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Robert Kauffman field recordings: Urban Music, 1971
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kauffman, Robert
- Title
- Robert Kauffman field recordings: Urban Music
- Dates
- 197119711971
- Quantity
- 21 items : EC - 17 reels (7 1/2 ips, full-track, 5" (11) & 7" (6)); WT - 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 7" (3) & 10" (1)); Duration: 6:00:00
- Collection Number
- 1971005
- Summary
- Field recordings made by Robert Kauffman in 1971. Tapes 1-3 recorded in several locations in Spain; tapes 4-16 recorded in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia); tape 17 - Curacao.
- 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
Robert Kauffman did his fieldwork in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1960-1962. His dissertation is entitled "Multi-Part Relationships in the Shona Music of Rhodesia" and he graduated UCLA in 1971. He was a professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Washington and the University of Pittsburgh. He is now retired.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contents: EX1 Spain/71-5.1-3 - recorded in Spain (1:12:31); FS1 Zimbabwe/71-5.4-16 - recorded in Zimbabwe (4:00:42); SZ2 Curacao/71-5.17 - recorded in Curacao (36:12)
Archive sheets filed under HRAF # for each area.
Transmission Data: Digital files created 2/2013 for tapes 4-16 (Zimbabwe) - 71-5.4.wav through 71-5.16.wav (48 kHz, 24-bit) (no Work Discs produced)
Documentation: Copy of documentation sheets.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
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| 1971005-0001: Flamenco (Sevilla, 6/6/71)
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
Recorded in a nightclub at Christina Hotel, Sevilla.
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1971-06-06 |
| 1971005-0002: Flamenco (Granada, 6/8/71)
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
Recorded in a nightclub in Granada.Guitar; brass band.
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1971-06-08 |
| 1971005-0003: Gypsy Music; Cafe Music (6/9/71-6/10/71)
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
Recorded in the Sacramonte Caves, Granada; Tangier.Contents: 1) (K3A71) Gypsy music from Sacramonte Caves, Granada (guitar and bandurria) - 6 short selections (from original archive sheet - "0060 - guitar solo; 0100 - guitar and singing; 0185 - guitar, bandurria & dancing)2) (K3B71) Cafe music from Tangier, Morocco ('ud, violin (vertical), dombek, tambourine and voice) - 1 selection (from original archive sheet - "0403."
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1971-06-09 |
| 1971005-0004: Rehearsal of Great Sounds Band
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0005: Great Sounds Band
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0006: Shona church and urban music
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0007: Dance bands
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0008: Dance band and beer hall music
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0009: Dance band and church music
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0010: Spirit possession songs and dances
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0011: The Moovers dance band
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0012: Kalanga and Jerusarema dances
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0013: Gokwe drum music and children's music
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0014: Children's game songs; Macumba
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0015: Dance bands
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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| 1971005-0016: Harare Mambos dance band
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
Tape also includes music recorded in Curacao.
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| 1971005-0017: Steel bands; Black Music from Curacao
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
2 steel bands recorded 8/22/71 (one identified as Shell Steel Band); Black Music from Curacao - includes cow horn in several contexts, drum, and musical bow (benta) (8/23/71 - copy of tape, according to collector; items identified by Elia Juliana)
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1971-08-22 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Folk music--Spain
- Music--Zimbabwe
- Shona Music
- Shona--Africa--Southern Africa
- Sound recordings
- Sound recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Africa
- Curacao
- Europe--Europe--General Europe
- South/Latin America
- Spain
- Zimbabwe
Form or Genre Terms
- Field recordings
- Sound recordings
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