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African Music from the Film - The Naked Prey
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 and Cornel Wilde, 1912-1989 (Folkways Records, 1966), 42 mins
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produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 and Cornel Wilde, 1912-1989 (Folkways Records, 1966), 42 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Moses Asch, 1905-1986, Cornel Wilde, 1912-1989
Date Published / Released
1966
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Amerindian Music of Chile: Aymara, Qaqashqar, Mapuche
produced by Christos Clair-Vasiliades (Folkways Records, 1975), 44 mins
In Chile today there are three indigenous groups who are direct descendants from pre-Hispanic dwellers of America: the Aymara, the Qawashqar (also called Alakaluf), and the Mapuche (also called Araucanian). The Aymara inhabit the Andean mountains and Altiplano located in Chile’s two most northern provinces, Tar...
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produced by Christos Clair-Vasiliades (Folkways Records, 1975), 44 mins
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In Chile today there are three indigenous groups who are direct descendants from pre-Hispanic dwellers of America: the Aymara, the Qawashqar (also called Alakaluf), and the Mapuche (also called Araucanian). The Aymara inhabit the Andean mountains and Altiplano located in Chile’s two most northern provinces, Tarapaca and Antofagasta; the Qawashqar are one of the oldest of the original inhabitants of the southernmost region of this planet, the T...
In Chile today there are three indigenous groups who are direct descendants from pre-Hispanic dwellers of America: the Aymara, the Qawashqar (also called Alakaluf), and the Mapuche (also called Araucanian). The Aymara inhabit the Andean mountains and Altiplano located in Chile’s two most northern provinces, Tarapaca and Antofagasta; the Qawashqar are one of the oldest of the original inhabitants of the southernmost region of this planet, the Tierra del Fuego; the Mapuche live mainly in the region called "the Frontier" or the "Araucania" in central Chile, located in the provinces of Malleco and Cantín.
En Chile existen tres grupos indígenas que son descendientes directos de los habitantes prehispánicos de América: los aymara, los qawashqar (también llamados alakaluf) y los mapuches (también llamados araucanos). Los aymara habitan las cumbre andinas y el altiplano localizados en Tarapaca y Antofagasta, las dos provincias chilenas que están ubicadas más al norte; los qawashqar son unos de los más antiguos habitantes de la región más austral del planeta, la Tierra de Fuego; los mapuche viven principalmente en la región llamada " la frontera" o la "Araucania" en el centro de Chile, localizada en las provincias de Malleco y Cantín.
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En Chile existen tres grupos indígenas que son descendientes directos de los habitantes prehispánicos de América: los aymara, los qawashqar (también llamados alakaluf) y los mapuches (también llamados araucanos). Los aymara habitan las cumbre andinas y el altiplano localizados en Tarapaca y Antofagasta, las dos provincias chilenas que están ubicadas más al norte; los qawashqar son unos de los más antiguos habitantes de la región más austral del planeta, la Tierra de Fuego; los mapuche viven principalmente en la región llamada " la frontera" o la "Araucania" en el centro de Chile, localizada en las provincias de Malleco y Cantín.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Christos Clair-Vasiliades
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Paredon Records, 1978), 44 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Paredon Records
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Angola: Victory Is Certain
(Paredon Records, 1970), 55 mins
Between 1961 and 1975, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) presented a revolutionary front against the Portugese colonialists. This album, recorded in the midst of the insurrection, features a wide array of songs associated with the MPLA’s struggle. The songs as well as the liner notes by A...
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(Paredon Records, 1970), 55 mins
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Between 1961 and 1975, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) presented a revolutionary front against the Portugese colonialists. This album, recorded in the midst of the insurrection, features a wide array of songs associated with the MPLA’s struggle. The songs as well as the liner notes by Agostinho Neto (who became Angola’s first president) capture much of the zeal and idealism that typified the MPLA during the pre-indep...
Between 1961 and 1975, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) presented a revolutionary front against the Portugese colonialists. This album, recorded in the midst of the insurrection, features a wide array of songs associated with the MPLA’s struggle. The songs as well as the liner notes by Agostinho Neto (who became Angola’s first president) capture much of the zeal and idealism that typified the MPLA during the pre-independence period.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1970
Publisher
Paredon Records
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Bedouin Music of Southern Sinai
produced by Amnon Shiloah (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins
When this recording was made, the Bedouin of Southern Sinai were striving to maintain their semi-nomadic ways of life in a changing world. This selection provides a valuable record of and insight into their repertory of archaic poetry, songs and dances, as well as more popular tunes.
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produced by Amnon Shiloah (Folkways Records, 1978), 47 mins
Description
When this recording was made, the Bedouin of Southern Sinai were striving to maintain their semi-nomadic ways of life in a changing world. This selection provides a valuable record of and insight into their repertory of archaic poetry, songs and dances, as well as more popular tunes.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Amnon Shiloah
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Black Music of Two Worlds
produced by John Storm Roberts (Folkways Records, 1977), 1 hour 30 mins
"The subject of this album is the meeting of three musical traditions—African, Arab, and European—to create a fourth tradition of great richness and international impact, that of the Black New World. It is hardly surprising that Afro-American music is so rich. It draws form three major European sources—Englis...
