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(Folkways Records, 1955), 45 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1955
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Monitor Records, 1995), 1 hour 9 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Monitor Records
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Songs and Music of Tibet
produced by Howard Keva Kaufman, 1922-2000 (Folkways Records, 1962), 44 mins
From a camp in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Howard Kaufman captures the essence of Tibetan chants. Kaufman gathers songs that are "excerpts from much longer versions of both Eastern and Western Tibet". While some of the songs are religious in subject, others praise the beautiful land, food, herding and other aspect...
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produced by Howard Keva Kaufman, 1922-2000 (Folkways Records, 1962), 44 mins
Description
From a camp in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Howard Kaufman captures the essence of Tibetan chants. Kaufman gathers songs that are "excerpts from much longer versions of both Eastern and Western Tibet". While some of the songs are religious in subject, others praise the beautiful land, food, herding and other aspects of rural Tibetan life. Liner notes include a brief introduction by Kaufman along with song explanations.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Howard Keva Kaufman, 1922-2000
Date Published / Released
1962
Publisher
Folkways Records
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Songs and narratives of the Kamba people from Machakos district, Kenya
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1950), 17 mins
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1950), 17 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1950
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
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Songs and Pipes of the Hebrides
produced by Polly Hitchcock, fl. 1952 (Folkways Records, 1952), 34 mins
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produced by Polly Hitchcock, fl. 1952 (Folkways Records, 1952), 34 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Polly Hitchcock, fl. 1952
Date Published / Released
1952
Publisher
Folkways Records
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(Lyrichord, 1994), 50 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1994-01-04
Publisher
Lyrichord
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Harmonica for Hanukkah
performed by Ella Jenkins, 1924-; in Songs Children Love to Sing (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1996), 2 mins
An anthology of earlier recordings celebrating Jenkins' 40 years of recording for Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. Jenkins selected 17 songs that are especially popular with children from the hundreds she has recorded for Folkways since 1956. The enclosed booklet includes song texts and a list of other...
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performed by Ella Jenkins, 1924-; in Songs Children Love to Sing (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1996), 2 mins
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An anthology of earlier recordings celebrating Jenkins' 40 years of recording for Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. Jenkins selected 17 songs that are especially popular with children from the hundreds she has recorded for Folkways since 1956. The enclosed booklet includes song texts and a list of other Ella Jenkins recordings. "Appealing and immediately accessible to children...pleasurable listening for all ages." Seattle's Child
An anthology of earlier recordings celebrating Jenkins' 40 years of recording for Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. Jenkins selected 17 songs that are especially popular with children from the hundreds she has recorded for Folkways since 1956. The enclosed booklet includes song texts and a list of other Ella Jenkins recordings. "Appealing and immediately accessible to children...pleasurable listening for all ages." Seattle's Child
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Ella Jenkins, 1924-
Author / Creator
Ella Jenkins, 1924-
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Songs for drinking and walking, drum rhythms and Nyele horns of the Valley Tonga people of Zambia
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1957), 22 mins, 8 page(s)
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1957), 22 mins, 8 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1957
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1957 by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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Songs for entertainment, dance, and parties from the Karanga-speaking Mhari of Zimbabwe
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1958), 17 mins
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1958), 17 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1958
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
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Songs for entertainment from the Hangaza people of Ngala district, Tanzania
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1950), 4 mins
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1950), 4 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1950
Publisher
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
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