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Karen Morell recordings: Ewe Fishermen's Songs, 1979-02-04
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Morell, Karen L.
- Title
- Karen Morell recordings: Ewe Fishermen's Songs
- Dates
- 1979-02-041979-02-041979-02-04
- Quantity
- 3 audiotapes : EC - 3 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); Duration: 1:10:00
- Collection Number
- 1980011
- Summary
- Sound recordings made in Ghana, on the beach between Cape Coast and Elmina, 2/4/79.
- 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
Karen Morell holds a Ph.D. and Master's in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Arts in English. She taught African Literature at the University of Washington, produced the African Encounters video series, and served on the African Studies Faculty Committee. The University published her collection of edited transcripts from the 1973 African Studies Seminar in the book In Person: Achebe, Soyinka, and Awoonor. She produced documentaries from film that were included in the Saint Louis Art Museum and Smithsonian's Festival Arts of the Caribbean. These programs are part of the Alan Lomax collection in the Library of Congress. She served on the African and Caribbean Committee of the Seattle Art Museum.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contents described by Karen Morell: Songs of migrant Ewe fishermen who travel up the coast annually.
Durations: 80-11.1 (31:00); 80-11.2 (31:00); 80-11.3 (8:03)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Ewe (African people)
- Folk songs, Ewe
Geographical Names
- Africa
- Ghana
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound recordings
