UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Michael Coolen recordings (Music of Scotland and Mauritania)

UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Michael Coolen recordings (Music of Scotland and Mauritania), 1975-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Coolen, Michael
Title: UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Michael Coolen recordings (Music of Scotland and Mauritania)
Dates: 1975-1976 (inclusive)
19751976
Quantity: 11 items : OT - 11 reels (7.5 ips (some sections @ 3 3/4 ips), 2 tr. mono (9 reels recorded 2 sides; 2 recorded 1 side only), 5"); WT - 20 reels (7.5 IPS, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); Duration: 6:51:37
Collection Number: 1976003
Summary: Tape 1 recorded in Edinburgh from Radio 2 folk music show, 11/6/75; Tapes 2-11 recorded in Mauritania 12/75 & 1/76.
Repository: University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Michael Coolen is a composer, writer, actor, performance artist, and pianist from the United States. In 1973, he traveled to Gambia as the Peace Corps' Resident Ethnomusicologist to conduct interviews, collect artifacts, and record the cultural and musical traditions of West Africa. While there, he completed his dissertation on the West African Xalam. Since returning, he has composed music that has been played around the world and written books and articles on a variety of topics.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Contents: 76-3.1 OT - music of Scotland; 76-3.2-11 OT - music of Mauritania.

Documentation: Collector's notes on tape boxes transcribed onto original archives sheets at time of accession.

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