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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

US record label; nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution
Organization record_label Q4168499
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Summary

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of record label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (501 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Genre: traditional folk music[4], world music[5], jazz[6], blues[7]
  • Child organization or unit: Paredon Records[8]
  • Part of: Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage[9]
  • Commons category: Smithsonian Folkways[10]
  • Inception: 1987[11]
  • Parent organization or unit: Smithsonian Institution[12]
  • Official website: http://www.folkways.si.edu/[13], https://folkways.si.edu/[14]
  • Owner of: Monitor Records[15]
  • Name: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names[17]
  • Official shop URL: https://folkways.si.edu/shop[18]
  • P14750: A0CD-5B3B-1C9C-1C27-6373[19]

Why It Matters

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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Lucinda Williams Pete Seeger record label Smithsonian Institution United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . discogs.com. Retrieved . discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . folklife.si.edu. folklife.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · BornOnTheCob · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Smithsonian Names
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'ru', 'sv']
    Sitelink count → 9
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ On focus list of wikimedia project: WikiProject Smithsonian Names, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791918931218"
  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A0CD-5B3B-1C9C-1C27-6373
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: A0CD-5B3B-1C9C-1C27-6373, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  3. 12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → folkways.si.edu
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Domain name: folkways.si.edu, Adding domain name from official website (Official website)"
  4. 13w ago · Jcb · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Smithsonian Castle, Viewed from the Enid A. Haupt Garden (20
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Smithsonian Castle, Viewed from the Enid A. Haupt Garden (2014).jpg"
  5. 14w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Soundcloud id → smithsonian-folkways
    Facebook username → smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings
    Image → Smithsonian Castle, Viewed from the Enid A. Haupt Garden (20
    Instagram username → smithsonianfolkways
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Smithsonian Folkways, update youtube data ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/33784cf9aaa4|details]])"
  6. 14w ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → record label
    Website → —
    Country → United States
    Harper's tag → smithsonian-folkways-records
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ X (twitter) username: Folkways, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/97286314|Smithsonian Folkways (#97286314)]] for {{P|2002}}"
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