Ethnomusicology Flyer
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A DIGITAL RESOURCE Ethnomusicology Global Field Recordings “With this project these priceless records are not only safeguarded but are also taken out of the vaults and made available for new research and circulation of knowledge.” Janet Topp Fargion, World and Traditional Music, Sound & Vision, British Library Delve into the cultural Overview About the Archives study of music and Presenting content from across the globe, this diverse Established in 1961, the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive and comprehensive resource features thousands of is one of the largest global ethnographic music archives audio field recordings and interviews, educational in North America. It includes traditional folk, popular, and explore the rise of recordings, film footage, field notebooks, slides, art musics from Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific correspondence and ephemera from fields of study Islands, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. ethnomusicology as around the world including sites in West Africa, North America, South East Asia, and more. The University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives has been collecting and curating unique ethnographic a discipline with Produced in collaboration with the UCLA music recordings, videos and films since 1962. Its holdings Ethnomusicology Archive, and with include recordings and films documenting music material from prominent ethnomusicologist, traditions of all kinds from around the world. this essential digital Robert Garfias, at the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives, the musical traditions, recordings and other collection. source materials in this collection provide a unique view into the cultural and social lives of these communities. Highlights Material Types Additional features • Recordings from The Mantle Hood collection; including • Field Recordings & Notebooks • Essays and Collection Introductions from esteemed Javanese audio recordings, personal papers, and slides Interviews academics and ethnomusicologists relating to the audio material • • Slides • Video Interviews from leading scholars in the field • The Ankica Petrović collection of Muslim, Christian and of Ethnomusicology • Photographs Jewish music from Eastern Europe (recorded in the • Musical Instrument Map featuring photographs, audio 1980s), including extremely rare religious music • Receipts & Ephemera and video of the musical instruments featured within • Charlotte Heth’s collection of Cherokee music, offering • Correspondence this collection a unique insight into the music of the Cherokee Nation • Educational & Studio Recordings • Bespoke audio player that allows users to view a • The diverse Harold Courlander collection, featuring Contemporary Finding Aids waveform of each recording alongside both item-level recordings from across South America, the Caribbean, • and track-level metadata South East Asia, and Africa • Music Manuscripts • Materials from Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje’s numerous collections on African, African American and Jamaican music • Several collections from Robert Garfias featuring musics recorded across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings Editorial Board supports the study of cultural identity through the Patricia Campbell Janet Topp Fargion music of communities around the world. University of World and Traditional Washington Music, Sound & Vision, Keith Howard British Library SOAS, University Robert Garfias of London University of California, Key Themes Helen Rees Irvine UCLA Ethnomusicology Maureen Russell Department UCLA Ethnomusicology • Education and the teaching of Ethnomusicology Made Mantle Hood Archive • The interaction between music and art Universiti Putra Aaron Bittel Malaysia Wesleyan University Geographic • Religion and ritual Jean Borgatti coverage of • Cultural identity and social norms Sylvia Nannyonga- fields of study University of Benin Tamusuza Music and gender • Supeena Insee Adler Makerere University, • Music and conflict UCLA Ethnomusicology Klaus Wachsmann • Musical traditions Department Audio-Visual Archive • Musical material culture Source archives Contact us for a free trial at www.amdigital.co.uk www.amdigital.co.uk @AdamMatthewGrp /TheAdamMatthewGroup The publisher is grateful to the source archives for the reproduction of images used in this flyer..