Smithsonian Folkways CK-10326-CCD Cafe Continental (Discontinued)

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. During the 18th and 19th centuries Schrammelmusik rose from the slums of Vienna (a musical product of the meeting of Austrian Hungarian Slovenian Moravian and Bavarian immigrants) to the fashionable haunts of Vienna s aristocracy and even the Austrian court. Now stylish in the cafes of Vienna and Budapest the music—largely waltzes and ländlers—is usually played with accordion and double necked guitar. This collection features instead the zither and cimbalom in an airy and delicate combo.