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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Mitchel Strumpf field recordings (Ghana), 1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Strumpf, Mitchel
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Mitchel Strumpf field recordings (Ghana)
- Dates
- 197019701970
- Quantity
- 4 items : EC - 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, full-track, 7"); WT - 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 10"); Duration: 2:51:15
- Collection Number
- 1972024
- Summary
- Recorded by collector in central (?) Ghana, 1970.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mitchel Strumpf (1943–2018), from New York, was an ethnomusicologist, performer, writer, researcher, and music educator. He worked for eight years as a music professor at the University of Dar es Salaam and then later at the Dhow Countries Music Academy, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. His life work, spanning over 50 years, revolved around promoting music education and various music traditions of different communities on the African continent.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contents: 72-24.1-3 contain Dagari music (FE4 Dagari) (recording location and exact date unknown) (2:17:00); 72-24.4 contains Konkomba music (FA24 Konkomba) (recording location and exact date unknown) (34:15)
Field recordings made during research for masters thesis: Dramatic Elements of the Lo Dagaa Funeral (University of Ghana, M.A. thesis, 1972)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Africa
- Dagari
- Ghana
- Konkomba
- West Africa
