Sound Communities Initiative

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Sound Communities Initiative

Announcement coming soon!

 

 

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Sound Communities Initiative Advisory Board

• Ethnomusicologists Beverley Diamond (Indigenous musics), Rob Bowman (popular musics), and Gage Averill (Haitian music), renowned for research in production, industry engagement, ownership, ethics, representation

• Eric Favaro, music educator/researcher, recent Coalition for Music Education President

• Kerry Clarke, Calgary Folk Music Festival Artistic Director, with experience in nonprofit/arts management, admired for diversity in programming

• Elaine Bomberry and Denise Bolduc, two Indigenous leaders who bring extensive experience in creative industry work in performance, production, policies, programming (they will receive honoraria to support their project participation)

• Sarah Onyango, new board member