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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Kimson Plaut recordings (Lesson with Guruvayur Dorai), 1978-05-17
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Plaut, Kimson
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Kimson Plaut recordings (Lesson with Guruvayur Dorai)
- Dates
- 1978-05-171978-05-171978-05-17
- Quantity
- 1 videotapes : EC-1 video reel
- Collection Number
- 1983043
- Summary
- Recorded at the University of Washington, 5/17/78.
- 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
Vaidynathan Dorai (1935-), better known as Guruvayur Dorai, is a percussionist from Guruvayur, India. He is recognized as an influential figure in the performance and propagation of mridangam music. As a child, he studied mridangam under Palghat Subba Iyer and E.P Narayana Pisharody and performed his first concert at the age of 8. Later on, he studied under the mridangam master Palani Subramaniam Pillai. Dorai has spent the past 60 years performing concerts and helping promote mridangam music around the world.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Original videorecording by Kimson Plaut with Sony reel-to-reel video recorder.
Contents: Interview and lesson-demonstration with South Indian artist Guruvayur Dorai; the first part is the lesson-demonstration filmed by Kimson Plaut; the second part is an interview by Kimson Plaut with Guruvayur Dorai.
Documentation: Log book.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- India--Asia--South Asia
- South India
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Dorai, Guruvayur (performer)
