Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
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.
Recorded by Usamu Yamaguchi.
Performers: Nodri Santos, principal chanter; Usamu Yamaguchi, accompanying chanter.
Tape announcer describes Palauan chant and introduces collector and performers (see above) and translator (Mrs. Hera Owen)
This was a mystery tape present in the Archives at least since 1982 and processed in 1988 (hence, the 1988 collection number).
A letter found in tape box (now in documentation file) dated 4/26/71 from Henry Gallery to Robert Garfias indicates that the tape was prepared for the gallery in conjunction with an exhibit of paintings by Charlie Gibbons, April 1-22, 1971; it was sent to R. Garfias so a copy could be made for the Ethnomusicology Archives; the original was to have been returned to Mrs. Hera Owen in Palau.
Documentation: Letter.