances includemusic andstoriesfrom the historyofAfrican-Americantraditions.

Playingbanjo,guitar,andspoons,heis

accompanied byhiswife.

Joe Thompson,Jiddle,Mebane, North Carolina Bob CarUn,banjo,Lexington,North Carohna

The

blackstringband traditionisquickly disappearing,and therearefewplayers left.

One

ofthosefew^isJoe

Thompson, who

alongwith his latecousin

OdeU

entertainedin North Carolinafor

many

years.

He

wasthewinnerofa

North

Carolina Folk Heritage

Award

in 1991.