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John Blacking (1928-1990) was an ethnomusicologist, author, and social anthropologist from England. During his youth, he studied under well-known anthropologist Meyer Fortes at King's College, Cambridge. After serving in Malaysia as part of the British army, he was given a position at the International Library of African Music where he studied the music and culture of the Venda people of South Africa. In 1965, the University of Witwatersrand awarded him a PhD and a professorship for his work with Venda children's songs. From 1970 until his death in 1990, he served as a professor of social anthropology at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Blacking is known for his advocacy for a more anthropological perspective in the study of music.
Contents (from UW Press list): "The items on this tape, mostly excerpts from longer recordings, have been selected to complement, not necessarily to duplicate, the musical examples in How Musical Is Man? by John Blacking (Seattle: University of Washington Press,1973). Thus alternative or "deviant" versions of songs that are in the book have been included, as well as music that is not in the book."
Some distortion at start of tape side 2 (starting with track 11 on CD copy)
Transmission data: Digital files created from cassette (EC) 7/30/07 - 82-66.1_sideA.aif; 82-66.1_sideB.aif (48 kHz, 24-bit).
Durations: Total duration = 58:07 (tape side 1 (tracks 1-10) = 28:23; tape side 2 (tracks 11-22) = 29:38)
Work tape (WT) copies de-acquisitioned 7/30/07 (2 reels (7 1/2 ips, 2 tr. stereo, 10"))
Documentation: Detailed list of contents (provided by UW Press)
Contents (from UW Press list): "The items on this tape, mostly excerpts from longer recordings, have been selected to complement, not necessarily to duplicate, the musical examples in How Musical Is Man? by John Blacking (Seattle: University of Washington Press,1973). Thus alternative or "deviant" versions of songs that are in the book have been included, as well as music that is not in the book."See UW Press list in documentation file for detailed description of contents.