Global Music Archive
from the vanderbilt news service:
Three years ago, Vanderbilt University ethnomusicologist Greg Barz
realized that American popular culture was sweeping Africa and
could very well threaten centuries-old musical traditions.
He traveled to Uganda and Kenya to begin archiving music and
performances before they disappeared forever. Barz's pilot program
set the foundation for The Digital Collection of East African
Recordings and helped launch the creation of the Global Music
Archive at Vanderbilt University.
the first database in a series of databases in the Global Music
Archive, is the largest streaming audio archive of East African
music. It consists of more than 2,000 musical performances, most of
which were recorded in the field by East African musician Centurio
Balikoowa. In addition to its size, the archive is unique in that
the artists provide written consent, allowing Vanderbilt the
freedom to license and share the music with the world via the
Internet.
read the full story here. the global music archives is here. the files
stream in real audio and are searchable by artist/group, region,
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