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produced by John Storm Roberts (Folkways Records, 1977), 1 hour 30 mins
Description
"The subject of this album is the meeting of three musical traditions—African, Arab, and European—to create a fourth tradition of great richness and international impact, that of the Black New World. It is hardly surprising that Afro-American music is so rich. It draws form three major European sources—English, French, and Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese)—as well as several western African traditions..."
John Storm Roberts
"El objeto de est... "The subject of this album is the meeting of three musical traditions—African, Arab, and European—to create a fourth tradition of great richness and international impact, that of the Black New World. It is hardly surprising that Afro-American music is so rich. It draws form three major European sources—English, French, and Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese)—as well as several western African traditions..."
John Storm Roberts
"El objeto de este álbum es analizar el encuentro de tres tradiciones musicales, la africana, la árabe y la europea, para crear una cuarta tradición de gran riqueza e impacto internacional, la cultura negra del Nuevo Mundo. En realidad, no es sorprendente que la música afro-americana sea tan rica como lo es, ya que proviene de tres importantes fuentes europeas, Inglaterra, Francia y la península Ibérica, así como de varias tradiciones del oeste africano..."
John Storm Roberts
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John Storm Roberts
"El objeto de est... "The subject of this album is the meeting of three musical traditions—African, Arab, and European—to create a fourth tradition of great richness and international impact, that of the Black New World. It is hardly surprising that Afro-American music is so rich. It draws form three major European sources—English, French, and Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese)—as well as several western African traditions..."
John Storm Roberts
"El objeto de este álbum es analizar el encuentro de tres tradiciones musicales, la africana, la árabe y la europea, para crear una cuarta tradición de gran riqueza e impacto internacional, la cultura negra del Nuevo Mundo. En realidad, no es sorprendente que la música afro-americana sea tan rica como lo es, ya que proviene de tres importantes fuentes europeas, Inglaterra, Francia y la península Ibérica, así como de varias tradiciones del oeste africano..."
John Storm Roberts
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Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
John Storm Roberts
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Folkways Records
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The Bora of the Pascoe River: Cape York Peninsula, Northeast Australia
produced by Wolfgang Laade, 1925-2013 (Folkways Records, 1975), 51 mins
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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
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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...
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produced by Steven J. Feld (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2001), 3 hours 13 mins
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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.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Steven J. Feld
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Brotando del Silencio - Breaking Out of the Silence
(Paredon Records, 1973), 39 mins
"The history and oppression experienced by the woman of La Raza -'the Latin woman' - in the United States are not well-known, even in these years when so much is heard about women’s liberation. By ‘La Raza’ we mean the dominant population of the American continent, the people who are racial mixture of nativ...
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(Paredon Records, 1973), 39 mins
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"The history and oppression experienced by the woman of La Raza -'the Latin woman' - in the United States are not well-known, even in these years when so much is heard about women’s liberation. By ‘La Raza’ we mean the dominant population of the American continent, the people who are racial mixture of native Indian, European and African. For us, the women of La Raza includes Chicanas, Puerto Ricans, women from Central and South America....
"The history and oppression experienced by the woman of La Raza -'the Latin woman' - in the United States are not well-known, even in these years when so much is heard about women’s liberation. By ‘La Raza’ we mean the dominant population of the American continent, the people who are racial mixture of native Indian, European and African. For us, the women of La Raza includes Chicanas, Puerto Ricans, women from Central and South America. Our national or cultural backgrounds may vary but we have more in common than difference..."
Belita Martínez
"La historia y la opresión experimentada por la mujer de La Raza, la mujer latina, no son muy conocidas en los Estados Unidos, aún en estos años en los que tanto se oye hablar de liberación femenina. Por ‘La Raza’ nosotros entendemos la población predominante del continente americano, la gente que es una mezcla racial entre indígenas, europeos y africanos. Para nosotros, las mujeres de La Raza incluyen chicanas, puertorriqueñas, mujeres de Centroamérica y América del Sur. Nuestros antecedentes nacionales y culturales pueden variar mucho pero tenemos más cosas en común que diferencias..."
Belita Martínez
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Belita Martínez
"La historia y la opresión experimentada por la mujer de La Raza, la mujer latina, no son muy conocidas en los Estados Unidos, aún en estos años en los que tanto se oye hablar de liberación femenina. Por ‘La Raza’ nosotros entendemos la población predominante del continente americano, la gente que es una mezcla racial entre indígenas, europeos y africanos. Para nosotros, las mujeres de La Raza incluyen chicanas, puertorriqueñas, mujeres de Centroamérica y América del Sur. Nuestros antecedentes nacionales y culturales pueden variar mucho pero tenemos más cosas en común que diferencias..."
Belita Martínez
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Paredon Records
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Cambodia: Traditional Music, Vol. 1: Instrumental and Vocal Pieces
produced by Chinary Ung, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1975), 40 mins
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produced by Chinary Ung, 1942- (Folkways Records, 1975), 40 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Chinary Ung, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Folkways Records
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