111. [Ukraine, Zhytomyr; Jews, Ukrainians, Yiddish-speakers; Interviews, 2002-2009] (31:52:43)

Date:
2002
Main contributors:
Indiana University. Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish Memories.
Summary:
Interview topics include Jewish weddings, linguistic and dialectological discussion of the Yiddish language, prewar Jewish life, contemporary Jewish life, Yiddish press, religion in the Soviet era, Yiddish songs, military service, religious education, childhood memories, family anecdotes, the Great Famine and life in the 1930s, holiday traditions, food customs, Yiddish proverbs, prewar antisemitism, life before and during World War II, cultural terminology, childhood games, emigrating to Ukraine from Israel, wartime evacuation to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, wartime refugees, tour of Berdychiv synagogue, pogroms in the 1920s, Hasidism, Zionism, Yiddish literature, Purim shpiels, Polish songs, etymology of Jewish names, local geography, non-Jewish Yiddish and Hebrew speakers, life on a kolkhoz, underground yeshiva in Berdychiv, Sabbath celebration, postwar army service, Hershele Ostropoler stories. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.

113. [United States, Indiana, Bloomington, 1975] (3:07:11)

Date:
1975
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
Discussion of the George Herzog collections at the Archives of Traditional Music, of early ethnomusicologists and the development of the field, and biographical information on Herzog. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.

115. [United States, Indiana, Bloomington, 1979] (1:32:39)

Date:
1979
Main contributors:
Euba, Akin, 1935-2020
Summary:
Two lectures given by Nigerian composer and ethnomusicologist Akin Euba on traditional and modern Nigerian music. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note that collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.

116. [United States, Indiana, Bloomington, 2002] (1:02:31)

Date:
2002
Main contributors:
Haas, Colleen M., 1961-
Summary:
Performances of traditional music derived from the cultural traditions of the Akan and Ga people within various regions in Ghana. Includes a Kete song that is a traditional part of the regalia of Akan royalty, and an example of an Otofo puberty song, Sa yo le, of the Ga-Adagme of Ghana. Songs in the latter style are often heard at graduation ceremonies, including those at boarding schools. Song presentations were based on Haas's work with her Ghanaian teacher, Sowah Mensah.

117. [United States, Indiana, Bloomington, 2002] (1:11:15)

Date:
2002
Main contributors:
Larsen, Grey.
Summary:
Audio and video recording of a roundtable discussion on music in Bloomington includes biographical and background information on Grey Larsen and Lee Williams, the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, WFHB radio station, the local Irish music scene, and local perceptions of world, folk, and traditional music. Audience members participate during the event through questions and discussion.

118. [United States, Indiana, Bloomington, 2002] (1:17:05)

Date:
2002
Main contributors:
Karelian Folk Music Ensemble.
Summary:
Vocal and instrumental performances of Kalevalan and Karelian folk music. Instrumentation includes kantele (harp), jouhikko (bowed string instrument), pilli (birch bark flute), tuohi (wooden trumpet), Russian horse bells, two-button accordian, mandalin, Estonian bagpipe, and bass. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note that collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.

119. [United States, Indiana, Bloomington, 2003] (56:38)

Date:
2003
Main contributors:
Yang, James Min-Ching, 1936-2018
Summary:
This is a performance of erhu music and Kun-Wu sword dancing. It includes discussions about the erhu and other Chinese stringed instruments, Chinese musical scores, the five-tone scale, and composer Liu Tien-Hua, as well as questions from audience members.. Descriptive information presented here may come from original collection documentation. Please note that collections of historical content may contain material that could be offensive to some patrons.

120. [United States, Indiana, Bloomington, 2005] (54:35)

Date:
2005
Main contributors:
Salaam (Musical group)
Summary:
Salaam performs music from the Middle East and Nothern Africa. Members of the ensemble discuss improvisation in Middle Eastern music, Turkish and Arabic scales, and the history of the clavichord. Musical selections are from Turkey, Tunisia, Iraq, and Andalucia.