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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Robert Garfias recordings (Nyama Suso/Kora), 1972-06-03
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Garfias, Robert; Knight, Roderic; University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Robert Garfias recordings (Nyama Suso/Kora)
- Dates
- 1972-06-031972-06-031972-06-03
- Quantity
- 2 items : OT - 2 reels; Duration: 00:22:00
- Collection Number
- 1972023
- Summary
- Soundtrack to film recorded at the University of Washington, 6/3/72.
- 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)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Filmed and recorded by Robert Garfias and Roderic Knight (2 Arriflex cameras, Nagra).
Jali Nyama Suso/kora and vocals performs: Ala l'a ke (Allah's Deed); Jula Faso (Merchant's Tune); Yundumunku (Man from Yundum); Masane Sise (Masanneh Sisay); (audio only) tuning and fragment of Jimbasengo - Mamadu Masina.
Published videotape produced from film footage by Roderic Knight in 1992 - "Jali Nyama Suso: Kora Player of the Gambia" (Original Music Video OMV003); see 94-8.1 (VHS) and 94-8.2 (DVD) for UW Ethnomusicology Archives copies of this published version.
Documentation: Film log
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description |
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1972023-0001: Nyama Suso/ Kora
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Malinke
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Gambia
- Seattle (Wash.)
- West Africa
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Suso, Nyama, -1991 (performer)