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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Marjorie Shostak recordings (Music of the Kalahari San), Undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Shostak, Marjorie, 1945-1996
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Marjorie Shostak recordings (Music of the Kalahari San)
- Dates
- Undated
- Quantity
- 2 items : EC - 2 reels; WT - 2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 10"); Duration: 1:49:00
- Collection Number
- 1974029
- Summary
- Dubs of portions of 2 commercial recordings.
- 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
Marjorie Shostak (1945-1996), from Brooklyn (New York), was an anthropologist, author, and teacher. She earned a BA in literature from Brooklyn College. Although she never officially received a degree in anthropology, she is known for her anthropological work with the people of the Kalahari region of southwest Africa. The focus of her work is the gender dynamics within their soceities. Throughout her life, she was a vocal advocate for the women's rights movement. In 1983, she became a research associate at the Institute for Liberal Arts at Emory University.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contents: 74-29.1 EC - "Instrumental Music of the Kalahari San: a Sampler" (copyright by Marjorie Shostak, Megan Biesele); 74-29.2 EC - "Trance-Dance Music of the Kalahari San: a Sampler" (copyright by Richard Katz, Megan Biesele, Marjorie Shostak).
Notes in documentation file accompany "Instrumental Music of the Kalahari San" (Ethnic Folkways FE 4315) and "Healing Dance Music of the Kalahari San" (Ethnic Folkways FE 4316).
For copies of the complete recordings of the 2 Ethnic Folkways releases, see UWEA collection 2009-2 (Ronald Singer Collection).
Documentation: Photo-copy of album notes.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Africa
- Khoisan peoples
- San--Africa--Southern Africa
