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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Shannon Dudley lecture recordings (El Vez), 2008-03-11
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Dudley, Shannon
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: Shannon Dudley lecture recordings (El Vez)
- Dates
- 2008-03-112008-03-112008-03-11
- Quantity
- 2 videotapes : OT - 2 vcts (mini-DV) (digital, stereo); Duration: 1:05:21
- Collection Number
- 2008006
- Summary
- Guest lecture by Robert Lopez (El Vez) in Humanities 206 - "American Sabor/American Flavor: Latinos Shaping U.S. Popular Music," (Dudley/Habell-Pallan), University of Washington, 3/11/2008.
- 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 Lopez (1960-), also known by his stage name El Vez, is a musician, political satirist, and Chicano activist. In the 1970s, he played guitar in the punk bands The Zeros and Catholic Discipline. He is often called "The Mexican Elvis" because his stage persona is similar to Presley's. He even competed on The Weakest Link in an episode featuring Elvis impersonators. Lopez has released a variety of albums and LPs and acted in movies and documentaries.
Shannon Dudley is a teacher, curator, musician, band director, and author. He earned his PhD from the University of California Berkeley and is currently a professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Washington (UW). He teaches classes on topics such as music of Latin America and the Caribbean, American popular music, and comparative Musicianship and Analysis. He is the director of the UW steeland and performs his own steel pan music with several other local groups. Dudley, along with his wife Marisol Berríos-Miranda, is a director of the bilingual museum American Sabor: Latinos in US Popular Music. He has published a variety of articles and books about music and the Caribbean.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Video recording coordinated by Shannon Dudley; recorded with Sony DSR-PD170 camcorder.
Contents: Robert Lopez (El Vez) is introduced by Michelle Habell-Pallan; Lopez discusses his work as "the Mexican Elvis," a performance artist, political satirist, and Chicano activist; discusses his album "Graciasland" (early 1990s), shows a video ("Say It Loud, I'm Brown and I'm Proud"), and takes questions from the audience.
Transmission Data: Digital files created 5/23/08 (iMovie (DV - NTSC)) - 2008-6.1_El Vez; 2008-6.2_El Vez (unedited)
Durations: Tape 1 - 40:00; Tape 2 - 25:21 (total = 65:21)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Description | Dates |
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2008006-0001
1 videotape : VCT; Tracks: 1
Video recording coordinated by Shannon Dudley; recorded with Sony DSR-PD170 camcorder. Contents: Robert Lopez (El Vez) is introduced by Michelle Habell-Pallan; Lopez discusses his work as "the Mexican Elvis," a performance artist, political satirist, and Chicano activist; discusses his album "Graciasland" (early 1990 s), shows a video ("Say It Loud, I'm Brown and I'm Proud"), and takes questions from the audience. Transmission Data: Digital files created 5/23/08 (iMovie (DV - NTSC)) - 2008-6. 1_El Vez; 2008-6. 2_El Vez (unedited) Durations: Tape 1 - 40:00; Tape 2 - 25:21 (total = 65:21)
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2008-03-11 |
2008006-0002
1 videotape : VCT; Tracks: 1
Video recording coordinated by Shannon Dudley; recorded with Sony DSR-PD170 camcorder. Contents: Robert Lopez (El Vez) is introduced by Michelle Habell-Pallan; Lopez discusses his work as "the Mexican Elvis," a performance artist, political satirist, and Chicano activist; discusses his album "Graciasland" (early 1990 s), shows a video ("Say It Loud, I'm Brown and I'm Proud"), and takes questions from the audience. Transmission Data: Digital files created 5/23/08 (iMovie (DV - NTSC)) - 2008-6. 1_El Vez; 2008-6. 2_El Vez (unedited) Durations: Tape 1 - 40:00; Tape 2 - 25:21 (total = 65:21)
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2008-03-11 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
- Popular Music
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
- latin rock--latin
Geographical Names
- North America
- United States
Form or Genre Terms
- Lecture
- Lecture
- Video recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- El Vez (performer)
- Lopez, Robert (performer)