Sources for Ethnomusicology

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Note: EM = ethnomusicology, WM = world music

Professional societies for EM

The Society for Ethnomusicology This can be found at ethnomusicology.org. The purpose of the society is to support the study of music throughout history and in all cultures. On this website there is information about conferences, publications, prizes, groups to join, and resources for ethnomusicologists.

- Meghan

Journals focussed on EM and WM

Ethnomusicology OnLine
Through the link here you can check out this peer-review multi-media ejournal. It ran from 1995 to 2005, and from the website you can access each of the annual journals as well as links to other ethnomusioclogy websites from institutions, publications and others. --Cari 18:27, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

Current Musicology This journal is published by the Columbia University Department of Music. It contains reviewed articles on all forms of musicology and also contains articles that focus on interdisciplinary studies.

- Meghan

The Journal of Musicological Research This journal contains articles on various areas of musicology and can be accessed through IIMP. It does not seem to have quite as many articles on ethnomusicology as Current Musicology

- Meghan

EM Archives

The James Koetting Ghana Field Recording Collection
Located at the Brown University Library Center for Digital Initiantives, here, this collection contains the complete archive of ethnomusicologist James Koetting's field recordings and fieldnotes from Ghana in the 1970s. The material is mainly from his work with Kasena musicians in Accra, and the Kasena region in the northern part of Ghana, but there is also material documenty Akan, Ewe, Ga, Dagomba and other musical types and activities. --Cari 17:47, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

EM Web portals

Les Africains de la Chanson Francophone
This is a really neat interactive website, introducing regional musics in Africa. The website is in French, so those lacking language skills may not get the full benifit, but you can still browse through and check out the regional examples of music and instruments, as well as the music of specific artists. You can even play around with pre-selected sound samples to create your own musical piece.
--Cari 18:57, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

Audio for EM and WM

Audio websites

Contemporary World Music This database can be accessed through the U of A library database search. Contemporary World Music contains 50000 tracks. It is user friendly and allows you to search by genre, place, cultural group, instrument, and album. http://womu.alexanderstreet.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca - Meghan

NAXOS Music Library This database can be accessed through the U of A library database search. NAXOS has sections for Jazz/Folk/Blues, Chinese Music, and World/Folk. It is easy to access and has a large selection of albums to listen to. http://ualberta.naxosmusiclibrary.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/default.asp - Meghan

Emusic www.emusic.com [would someone like to review this? - mf]

Podcasts

(check on itunes to get a listing - mf)

Video for EM and WM

Documentary films

Soul Resonance: Zimbabwean music spreading in North America and beyond
A preview of this documentary by Doug and Laurel Epps can be found at the website Dandemutande Zimbabwean Music Worldwide. This documentary looks at the popularization of marimba and mbira ensembles in the United States. While there are some exoticizing comments, and others that are Americentric (can I make that a term?), the soundtrack is almost purely marimbas and mbiras. And we can even listen to our very own Tendai. --Cari 18:08, 14 September 2008 (MDT)

Amir: an Afghan refugee msuician's life in Peshawar Pakistan This documentary film is available through the U of A library website. It was directed and edited by John Baily and put out by the National Film and Television School and the Royal Anthropological Institute. This film provides an introduction to the music of Afghanistan by following the story of a refugee from Afghanistan to Pakistan because of civil dispute.

- Meghan