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Homegrown Plus: Istiwanāt Live! Concert and Oral History Interview

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

On June 5, 2024, the American Folklife Center welcomed Istiwanāt Live!--an Arabic musical ensemble, or takht, formed by four ethnomusicologists with expertise in Middle Eastern music--to perform as part of the Homegrown Concert Series. Many of the group's songs were reinterpreted from archival collections at the American Folklife Center. In this post, find a video of group's performance and oral history interview, along with notes on their performance from ethnomusicologist (and current AFC intern) Hanna Salmon.

Posted in: Arab Americans, Archive Challenge, ethnomusicologists, Folk Music, Folksong, immigration

Photograph of Peter Bartis and former AFC Director, Betsy Peterson, holding a check for funds that Bartis donated to support paid internships at the American Folkife Center. 2017. Photo by Steve Winick.

Announcing a New Donation to the American Folklife Center’s Internship Fund

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

Recently, the American Folklife Center received a generous donation from the estate of Peter Bartis, a former AFC staff member, to support our internship program. In this post, we express our appreciation to the Bartis family and detail the excellent work of our former interns, who were supported by previous financial contributions.

Posted in: AFC History, ethnomusicologists, Internship program