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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (approximate)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiocassettes
Digital images
Business records
Negatives
Videotapes
Sound recordings
Audiotapes
Notes
Correspondence
Video recordings
Contracts
Plans (drawings)
Memorandums
Slides (photographs)
Photographic prints
Date:
June 25-July 6, 2003
Summary:
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
Scope and Contents note:
This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.
Arrangement note:
Arranged in 5 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera

Series 2: Appalachia: Heritage and Harmony

Series 3: Mali: From Timbuktu to Washington

Series 4: Scotland at the Smithsonian

Series 5: Special Events
Historical note:
The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998.

The 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival was produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and cosponsored by the National Park Service.

For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
Introduction:
For the 2003 Festival, tradition-bearers from Mali, Scotland, and Appalachia gathered on the Mall, in what might at first have appeared to be a puzzling juxtaposition. A visit to the Festival quickly revealed all sorts of cultural connections and relationships among them.

Consider "old-time" and bluegrass music from Appalachia. Although often viewed as quintessentially American, many of our American ballads came from Scotland, carried by settlers in the late 1700s. And the banjo, vital to both traditions, came from West Africa, from lands traditionally part of the Malian empire. The instrument was crafted and re-crafted by African Americans and became a central part of our musical heritage. In bluegrass bands you can hear a unique American story, the melding together of an African and European heritage.

The connections do not stop in America. Scots back home, reflecting upon their emigrant experience, invented dances and called one "America." Malian balladeers, strumming their lutes and singing of their brethren, incorporated the enslavement experience into their repertoire of historical tales. Cultural connections go well beyond home. The bluegrass band from East Tennessee State University includes students from around the world and performs for fans in Japan. Pipe bands play Scottish music all over the world - from official functions in Bermuda to weddings in India.

All three cultures preserve their history in song. Griots and story-singers in Mali have safeguarded the history of the place and the genealogy of its leaders for centuries; in Scotland and Appalachia, ballads and other narrative song styles have served a similar purpose. Major issues and events still inspire artists in all three cultures today. At the Festival, Carl Rutherford from Warriormine, West Virginia, Dorothy Myles of Appalachia, Virginia, and Brian McNeill of Falkirk, Scotland, all performed songs they wrote about coal mining and its economic, social, and health impacts. In unforgettable songs Oumou Sangaré of Bamako, Mali, and Karine Polwart of Scotland drew visitors' attention to the concerns of women in contemporary life. Adam McNaughtan performed his memorable songs about life in contemporary Glasgow. At the Festival these artists not only performed, they also discussed the role of song in the conscience of a people.

Appalachian flatfoot dancing, as performed brilliantly at the Festival by John Dee Holeman, has been linked by scholars to both British clogging and West African dance. Cooks in Mali and Appalachia foodways demonstrations made stewed chicken dishes and used okra and beans. Cooks from both Scotland and Appalachia demonstrated their recipes for meat pies and strawberry jams. A Family Activities Area drew participants from all three programs daily.

Americans trace their heritage to many sources, but none more strongly than the British Isles and West Africa. Many of the settlers who came to Appalachia were of Scottish and Scots-Irish descent, and many of the enslaved people who were captured and brought here against their will were from the area around Mali. The culture they brought with them enriches our lives in forms new and old. This Festival gave visitors the opportunity to recognize the artistic excellence in all three cultures.

The 2003 Festival took place during two five-day weeks (June 25-29 and July 2-6) between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive and between 9th Street and 13th Street, south of the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of Natural History (see site plan). It featured three programs and several special events.

The 2003 Program Book included schedules and participant lists for each program; essays provided background on the Festival and on each of the programs.

The Festival was co-presented by the Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service and organized by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Richard Kurin, Director; Richard Kennedy, Deputy Director; Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Diana Parker, Festival Director; Stephen Kidd, Project Manager; Carla M. Borden, Publications Manager, Chief Editor; Arlene L. Reiniger, Program Specialist; Charlie Weber, Media Specialist; Smithsonian Folkways Recordings: Daniel Sheehy, Director; Anthony Seeger, Director Emeritus; D.A. Sonneborn, Assistant Director; Ralph Rinzler Archives: Jeffrey Place, Archivist; Stephanie Smith, Assistant Archivist; Save Our Sounds: Frank Proschan, Project Director; Smithsonian Global Sound: Jon Kertzer, Project Director; Cultural Heritage Policy: James Early, Director; Cultural Research and Education: Olivia Cadaval, Chair; Thomas Vennum, Jr., Senior Ethnomusicologist Emeritus; Betty J. Belanus, Olivia Cadaval, Nancy Groce, Marjorie Hunt, Diana Baird N'Diaye, Peter Seitel, Cynthia Vidaurri, Nilda Villalta, Curators, Folklorists, Education and Cultural Specialists; John W. Franklin, Program Manager; Heather Diamond, Anthony McCann, Emily Satterwhite, Jay Straker, Fellows; Roland Freeman, Ivan Karp, Corinne Kratz, Worth Long, René López, Kate Rinzler, Laura Schneider, Rajeev Sethi, Chucho Valdez, Research Associates

