| Description |
6 videodiscs (329 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 6 books (19 cm) |
| Contents |
v. 1. Canada and the United States (Canada: Francophone traditions; Canada: Native and Anglophone traditions; USA: African American Secular traditions) (59:18) -- v. 2. United States: European traditions in the New World (58:46) -- v. 3. United States: Sacred traditions (43:02) -- v. 4. Caribbean (58:40) -- v. 5. Central and South America: Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana) (53:46) -- v. 6. Central and South America: Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela (55:03) |
| Summary |
Presents a wealth of ethnic music from the Americas. Most segments are short. Includes folk music, folk songs, performances on traditional musical instruments, dances, and religious or ritual performances. The tapes contain no spoken introduction or explanation, but the booklets contain: overview essays that discuss entire traditions; selection descriptions that present information about each cut; and resource material, including suggestions for listening, viewing, and reading. The quality of the recording varies from segment to segment |
| Notes |
These discs are DVD-Rs and may fail to play on some DVD equipment |
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"VTMV-225--VTMV-230"--on containers; "JVCAIIVOL01-JVCAIIVOL06"--on discs |
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"In collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan [and] Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, Washington DC"--closing frames |
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Videodisc release of the 1995 film production |
| Credits |
Editor, Mark Greenberg |
| Notes |
DVD. Region unspecified |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Folk music.
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Folk dancing.
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Folk dance music.
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Folk songs.
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Music -- United States.
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Music -- Canada.
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Music -- Caribbean Area.
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Music -- Central America.
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Music -- South America.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Ohta, Hiroaki, director
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Ichikawa, Katsumori, producer
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Ichihashi, Yuji, producer
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Greenberg, Mark, 1945-
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Nihon Bikutā Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings.
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Multicultural Media (Firm : Barre, Vt.)
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Kokuritsu Minzokugaku Hakubutsukan.
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