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Today we launch the very first EARcast,part of an occasional series of podcasts and webcasts that are a feature of the new EAR 2.0! If you’re interested in being part of a future EARcast,please contact us. Continue reading EARcast no. 1:An Interview with Cheryl Keyes Let Me Take You There SEE ALSO EARcast no. 1:An Interview with Cheryl Keyes In 1975,Smokey Robinson released an elegiac album and song entitled “A Quiet Storm” that became the basis for a new radio format by that name and which in turn influenced the development of a number of later styles of African American music such as smooth jazz and neo-soul. Targeted to a largely black,urban and adult audience,Quiet Storm music tends towards lush orchestrations,slower tempos,intimate themes,and impassioned yet restrained performances from instrumentalists and vocal stylists who draw from rhythm and blues,gospel,soul and jazz. Typically programmed in late-night time slots,these formats still thrive at a number of local and college-oriented radio stations in urban pockets across the country. The music appeals as much to lovers as to quiet evenings of personal reflection and welcome solitude,tends to be more sensual than sexual and is often as spiritual as it is soothing. Continue reading Recording Review:Cheryl Keyes’ ‘Let Me Take You There’ –A Quiet Storm Revisited ANNOUNCEMENT For the week of 15 –19 December 2008,Archive access will be by appointment only. To request an appointment,please use our online appointment request form,or call 310.825.1695. The Archive will be closed from 22 December 2008 and will re-open on 5 January 2005. Access Hours for Winter Quarter 2009 Monday … 10 am –2 PM ANNOUNCEMENT Access Hours for the Week of 8 –12 December 2008: Monday 10 am –1 PM Searching for some online ethnographic audiovisual archives to report on in the EAR (report forthcoming),I stumbled across Wordle. Due to the campus being closed for the Veterans’Day holiday tomorrow (11 November),the Archive will be open on 12 November from 1 PM –4 PM instead. Field Recordings of Dutch Ethnomusicologists 1938-2000 The Dutch Society for Ethnomusicology and World Music ‘Arnold Bake,’ produced this compact disc that contains nineteen selections,twelve of which were collected since 1990,three during the 1980s,and two during the 1970s. The disc’s first two excerpts feature Arnold Bake’s 1938 journey of India and Sri Lanka. Part of a Sinhala folk performance from Sri Lanka,“Kalamaitu” interchanges singing with a flute solo consisting of two alternating high pitches. Drums,and perhaps shell rattles accompany this selection. Bake (who taught my dissertation advisor Dr. Nazir Jairazbhoy) traveled to nearby Karnataka in Southern India where he recorded a ritual of a young girl that included “Hadaga.” A drone instrument accompanies her. Audio clip:Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Continue reading Recording Review:Field Recordings of Dutch Ethnomusicologists 1938-2000 Just a little in advance of UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (27 October),we participated in the 3rd Annual L.A. Archives Bazaar,hosted at the Davidson Conference Center at USC. The Bazaar is a one-day gathering of local archives,special collections libraries,historical societies,authors,filmmakers,and other folks interested in the history and culture of greater L.A. —a town that,contrary to common belief,has plenty of both. Continue reading Exhibiting at the 3rd Annual Archives Bazaar Happy World Day for Audiovisual Heritage! | ||||||
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