Folklife Advisory Council

Kurt Dewhurst (chair), Judy Mitoma (vice-chair), Anthony Gittens, Pat Jasper, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Enrique Lamadrid, J. Scott Raecker, Bernice Johnson Reagan, Gilbert Sprauve, Jack Tchen, Ricardo Trimillos

Folkways Advisory Board

Michael Asch (chair), Phyllis Barney, Hal Cannon, Don De Vito, Ella Jenkins, Fred Silber, Daniel Sheehy

National Park Service

Fran P. Mainella, Director; Donald W. Murphy, Deputy Director; Terry R. Carlstrom, Regional Director, National Capital Region
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://folklife.si.edu/archives#shared-stewardship.
Forms Part Of:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records .

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers

1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]
Related Archival Materials note:
Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.
Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Folk festivals  Search this
Food habits  Search this
Folk art  Search this
arts and crafts  Search this
Folk music  Search this
World music  Search this
Folklore  Search this
Genre/Form:
Audiocassettes
Digital images
Business records
Negatives
Videotapes
Sound recordings
Audiotapes
Notes
Correspondence
Video recordings
Contracts
Plans (drawings)
Memorandums
Slides (photographs)
Photographic prints
Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.2003
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk54ee7bf00-c7dc-4db0-b197-238dfedf2eef
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-cfch-sff-2003

Masons of Djenné --Changing Times

Creator:
National Museum of Natural History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-08-23T15:30:46.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Natural History  Search this
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smithsonianNMNH
Data Source:
National Museum of Natural History
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianNMNH
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_1UTGfYN9BWY

Masons of Djenné - City of Mud

Creator:
National Museum of Natural History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-08-23T15:11:02.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Natural History  Search this
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smithsonianNMNH
Data Source:
National Museum of Natural History
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianNMNH
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_XiHOqxo5tpc

Masons of Djenné -Trading Secrets

Creator:
National Museum of Natural History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-08-23T15:33:55.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Natural History  Search this
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smithsonianNMNH
Data Source:
National Museum of Natural History
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianNMNH
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_bZBliVV6210

National Museum of African Art Presents Vernon Reid and Artificial Afrika

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-09-27T21:06:02.000Z
YouTube Category:
Music  Search this
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SmithsonianVideos
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianVideos
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_vaj8ih3x0G4

Commelina erecta subsp. livingstonii (C.B. Clarke) J.K. Morton

Collector:
A. Cissé  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Colline, sol sablo-argileux  Search this
Place:
Koulouba, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa
Collection Date:
15 Aug 1973
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Commelinales Commelinaceae
Published Name:
Commelina erecta subsp. livingstonii (C.B. Clarke) J.K. Morton
Barcode:
00975441
USNM Number:
3648611
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/366fbc0c1-fafe-4eee-bc24-588405c820a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11413221

Aneilema lanceolatum Benth. subsp. lanceolatum

Collector:
A. Cissé  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Colline, sable argileux  Search this
Place:
Koulouba, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa
Collection Date:
1 Jul 1973
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Commelinales Commelinaceae
Published Name:
Aneilema lanceolatum Benth. subsp. lanceolatum
Barcode:
00975442
USNM Number:
3648564
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/316517ac7-05c1-4d2f-b568-a4d6ae015a23
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11413222

Masons of Djenné --Travels and Troubles

Creator:
National Museum of Natural History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2013-08-23T15:29:34.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Natural History  Search this
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smithsonianNMNH
Data Source:
National Museum of Natural History
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianNMNH
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_w36TFJdk6ro

The Bazaars of Bamako - 1972

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-03-17T18:16:05.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
See more by:
HSFAFilmClips
Data Source:
Human Studies Film Archives
YouTube Channel:
HSFAFilmClips
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_V79-te4vVrk

Tephrosia mossiensis A. Chev.

