Voice of America: Smithsonian Folklife Festival Showcases Vanishing Languages

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Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Showcases Vanishing Languages Jul 5th 2013, 22:22, by webdesk@voanews.com (Brandon Goldner) The U.S. Smithsonian Institution reports that more than 2,500 world languages will disappear by the end of this century. That is why the world's largest museum and research complex dedicated part of its annual folklife festival to shine a light on these languages. As soon as she heard the music, festival goer Patricia Joseph knew she had to dance. "I always felt like dancing when I heard this kind of music, and I always felt restrained. But this was so liberating. This is such an ... Media files: F9535649-A54A-4D93-8A25-1CC98C57131E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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