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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Michelle Burgess Bennett (S. Randafison: Valiha Songs), 1993-02
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bennett, Michelle Burgess
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Michelle Burgess Bennett (S. Randafison: Valiha Songs)
- Dates
- 1993-021993-021993-02
- Quantity
- 1 videotapes : 1 vct (VHS, sp, color); Duration: 00:08:33
- Collection Number
- 1993007
- Summary
- Recorded February 1993 at the University of Washington, Music Bldg. Rm. 52, by Michelle Burgess-Bennett.
- 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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Undefined
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Sylvestre Randafison (1928-2003) was a valiha player, teacher, and musical ambassador from Madagascar. He was best known for performing traditional valiha pieces in a way that created a dialogue with the ancestors. He was also known as an ethnomusicologist and traveled around Africa collecting more than 1,000 pieces of traditional music. During his career, he served as a visiting instructor at the University of Washington as well as a professor of music at the National Institute of Research.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
S. Randafison: Valiha Songs for Transcription & Analysis.
Recorded on 8mm videocassette; copied to VHS.
Performer: Sylvestre Benjamin Randafison/valiha (traditional tube-zither with 18 metal strings) recorded during Randafison's tenure as Visiting Artist, Ethnomusicology Division, 1992-1993.
Contents: a specifically composed 'Air' for the students of Transcription and Analysis; Betsiboka (version 1); Betsiboka (version 2); Apela (version 1); Apela (version 2); Betsiboka (version 3).
Taped examples were prepared for use as transcription assignments for Music 536: Transcription and Analysis; Professor Lorraine Sakata; each example was shot from different camera angle.
Total duration: 8 min., 33 sec.
Documentation: Tape log of Malagasy songs.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Africa
- Madagascar
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Randafison, Sylvestre (performer)
