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KRAB-FM Radio recordings: Bauls of Bengal, 1979-05-14
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- KRAB-FM Radio Station (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- KRAB-FM Radio recordings: Bauls of Bengal
- Dates
- 1979-05-141979-05-141979-05-14
- Quantity
- 4 items : EC - 2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); 2 WAV files (48 kHz, 24-bit); Duration: 1:03:44
- Collection Number
- 1979025
- Summary
- Performance by Bengali mystic minstrel group Bauls of Bengal recorded at the University of Washington, Guggenheim Hall, 5/14/79.
- 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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Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
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
Original recorded by Kimson Plaut with Nagra IVs, Neumann mics.
KRAB radio (Jack Straw Productions) has original tape.
Performers: Bauls group: Purna Das, leader, and two others.
Contents:
Tape 1: Introduction; Selection 1; Applause and Preparation; Introduction; Selection 2 "Song of the Lonely Man"; Applause and Preparation; Artist's Introduction; Introduction; Selection 3 "Dinmai [?] is your Headmaster"; (abrupt break); Selection 4a (?) (intermission music?); Announcement; Introduction; Selection 4 "Daughter of the Elephants"; Applause and Preparation; Introduction; Selection 5 "A Thief has Entered the Garden"; Applause.
Tape 2: Applause and Preparation; Selection 6 "Babu..."; Explanation of Selection 6; Selection 6 (continued); Applause and Preparation; Artist's Introduction; Introduction; Selection 7 "Don't Make Love in Haste"; Applause; Artist's comments; Selection 8 (fades in); Applause; Introduction; Selection 9 "Guru, Let's Go Together"; Applause; Concluding remarks; Applause.
Tapes digitized 3/2016 (WAV, 48 kHz, 24-bit) - 79-25.1.wav (37:19), 79-25.2.wav (26:25)
Documentation: Notes.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bauls
- Ethnomusicology
- Folk music--India
- Music--India
- Mystics--India
- Religion
- baul--south and southeast asian--asian
Geographical Names
- India--Asia--South Asia
- North India
- Seattle (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound Recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Das, Purna Chandra, 1940- (performer)
Corporate Names
- Bauls of Bengal (performer)