Biogeographical Region:
22 - West Tropical Africa  Search this
Collector:
D. N'Golo  Search this
Place:
Colline de Kama-Koulou, Sud-est de Bamako., Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa
Collection Date:
26 Jul 1973
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae
Published Name:
Tephrosia mossiensis A. Chev.
Barcode:
02323652
USNM Number:
3674072
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38cba97f0-29c1-4d52-a786-73c895f651b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13369428

Sphenops delislei

Preparation:
Ethanol
Place:
Nara, Bamako, Mali, Africa
Collection Date:
12 Sep 1987
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Squamata, Sauria, Scincidae, Scincinae
Published Name:
Sphenops delislei
Accession Number:
378743
Other Numbers:
Field Number : 013
USNM Number:
283302
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Vertebrate Zoology
Amphibians & Reptiles
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33f2cfed1-8200-43dd-b4b3-6a01266bbe7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_6148009

Field recordings of African Coast rhythms : tribal and folk music of West Africa

Recorder:
Alberts, Arthur S., 1910-1986  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Côte d'Ivoire  Search this
Baule (African people)  Search this
Ashanti (African people)  Search this
Bambara (African people)  Search this
Mossi (African people)  Search this
Kissi (African people)  Search this
Loma (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
Ghana
Accra (Ghana)
Burkina Faso
Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)
Mali
Bamako (Mali)
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Guinea
Kissidougou (Guinea : Region)
Liberia
Date:
196x
Contents:
Baouler Bush "Calamity song" --Baouler Bush "Celebration song" --Barrel drums and gong-gong --Prince's dance --Gold Coast talking drums --Anansi --Battle song --Muezzin's song -- Mossi chant --Children's songs --Two pagan dances --Song to Allah --Bambara dance --Mossi Emperor's court music -- Kissi flute music -- Kahira --Doubajabija --Malinker love song -- Two Buzi (Loma) harp songs --Mano work song --Fanti jamboree.
Track Information:
101 Spirit Songs of the Baoule Bush / Rattle (Musical instrument),Gong,Square drum,Circle drum.

102 Celebration Song.

103 Gold Coast Drums - Barrel Drums and Gong-Gong / Gong.

104 Prince's Dance.

105 Gold Coast Talking Drums.

106 Anansi / Twi language.

107 Battle Song: Moslem Songs of the Gold Coast Northern Territory.

108 Muezzin's Song: Moslem Songs of the Gold Coast Northern Territory.

109 Mossi Chant: Moslem Songs of the Gold Coast Northern Territory.

110 Gold Coast Children's Folk and War Songs and Mano Fish Song.

111 Pagan Dance / Balafon.

201 Songs to Allah and Bambara Dance / Balafon.

202 Mossi Emporer's Court Music "In Praise of the Moro Naba" and Imperial Drums / Violin,Hourglass drum.

203 Kissi Flute Music "Welcome to the White Chief" and Ancient Kissi Dance / Flute.

204 Soudanese Wandering Minstrels "Kahira" / Kora,Guitar.

205 Soudanese Minstrels - "Doubajabija" / Kora.

206 Malinke Love Song / Banjo.

207 Buzi (Loma) Harp Songs "Woman Refuse the Ring" and Buzi Dance / Lyre.

108 Mano Work Song.

209 Fanti Jamboree / Square drum.

112 Pagan Dance / Balafon.

208 Mano Work Song.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-2350

Riverside.4001
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
New York Riverside 196x
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Liberia, Kissidougou (Guinea : Region), Guinea, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Bamako (Mali), Mali, Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso), Burkina Faso, Accra (Ghana), Ghana.
General:
"Portions of this LP are from the 78 rpm, 3-album set, "Tribal, Folk and Cafer Music of West Africa." Program notes on container. Performer(s): Performances are by various native musicians. Production notes: Recorded in West Africa 1949 by Arthur S. and Lois Alberts.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
World music anthologies  Search this
Rattle (Musical instrument)  Search this
Gong  Search this
Square drum  Search this
Circle drum  Search this
Balos  Search this
Violin  Search this
Hourglass drum  Search this
Flute  Search this
Kora (Musical instrument)  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Lyre  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2350
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c3e1bc61-b2dc-4b13-9d97-26fbca13f6f4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref17252

