Hundreds of dancers from nine countries attended the International Folklore Festival in Romania on Sunday. Mexican guitars, Greek flutes, Czech violins and Romanian shouts could be heard at the ...

Romanian band Balkan Taksim have spent years exploring the folk music of rural villages and updating it for the electronic generation. Now they’re dismayed to see right-wing politicians seeking to ...

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution. Romania consists of several distinct geographical ...

A large international exhibition dedicated to Romanian folk masks will be open between 7 December 2025 and 12 April 2026 at the Vsetin Castle, the Czech Republic, under the title 'The Mystery of the ...

Wearing the traditional blouse ie and folk costumes means pure emotion, connection with Divinity and the ancestors, and the love for these items of clothing is transferred to the younger generations ...

Composer Bela Bartok collects field recordings of folk songs from Czech peasants. It moved him deeply. From that moment on, the 23-year-old dedicated himself to the collection, study and presentation ...

In Romania, a unique wedding tradition involves hiding shoes, a practice steeped in cultural significance and historical ...