UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: UW Center For Asian Arts recordings: Demo: Mandinka Drumming

UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: UW Center For Asian Arts recordings: Demo: Mandinka Drumming, 1974-07

Overview of the Collection

Creator: UW CCTV; UW Center For Asian Arts
Title: UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: UW Center For Asian Arts recordings: Demo: Mandinka Drumming
Dates: 1974-07
1974-071974-07
Quantity: 1 videotapes : EC - 1 vct (VHS, color); Duration: 00:33:00
Collection Number: 1987028
Summary: Studio session recorded at the University of Washington, 7/74; sponsored by Dr. Robert Kauffman & Dr. Roderic Knight, UW Center for Asian Arts.
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

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The University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives has been collecting and curating unique ethnographic music recordings for over 50 years. Its holdings of more than 15,000 items include field recordings documenting music traditions of all kinds from most areas of the world, concert recordings of visiting musicians, and films and videos of a variety of musical events, as well as several hundred musical instruments. The Archives serves the students and faculty in the UW Ethnomusicology Program, the broader university community, Pacific Northwest tribes, and an international clientele of musicians, students, and teachers.

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Archives copy is dub of original videotape held in OUGL (1 vct, 33 min., color, 3/4 in.)

Performers: Bakary Marong/singer, dancer, drummer; Nyorta Monneh/dancer, singer; Laura Chew & Daniel Colvin/student drummers; Maury ("Moe") Herman/interviewer.

Contents: 1) Drum instruction & study (Herman asking Marong questions about drums & drum strokes, 2) Drumming demonstration directed by Bakary Marong.

Produced by Maury Herman.

Transcriptions of headers: Mandinka drumming: basic introduction and demonstration featuring Bakary Marong, singer, dancer, drummer, Gambia, West Africa / Sponsored by Dr. Robert Kauffman, Dr. Roderic Knight / UW, Center for Asian Arts, Ethnomusicology Dept.

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