1994 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
By: sponsored by the American Folklife Center
Contributors: Crowe, Josh, 1957- performer; Cachao, performer; ʼBras-spuṅs (Monastery); Sviraj (Musical group); Six Nations Women Singers; Orioles (Musical group); Kings of Harmony (Brass ensemble); American Folklife Center; Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
Series: Neptune Plaza concert series
Published: 1994
Language: eng
Number of pages: 590
Subjects: Sacred vocal music; Tambura (Fretted lute) music; Gospel music; Music; Mambos (Music); Brass band music; Folk music; Rhythm and blues music; Cuban Americans; Popular music; Buddhist chants; Dance; Buddhist dance; Iroquois Indians; Salsa (Music); Bluegrass music; African Americans; Mambo (Dance)
Other titles: Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1994; American Folklife Center concert, 1994
Description: The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of Tibetan sacred music and dance, Tamburitza music from the Balkan Peninsula, Iroquois music, rhythm and blues quartet singing, gospel brass band music, bluegrass music, and Cuban mambo music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, at concerts from April through September 1994, sponsored by the American Folklife Center.
Notes: Photographs include negatives, black and white and color contact sheets (257 images), photographic prints, and color slides.

1994 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.

in English.

in English, Iroquois, Serbo-Croatian, Romani, Greek, Spanish, and Tibetan.

Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Table of contents: title: April 21: Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery, Tibet (Tibetan Buddist sacred music and dance); title: May 19: Sviraj (Tamburitza music of former Yugoslavia); title: June 2: Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers (Iroquois); title: June 16: Legendary Orioles (Rhythm and blues quartet singing); title: July 21: Kings of Harmony (Gospel brass band); title: August 18: David McLaughlin and Josh Crowe (Bluegrass); title: September 15: Cachao and his Latin All Stars (Cuban mambo)