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National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Multicultural Festival

National Museum of the American Indian Hosts Multicultural Festival as
Part of Inaugural Events
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will host “Out
of Many: A Multicultural Festival of Music, Dance and Story” from
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, through Monday, Jan. 19, 2009. The three-day
program to commemorate the inauguration of Barack Obama will feature
daily performances of live music, dancing and storytelling in the museum
from a variety of cultural traditions. All performances are free and
open to the public.

Forty groups will appear, including:

· Alma Boliviana, who perform traditional dances of the Andes
· Cambodian Buddhist Society, who perform traditional music and dance
from Cambodia
· Washington Chinese Youth Club, who will perform traditional Lion
dances
· KanKouran, West African Dancers from Senegal
· Gayle Ross, Cherokee storyteller
· Mariachi Los Amigos, a mariachi ensemble
· Halau O 'Aulani, who will perform Native Hawaiian music and dance
· Narrowbacks, who will perform traditional Irish music accompanied by
championship Irish step dancers
· New Klezmer Quintet, which features Jewish traditional/jazz/fusion
music
· The Plateros, a Navajo blues and rock band
· The Wild Zappers, a hearing-impaired dance troupe
· Yaaw Tei Yi Dancers, a Tlingit group from Juneau, Alaska

The festival is presented in partnership with the National Museum of
African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Latino Center,
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and the Center for Folklife
and Cultural Heritage, with assistance from the National Council for the
Traditional Arts. For more information visit the National Museum of the
American Indian’s Web site, www.AmericanIndian.si.edu 

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