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The Kay Kaufman Shelemay Syrian-Jewish Collection, 1984 -1993.

Collection Identifier: AWM Spec Coll 96
Overview:

Original field recordings of the Syrian-Jewish genre of pizmonim (paraliturgical hymns) as it has evolved from the early 20th century. Fieldwork was conducted in Brooklyn, NY between 1984 and 1993, and in Brooklyn, NY; Deal, NJ; Mexico City; and Jerusalem between 1986 and 1993.

Richard Cozzens Arabic Rap Fieldwork Collection: Original Ethnographic Sound Recordings (2007)

Collection Identifier: AWM Spec Coll 104
Scope and Contents: The Richard Cozzens Arabic Rap Fieldwork Collection contains 97 digital audio files of performances, interviews, conversations, demonstrations both formal and informal, and workshops from a range of Arabic hip-hop artists including DAM, DanDrill, NIZ-R, Ahmad Jay, Abdallah, MC Maze, and E Qube, among others. The collection contains material from Jordan, Syria, Israel, Palestine, and the United States. The language of the materials is mostly Arabic with some content in French and English....