UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: James Cunningham recordings (Lummi Stomish 6/27/92), 1992-06-27

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Cunningham, James
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: James Cunningham recordings (Lummi Stomish 6/27/92)
Dates
1992-06-27
Quantity
1 videotapes  :  OT - 1 vct (8mm, color, stereo); Duration: 1:30:00
Collection Number
1992023
Summary
Recorded June 27, 1992 on the Lummi Indian Reservation, western Washington state.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

James E. Cunningham is an ethnomusicologist who specializes in Indonesian, Native American and world popular music. He teaches undergraduate core curriculum courses (Music Cultures of the World and Gateway to Musical Perception), as well as graduate courses at the masters and Ph.D. levels. Additionally, Dr. Cunningham is the director of the FAU Brazilian Percussion Ensemble and the instructor of the Didgeridoo Workshop. He has also recorded an album of original didgeridoo compositions, as a faculty artist for the department's Hoot/Wisdom Recordings record label.

(Source: https://www.fau.edu/artsandletters/music/faculty/hp-cunningham-j/)

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Recorded by James Cunningham with Sony CCD V220 camcorder.

Contents: Slahal & canoe races: 1) Slahal in shed (27 min.), 2) Men's eleven-man canoe race (2 min.), 3) Women's eleven-woman canoe race (1 min.), 4) Slahal playing "for the kick" inside shed (20 min.), 5) Slahal tournament outside (40 min.).

Uses other than viewing by permission only.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • American Indian
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Lushootseed

Geographical Names

  • North America
  • United States