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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: The Language You Cry In, 1998
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: The Language You Cry In
- Dates
- 199819981998
- Quantity
- 1 videotapes : EC - 1 vct (VHS); Duration: 52 minutes.
- Collection Number
- 2001006
- Summary
- Commercially produced video documentary; Archives copy donated by Cynthia Schmidt.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives has been collecting and curating unique ethnographic music recordings for over 50 years. Its holdings of more than 15,000 items include field recordings documenting music traditions of all kinds from most areas of the world, concert recordings of visiting musicians, and films and videos of a variety of musical events, as well as several hundred musical instruments. The Archives serves the students and faculty in the UW Ethnomusicology Program, the broader university community, Pacific Northwest tribes, and an international clientele of musicians, students, and teachers.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Full Title: The Language You Cry In: The Story of a Mende Song.
Film traces the history of a burial hymn of the Mende people brought by slaves to the rice plantations of the Southeast coast of North America more than two hundred years ago; follows Gullah people of Georgia to a reunion with Mende people in Sierra Leone as they realize how the song was preserved in America.
Producer/Director: Alvaro Toepke and Angel Serrano.
In English and Mende with English subtitles.
Duration: 00:52:00
Documentation: Video Jacket
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| 2001006-0001
1 videotape : VCT; Tracks: 1
In English and Mende with English subtitles
|
1998-07-17 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African Americans--North America--Regional and Ethnic Cultures
- Ethnomusicology
- Video recordings in ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Africa
- Mende--Africa--Western Africa
- North America
- Sierra Leone
Form or Genre Terms
- Video recordings
