FutureFolk

Future Folk is a partnership between PRI’s The World and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Check back often for new stories.
MC Afrikan Boy
Music
MC Afrikan Boy’s ‘Wot It Do?’ is a call to action
Björk's latest album Utopia explores flutes, birds, and past loves
Arts
A-side B-side: Björk, Lullabies and in-between feelings
A woman
Arts
Singing in Choctaw, Samantha Crain aims to create new traditions
Barbara Dane singing at a protest in 1964.
Culture
Barbara Dane just can’t recall any good fascist songs
Native children sing "Ten Little Indians" at Albuquerque Indian School.
Culture
The Wabanaki people are taking back their narrative
A boy in a Pikachu hat plays a Nintendo game console
Culture
A Jewish folk song is preserved in a Japanese video game