UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World records, circa 1961-2006
date: label: Date
content: 1961
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content: 2006
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content: circa 1961-2006
name: label: Creator
content: Unesco
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content: The UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World included more than a hundred pioneering audio recordings of the world's traditional music published from 1961 to 2003 on a number of different recording labels. The series was launched in 1961 in collaboration with ethnomusicologist Alain Daniélou (1907-1994) and the International Music Council (created by UNESCO in 1949). The recordings in the Collection are mostly field recordings made in situ, in their original context. Each recording is accompanied by scholarly annotations and photographs. Together, these discs are a reflection of the immense variety of music making and of the position music holds within cultures around the globe.
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content: Preliminary inventory is available.
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content: Acquired by contract with UNESCO in 2010.
label: Summary
content: This collection, which dates from circa 1961-2006, contains audiorecordings from the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World, as well as related business records. Includes recordings of tradition and sacred music from Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Sudan, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Peru, Afghanistan, Australia, Cambodia, China, Korea, the Solomon Islands, India, Bali, Java, Japan, Laos, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Syria, and Turkey.
label: Cite as
content: UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World records, Ralph Rinzler Folklikfe Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution
label: Repository Loc.
content: Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave. SW, Suite 2001, Washington, DC 20010. Call (202) 633-7322 to arrange an appointment
place: label: Place
content: Asia, Central
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content: Asia, Southeastern
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content: Europe
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content: South America
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content: Caribbean Area
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content: Middle East
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content: Africa
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content: Australia
topic: label: Topic
content: Folk music
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content: Sacred music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
objectType: label: Type
content: Audiotapes
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content: Collection descriptions
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content: Business records
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content: Compact discs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Access by appointment only. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at (202) 633-7322 for additional information
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Copyright restrictions apply. Contact archives staff for information
physicalDescription: label: Physical description
content: 27 boxes