Browse Titles - 149 results
See details
Fox Horn / Cherokee Song of Welcome (medley)
produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982; in American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman (Folkways Records, 1960), 2 mins
Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and feature...
Sample
produced by Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982; in American Folk Song Festival: Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman (Folkways Records, 1960), 2 mins
Description
Created in 1931, the American Folk Song Festival helped Kentucky mountain singers share their music with the world. Perhaps more relevantly, it allowed the rest of the world to hear the music of these singers, including members of the Hatfield and McCoy families. This album was recorded in the 1950s, and features singers of all ages.
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Jean Bell Thomas, 1882-1982
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies
×
See details
Mose salio de Misrain - Moses Left Egypt
produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007; in Ballads, Wedding Songs and Piyyutim of the Sephardic Jews of Tetuan and Tangier, Morocco (Folkways Records, 1983), 3 mins
Sample
produced by Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007; in Ballads, Wedding Songs and Piyyutim of the Sephardic Jews of Tetuan and Tangier, Morocco (Folkways Records, 1983), 3 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Henrietta Yurchenco, 1916-2007
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Prayer and meditation
×
See details
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bayanihan Phillippine Dance Company
Author / Creator
Bayanihan Phillippine Dance Company
Publisher
Monitor Records
Topic / Theme
Prayer and meditation
×
See details
I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table / Our Father: Prayer (medley)
(1931); produced by Guy Carawan, 1927-2015; performed by Moving Star Hall Singers; in Been in the Storm So Long - Spirituals & Shouts, Children's Game Songs, and Folktales (Folkways Records, 1967), 6 mins
This recording was made over a period of two years to accompany a folklife study of the southern rural African-American community of Johns Island off the coast of South Carolina. Producer Guy Carawan documents the "rich oral tradition of folk expression" of Moving Star Hall, a central gathering place for communit...
Sample
(1931); produced by Guy Carawan, 1927-2015; performed by Moving Star Hall Singers; in Been in the Storm So Long - Spirituals & Shouts, Children's Game Songs, and Folktales (Folkways Records, 1967), 6 mins
Description
This recording was made over a period of two years to accompany a folklife study of the southern rural African-American community of Johns Island off the coast of South Carolina. Producer Guy Carawan documents the "rich oral tradition of folk expression" of Moving Star Hall, a central gathering place for community members to express themselves through sermon, song, testimony and prayer evocative of the oldest forms of African American folk life...
This recording was made over a period of two years to accompany a folklife study of the southern rural African-American community of Johns Island off the coast of South Carolina. Producer Guy Carawan documents the "rich oral tradition of folk expression" of Moving Star Hall, a central gathering place for community members to express themselves through sermon, song, testimony and prayer evocative of the oldest forms of African American folk life and slave culture. 17 songs, 43 minutes, with liner notes by Guy Carawan featuring excerpts from his book, Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? : The People of Johns Island, South Carolina--Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs, song lyrics and pictures.
Show more Show less
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Moving Star Hall Singers
Contributor
Guy Carawan, 1927-2015
Author / Creator
Moving Star Hall Singers
Date Published / Released
1967
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Prayer and meditation
×
See details
Bino Siabungu balu oba mboma, wewe (Field Card)
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR041 (22 June 1957) , 2 page(s)
Sample
of International Library of African Music (ILAM), in Hugh Tracey Fieldwork Collection and the Sound of Africa Series, TR041 (22 June 1957) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
22 June 1957, 1957
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Author / Creator
Hugh Tracey, 1903-1977
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Folk music, Folk, Tonga (Zambia)
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the International Library of African Music. Copyright © International Library of African Music.
