Laurel Sercombe visiting artist concert recordings: Claire Jones & Paul Mataruse, 2015-05-21

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sercombe, Laurel; University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
Title
Laurel Sercombe visiting artist concert recordings: Claire Jones & Paul Mataruse
Dates
2015-05-21
Quantity
2 items  :  WD - 1 DVD; program
Collection Number
2015008
Summary
Marimba and mbira music from Zimbabwe: Mahonyera, directed by Claire Jones, and Ruzivo, directed by Paul Mataruse; University of Washington, Meany Theater, May 21, 2015.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Laurel Sercombe has been the Archivist for the Ethnomusicology Program at the University of Washington since 1982. She has co-produced a series of music recordings with Northwest Folklife, lectured for classes in Ethnomusicology, Library and Information Science, and American Indian Studies, and designed and taught a course on sound archiving. In 1998 she received a pre-doctoral Smithsonian Research Fellowship and in 2001 received her Ph.D. with the dissertation And Then It Rained: Power and Song in Western Washington Coast Salish Myth Narratives. She is a member of the Music Library Association, the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, and the Society for Ethnomusicology, for which she served as Current Discographer 1992–2000 and Treasurer 2000–2004. She serves on the boards of Jack Straw Productions and Northwest Heritage Resources. In 2013 she organized and hosted “Sounds of the World,” a series of six programs for UWTV featuring film footage from the Robert Garfias Collection in the Ethnomusicology Archives.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Video recording by Laurel Sercombe for the UW Ethnomusicology Archives; recorded with Panasonic AG-HMC 150P camcorder (AVCHD recording; recording mode - 1080/60i); audio mix provided by Gary Louie from pair of KM-184 cardioid mics and P.A. feed from house sound; processed in Final Cut and DVD Studio Pro and DVD work disc produced (digital files saved - 2015-8.1.mov, 2015-8.1.img) Recorded with Panasonic AG-HMC 150 camcorder

Performers: (concert 1st half) Mahonyera (Claire Jones, mbira & vocals; Kevin Ugarte, mbira & vocals; Sheree Seretse, mbira & vocals; Philip Page, mbira & vocals; Sooja Kelsey, hosho & vocals); (concert 2nd half) Ruzivo (Paul Mataruse, marimba, mbira & vocals; Dana Moffett, marimba & vocals; Jocelyn Moon, marimba, mbira & vocals; Zack Moon, marimba, mbira, hosho & vocals; Rose Orskog, marimba, vocals & hosho; Hannah Weatherford, marimba, vocals & hosho; Lonnie Welsh, bass guitar; guest musicians Zivanai Masango, lead guitar, Tendai Muparutsa, drums, and Evelyn Mukwedeya, mbira & vocals.

Documentation: Poster

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Concerts
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Marimba music
  • Mbira music
  • Music -- Zimbabwe
  • Shona--Africa--Southern Africa

Geographical Names

  • Zimbabwe

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Jones, Claire (performer)
    • Mataruse, Paul (performer)
    Corporate Names
    • Mahonyera (performer)
    • Ruzivo (performer)