Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Interviews

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2019-11-07T18:42:01.000Z

Views:

758

Video Title:

Kokayi – “Only” at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Description:

At the 2019 Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall, D.C. artist Kokayi performed “Only,” which he describes as “a song about being the life of the party and lonely at the same time.“ “I like to deal with issues of mental health in my music as I’ve dealt with depression throughout my life,” Kokayi said in an interview. “I’ve said it before: I like to write happy-sounding sad songs.” Camera: Colin Stucki, David Barnes, Harry Zhu, Lauren Jackson, Pruitt Allen Editing: Xueying Chang [Catalog No. CFV11230; © Smithsonian Institution, 2019]

Video Duration:

4 min 50 sec

YouTube Keywords:

culture music performance tradition folk language festival smithsonian "washington dc"

YouTube Category:

People & Blogs  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_XIMFrQNgXV4