1984 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection
By: sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts
Contributors: Lawson, Doyle, performer; Molton, Flora, 1908- performer; Toro, Yomo, performer; Ganga (Musical group); Quicksilver (Musical group); Vel-Tones (Musical group); Washington Toho Koto Society; Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress); American Folklife Center; National Council for the Traditional Arts
Series: Neptune Plaza concert series
Published: 1984
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Shakuhachi and koto music; Doo-wop (Music); Aguinaldos; Spanish Folk songs; Bengali (South Asian people); Bluegrass music; Puerto Ricans; Blues (Music); Folk music; Rhythm and blues music; Bengali Americans; Popular music; Japanese Americans; Plenas; Music; African Americans; Puerto Rican Decimas
Other titles: Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1984; American Folklife Center concert, 1984
Description: The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs documenting the performance of bluegrass music from Ohio, blues music and African American a capella doo-wop from Washington, D.C., folk music from Bengal, India; Japanese music from Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rican cuatro and salsa music from Washington, D.C. recorded live at the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, in concerts from May through September 1984, sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The concert of Japanese music was followed by a workshop in the Whittall Pavilion on Japanese brush painting.
Notes: Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets (184 images), photographic prints, and color slides taken by photographers John T. Gibbs and Reid S. Baker.

Concerts were recorded at various locations in and in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress: May 4 outdoors on Neptune Plaza; June 14 in the Whittall Pavilion; July 12, August 9, 16, and September 13, from 12:00 - 1:30 pm in the Coolidge Auditorium.

1984 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, Spanish, Bengali, and Japanese.

Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Table of contents: title: May 4: Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver (Bluegrass music); title: June 14: Flora Molton and Archie Edwards and the Truth Band (Blues music); title: July 12: Ganga (Bengali music); title: August 9: Vel-Tones (African American doo-wop); title: August 16: Sankyoku, Washington Toho Koto Society (Japanese music on koto, shakuhachi, and sangen); title: September 13: Yomo Toro (Puerto Rican décimas, plenas, and aguinaldos)