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ITEM — Reel: AWM 15071 (2 reels) Identifier: AWM Spec Coll 93

Music of the L'alibel'a, 1960 - 1975

Dates

  • Creation: 1960 - 1975

Conditions Governing Access

Permission to use this collection must be requested from Professor Kay Kaufman Shelemay, Music Department, Harvard University. To request access, navigate to the "COLLECTION INVENTORY" tab of this finding aid to add individual items to your request list.

Extent

1 collection (Sound recordings and accompanying materials .5 linear feet, 1 box)

Physical Location

Archive of World Music

General note

Music of the l'alibel'a, from an interview conducted jointly with Thomas L. Kane, recorded in Addis Ababa, 1975 and, (2nd reel), similar examples received from Radio Voice of the Gospel (RVOG), Addis Ababa, recorded after 1960.

Repository Details

Part of the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library Repository

The Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library is the primary repository of musical materials at Harvard. The Music Library’s collecting mission is to serve music teaching and research programs in the Music Department and throughout the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In addition, it supports the musical needs of the broader Harvard community as well as an international scholarly constituency. We collect books, musical scores, serial titles, sound recordings and video formats, microforms, and rare and archival materials that support research in a wide variety of musical disciplines including historical musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology, composition, and historically informed performance practice, as well as interdisciplinary areas related to music. The special collections include archival collections from the 19th, 20th and 21st century.

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