The Ethnomusicology Archive has recently acquired a collection of nearly 10,000 commercial recordings featuring music from Africa and the worldwide African diaspora. The collection comes from CC Smith,a well-known radio host of world music shows on local stations KCRW,KPFK,KCSN and KXLU since the early 1980s. She was also publisher of “The Beat,”[...]
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The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive has been awarded a preservation implementation grant by the Grammy Foundation®,according to the Foundation’s April 16th,2009,press release. The Archive’s proposal was selected for funding from among many submissions because of the importance of the material to be preserved,the technical qualifications of the project staff,and the leading [...] Jesús Guzmán,the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology lecturer who directs the UCLA mariachi ensemble and is musical director of Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano,won the Grammy for BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN ALBUM for “Amor,Dolor Y Lágrimas:Música Ranchera,” Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano. Congratulations to Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano. For [...] | ||||||
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