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FELLOW AMERICANS
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced its 2019 National Heritage Fellows, considered the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts: Dan Ansotegui, Basque musician and tradition bearer from Boise, Idaho; Grant Bulltail, Crow storyteller from Crow Agency, Montana; Linda Goss, African-American storyteller from Baltimore, Maryland; James F. Jackson, leatherworker from Sheridan, Wyoming; Balla Kouyaté, balafon player and djeli from Medford, Massachussetts; Josephine Lobato, Spanish colcha embroiderer from Westminster, Colorado; Rich Smoker, decoy carver from Marion Station, Maryland; and Las Tesoros de San Antonio: Beatriz (La Paloma del Norte) Llamas and Blanquita (Blanca Rosa) Rodríguez, Tejano singers from San Antonio, Texas. Bob Fulcher, folklorist and state park manager from Clinton, Tennessee, is the recipient of the 2019 Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship in recognition of an individual who has made a significant contribution to the preservation and awareness of cultural heritage. The National Heritage Fellowship Concert, featuring music, demonstrations, and conversations with the National Heritage Fellows and other special guests, was held in September and has been archived for viewing at arts.gov.
National Heritage Fellow Mama Linda Goss (center) with drummer and storyteller David Fakunle and emcee Queen Nur at the National Heritage Fellowships concert.
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National Heritage Fellow Balla Kouyaté (center on the balafon) performs at the National Heritage Fellowships Concert.
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