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(Monitor Records, 1993), 43 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Monitor Records
Genre
Song, Lied
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Africa South of the Sahara
produced by Alan P. Merriam, 1923-1980 and Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (Folkways Records, 1957), 1 hour 22 mins
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produced by Alan P. Merriam, 1923-1980 and Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (Folkways Records, 1957), 1 hour 22 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Alan P. Merriam, 1923-1980, Harold Courlander, 1908-1996
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
Folkways Records
Genre
Drumming, Chant, Song, Call and Response
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(Folkways Records, 1957), 31 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
Folkways Records
Genre
Song, Traditional, African Drumming
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André Charles and His Quisqueya Ibo Combo Group (Haiti)
(Folkways Records, 1975), 40 mins
Haitian vocalist and composer André Charles was a Romantic who thoroughly appreciated “Une femme qui belle” (“a beautiful woman”). Songs composed for the Port-au-Prince-based Ibo Combo, popular during the 1970s, are nostalgic tributes to “le Belle Bagaille” (“Beautiful Thing”) that nod to peyiza...
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(Folkways Records, 1975), 40 mins
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Haitian vocalist and composer André Charles was a Romantic who thoroughly appreciated “Une femme qui belle” (“a beautiful woman”). Songs composed for the Port-au-Prince-based Ibo Combo, popular during the 1970s, are nostalgic tributes to “le Belle Bagaille” (“Beautiful Thing”) that nod to peyizan (peasant) folk practices.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Folkways Records
Genre
Folk Song, Song
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(Monitor Records, 2012), 40 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Monitor Records
Genre
Song, Traditional
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The Baoule of the Ivory Coast
produced by Donald Ralph Thurow, 1924-2016 (Folkways Records, 1956), 50 mins
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produced by Donald Ralph Thurow, 1924-2016 (Folkways Records, 1956), 50 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Donald Ralph Thurow, 1924-2016
Date Published / Released
1956
Publisher
Folkways Records
Genre
Traditional, Instrumental, Song
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Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2004), 1 hour 13 mins
Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This anthology of hymns and songs from Native American communities throughout the United States demonstrates how music has helped to preserve and perpetuate Native languages. Singers from the Southeast to the Plains and from the Southwest to...
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(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2004), 1 hour 13 mins
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Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This anthology of hymns and songs from Native American communities throughout the United States demonstrates how music has helped to preserve and perpetuate Native languages. Singers from the Southeast to the Plains and from the Southwest to Alaska and Hawai’i demonstrate the dynamic interplay between language and faith, and show the importance placed on the singing of th...
Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. This anthology of hymns and songs from Native American communities throughout the United States demonstrates how music has helped to preserve and perpetuate Native languages. Singers from the Southeast to the Plains and from the Southwest to Alaska and Hawai’i demonstrate the dynamic interplay between language and faith, and show the importance placed on the singing of these songs in keeping alive the culture embodied in their Native languages.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Genre
Hymn, A Cappella, Song, American Indian
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Bihu
(ARCE), 16 mins
Bihu is a popular community festival of Assam. There are three types of Bihu - Bohag or Rongali Bihu, Kati or Kangali Bihu, and Magh or Bhogali Bihu. The Bohag marks the advent of the seed time, the Kati marks the completion of sowing, and Magh marks the gathering of harvest. Of these three, the Bohag Bihu, whi...
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(ARCE), 16 mins
Description
Bihu is a popular community festival of Assam. There are three types of Bihu - Bohag or Rongali Bihu, Kati or Kangali Bihu, and Magh or Bhogali Bihu. The Bohag marks the advent of the seed time, the Kati marks the completion of sowing, and Magh marks the gathering of harvest. Of these three, the Bohag Bihu, which is the spring festival representing youth and fertility, is the most prominent. The Bihu songs and dances are an integral part of t...
Bihu is a popular community festival of Assam. There are three types of Bihu - Bohag or Rongali Bihu, Kati or Kangali Bihu, and Magh or Bhogali Bihu. The Bohag marks the advent of the seed time, the Kati marks the completion of sowing, and Magh marks the gathering of harvest. Of these three, the Bohag Bihu, which is the spring festival representing youth and fertility, is the most prominent. The Bihu songs and dances are an integral part of the Bohag Bihu festival. The songs are antiphonal in character and the lyrics are romantic in nature.
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Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Publisher
ARCE
Genre
Song, Traditional
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Burmese Folk and Traditional Music
produced by Maung Than Myint and Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (Folkways Records, 1953), 35 mins
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produced by Maung Than Myint and Harold Courlander, 1908-1996 (Folkways Records, 1953), 35 mins
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Music recording
Contributor
Maung Than Myint, Harold Courlander, 1908-1996
Date Published / Released
1953
Publisher
Folkways Records
Genre
Folk Music, Song, Instrumental
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Chokwe songs and dances with various drums from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola
(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1957), 17 mins, 6 page(s)
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(International Library of African Music (ILAM), 1957), 17 mins, 6 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
Genre
Song, Traditional
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