Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution the national museum of the United States. They are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation preservation and dissemination of sound. Folkways Records believe that musical and cultural diversity contributes to the vitality and quality of life throughout the world. Through the dissemination of audio recordings and educational materials Folkways Records seek to strengthen people s engagement with their own cultural heritage and to enhance their awareness and appreciation of the cultural heritage of others. Our mission is the legacy of Moses Asch who founded Folkways Records in 1948 to document “people s music ” spoken word instruction and sounds from around the world. The Smithsonian acquired Folkways from the Asch estate in 1987 and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has continued the Folkways commitment to cultural diversity education increased understanding and lively engagement with the world of sound. Along with Pablo Neruda Cesar Vallejo and Garcia Lorca Nicolas Guillen poet laureate of revolutionary Cuba represents the very best in Hispanic poetry and is at the same time the undisputed leader of an important trend in contemporary Latin American letters. Guillen is also an open stylist whose manner does not simply anticipate a coterie audience. Since his first widely acclaimed Motivos del Son (1930) Guillen a mulatto has been regarded as the major exponent of Black poetry in the Spanish speaking world. But his thematic scope is wide and although primarily known as a poet of folk rhythms Black and popular themes he is also recognized for his humor for his artistic refinement for his political and revolutionary verse…
Robert Marquez
” Junto con Pablo Neruda Cesar Vallejo y Federico Garcia Lorca Nicolas Guillen el poeta laureado por la Cuba revolucionaria representa lo mejor de la literatura hispanica y es a la vez el lider indiscutido de una corriente muy importante de las letras latinoamericanas. Guillen es un creador de mente amplia que no se contenta con complacer solo a las audiencias especializadas. Desde su muy aclamada Motivos del Son (1930) Guillen un mulato ha sido reconocido como el mayor exponente de la poesia negra en la lengua castellana. Sin embargo su alcance tematico es bastante amplio y aunque principalmente