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Robert Garfias KRAB radio shows (Burma, Japan, Western classical), 1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ness, Janet
- Title
- Robert Garfias KRAB radio shows (Burma, Japan, Western classical)
- Dates
- 197519751975
- Quantity
- 20 items : EC - 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, mono (4 tracks), 7"); 16 WAV files; Duration: 12:41:42
- Collection Number
- 2013008
- Summary
- Series of radio shows on KRAB-FM 107.7, Seattle, hosted by Robert Garfias in January-June 1975.
- 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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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert Garfias was born in San Francisco in 1932, the child of Mexican-American parents. As a youngster he studied classical guitar and jazz saxophone. In high school he studied Western classical music composition, and he formed a jazz combo that played gigs for beatniks in the North Beach area of San Francisco, where he traveled in a circle of musicians that included Dave Brubeck, Vince Delgado, Vince Guaraldi, Harry Partch, and Bill Smith. During his career he founded the ethnomusicology program at the University of Washington; served as Dean of Arts at the University of California, Irvine, as a member of the Smithsonian Council, and as a presidential appointee to the U.S. National Council for the Arts; and conducted significant periods of fieldwork and language study in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, the Philippines, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Central America, Burma, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and among Okinawans in the United States.
- Society for Ethnomusicology Newsletter (Vol. 7, No. 4, September 2013)
Historical NoteReturn to Top
KRAB radio was the fourth commercial-free, listener-supported radio station in the United States when it was founded by Lorenzo Milam in Seattle in December 1962. KRAB radio was on air for 21 years, during which time a wide variety of programs were aired, including music, poetry, discussions, and commentaries. The radio station went off the air in 1984.
For more information, see: http://www.krabarchive.com/
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contents: The radio show themes include Burmese classical music, contemporary Japanese compositions (inspired by traditional court music), and music by several Western classical composers.
This collection includes a series of radio shows taped directly from the radio; 4 separate tracks were recorded on each tape - Side 1 channels A and B and Side 2 channels A and B. In most cases the radio program is in progress when the recording begins, and some channels include parts of more than one program. Program dates are written on the backs of the tape boxes, but the sequence of programs from one channel to another or one tape to another is not always clear.
Transmission Data: Digital files created 8/2013 (48 kHz/24-bit) - N1_Side_1_Ch_A.wav, N1_Side_2_Ch_A.wav, N1_Side_1_Ch_B.wav, N1_Side_2_Ch_B.wav; N2_Side_1_Ch_A.wav, N2_Side_2_Ch_A.wav, N2_Side_1_Ch_B.wav, N2_Side_2_Ch_B.wav; N3_Side_1_Ch_A.wav, N3_Side_2_Ch_A.wav, N3_Side_1_Ch_B.wav, N3_Side_2_Ch_B.wav; N4_Side_1_Ch_A.wav, N4_Side_2_Ch_A.wav, N4_Side_1_Ch_B.wav, N4_Side_2_Ch_B.wav
Durations: 2013-8.1 (3:12:58); 2013-8.2 (3:12:51); 2013-8.3 (3:12:23); 2013-8.4 (3:03:30)
Documentation: Photo-copy of notes written on tape boxes
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description |
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2013008-0001: KRAB Radio Shows Jan. 29, Feb. 5, March 12 & 19, 1975
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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2013008-0002: KRAB Radio Shows Feb. 5 & 12, March 5, 12 & 19, 1975
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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2013008-0003: KRAB Radio Shows March 12, 19 & 26, June 18
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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2013008-0004: KRAB Radio Shows April & June 1975? (and copy of commercial records)
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Classical Music--Burma
- Ethnomusicology
- Music, Japanese
- Music--Japan
- Radio
- classical music
Personal Names
- Garfias, Robert
Corporate Names
- KRAB-FM Radio Station (Seattle, Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Burma--Asia--Southeast Asia
- Japan
- World
Form or Genre Terms
- Radio programs
- Sound Recordings