×
See details
The Bora of the Pascoe River: Cape York Peninsula, Northeast Australia
produced by Wolfgang Laade, 1925-2013 (Folkways Records, 1975), 51 mins
Sample
produced by Wolfgang Laade, 1925-2013 (Folkways Records, 1975), 51 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Wolfgang Laade, 1925-2013
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Folkways Records
×
See details
Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea
produced by Steven J. Feld (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2001), 3 hours 13 mins
Two generations of Bosavi musicians and 25 years of field recordings: a comprehensive and intimate musical portrait of life in a Papua New Guinea rainforest community. Includes the contemporary music of the youngest generation of guitar band composers, and performances of many traditional everyday and ritual sty...
Sample
produced by Steven J. Feld (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2001), 3 hours 13 mins
Description
Two generations of Bosavi musicians and 25 years of field recordings: a comprehensive and intimate musical portrait of life in a Papua New Guinea rainforest community. Includes the contemporary music of the youngest generation of guitar band composers, and performances of many traditional everyday and ritual styles featuring their parents. Recorded and annotated by Steven Feld, producer of Voices of the Rainforest and author of Sound and Senti...
Two generations of Bosavi musicians and 25 years of field recordings: a comprehensive and intimate musical portrait of life in a Papua New Guinea rainforest community. Includes the contemporary music of the youngest generation of guitar band composers, and performances of many traditional everyday and ritual styles featuring their parents. Recorded and annotated by Steven Feld, producer of Voices of the Rainforest and author of Sound and Sentiment. Three CDs. 193 minutes. 47 tracks. 80-page booklet with photos and extensive notes.
Show more
Show less
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Steven J. Feld
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
×
See details
Boyobi, the ceremony for the net hunt
of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Film; interview by Nick Lobley, fl. 2013 (Oxford, England: University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum), 4 mins,
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about recording Bayaka Boyobi ceremonies, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Boyobis are Bayaka ceremonies that are often performed before net hunting. Women sing interlocking webs of polyphonic sound to entice the bobé...
Sample
of University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum, in The Louis Sarno Archive, Film; interview by Nick Lobley, fl. 2013 (Oxford, England: University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum), 4 mins,
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
Source: web.prm.ox.ac.uk
Description
The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about recording Bayaka Boyobi ceremonies, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Boyobis are Bayaka ceremonies that are often performed before net hunting. Women sing interlocking webs of polyphonic sound to entice the bobé spirits out of the rainforest and bless the forthcoming hunts. Bobé spirits can sometimes be heard speaking in distinctive voices, si...
The video clip shows Louis Sarno talking about recording Bayaka Boyobi ceremonies, and is part of a series of video interviews with Louis that were recorded in April 2012. Boyobis are Bayaka ceremonies that are often performed before net hunting. Women sing interlocking webs of polyphonic sound to entice the bobé spirits out of the rainforest and bless the forthcoming hunts. Bobé spirits can sometimes be heard speaking in distinctive voices, singing motifs and encouraging the choirs.
Show more
Show less
Date Written / Recorded
2012-04
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Louis Sarno, 1954-2017
Author / Creator
Louis Sarno, 1954-2017, Nick Lobley, fl. 2013
Publisher
University of Oxford. Pitt Rivers Museum
Person Discussed
Louis Sarno, 1954-2017
Topic / Theme
Hunting, Religious rites and ceremonies, Singing, Aka
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Louis Sarno Archive, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford. Copyright © Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.
×
See details
Chhayam
produced by Chinary Ung, 1942-; in Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1: Instrumental and Vocal Pieces (Folkways Records, 1975), 6 mins
Sample
produced by Chinary Ung, 1942-; in Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1: Instrumental and Vocal Pieces (Folkways Records, 1975), 6 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Chinary Ung, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies
×
See details
W'odo - Welcome Song
This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese musicKawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.
Sample
Description
This collection presents the two main genres of Afro-Dutch Guyanese musicKawina-winti and Kaseko-Opo Poku. Sung in Taki-Taki (a native Creole dialect consisting of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and African languages) this album offers a glimpse into Surinamese life and the music that accompanies it.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Clifford Entes
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Folkways Records
Topic / Theme
Religious processions
×