Commemorative textile with portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama

Manufactured by:
Batex-CI, Malian, founded 2005  Search this
Subject of:
President Barack Obama, American, born 1961  Search this
First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964  Search this
Medium:
cotton
Dimensions:
H x W: 45 1/2 × 77 15/16 in. (115.5 × 198 cm)
Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Type:
textiles
portraits
Place made:
Bamako, District de Bamako, Mali, West Africa, Africa
Date:
2008
Topic:
African American  Search this
Africa  Search this
African diaspora  Search this
Design  Search this
Identity  Search this
Politics  Search this
Textile design  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
Object number:
2017.16.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd599d4bf46-bee6-40e9-8b06-deb7cf8c57a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.16.4

Cyanotis lanata Benth.

Collector:
D. N'Golo  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
Cuirasse latéritique.  Search this
Place:
2e piste touristique (Banako)., Kourouba, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa
Collection Date:
15 Aug 1973
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Commelinales Commelinaceae
Published Name:
Cyanotis lanata Benth.
Barcode:
00975474
USNM Number:
3648586
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/334445e2a-a671-4b51-a740-2ded4b6e94dd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11413650

Anacystis montana

Biogeographical Region:
African Terrestrial  Search this
Collector:
M. Serpette  Search this
Place:
Bamako, Bamako Capital District, Mali, Africa
Collection Date:
Aug 1953
Taxonomy:
Eubacteria Cyanobacteria Chroococcales Chroococcaceae
Published Name:
Anacystis montana
Barcode:
02732434
USNM Number:
101267
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Botany
Algae
Collection of Francis Drouet
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306e57d17-c465-45bc-9cda-1be2b26e7144
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2384384

Conference on Manding studies : School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, June 30-July 3, 1972

Title:
Congrès d'études Manding
Author:
Conference on Manding Studies (1972 : University of London)  Search this
Physical description:
v. ; 33 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Mali
Date:
1995
1972
Topic:
Social life and customs  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Call number:
DT474.6.M36 C74 1972
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_482744

Bamako sounds the Afropolitan ethics of Malian music Ryan Thomas Skinner

Author:
Skinner, Ryan Thomas  Search this
Physical description:
233 pages illustrations, maps 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mali
Bamako
Bamako (Mali)
Date:
2015
Topic:
Music--Moral and ethical aspects  Search this
Musicians--Social conditions  Search this
Ethnomusicology  Search this
Group identity  Search this
Group identity in the performing arts  Search this
Mandingo (African people)--Ethnic identity  Search this
City and town life  Search this
Musique--Aspect moral  Search this
Musiciens--Conditions sociales  Search this
Ethnomusicologie  Search this
Identité collective  Search this
Identité collective dans les arts du spectacle  Search this
Mandingue (Peuple d'Afrique)--Identité ethnique  Search this
Vie urbaine  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Ethik  Search this
Gruppenidentität  Search this
Musik  Search this
Musiker  Search this
Musikethnologie  Search this
Politik  Search this
Soziale Situation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155752

Marli Shamir collection

Photographer:
Shamir, Marli  Search this
Extent:
33 Negatives (photographic) (color, 35mm)
1790 Negatives (photographic) (black and white, 120mm)
1,519 Color slides (35mm)
Culture:
San (African people)  Search this
Dogon (African people)  Search this
Fulani  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Color slides
Photographic print
Place:
Djenné (Mali)
Mali
Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso
Timbuktu (Mali)
Mali, -- Bamako
Niger
Mopti (Mali)
Israel
Date:
1966-1976
Summary:
Collection dates from 1966 to 1976 and includes 1,817 black and white negatives, 1,519 35mm color slides, several hundred prints, and manuscript materials. Locations include Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Israel, Mali, and Niger and depict agriculture, architecture, especially mosques, landscapes, marketplaces, masquerade and musical performances, sculptures, and textiles. Peoples depicted include the Bambara, Bella, Bozo, Dogon, Fulani, Gao, Mandingo, San, Songhai, and Tuarag peoples.
Scope and Contents:
This collection dates from 1966 to 1976 and includes 1,817 black and white negatives, 1,519 35mm color slides, several hundred prints, and manuscript materials. Images were taken in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Israel, Mali, and Niger and depict agriculture, architecture, especially mosques, landscapes, marketplaces, masquerade and musical performances, sculptures, textiles. Peoples depicted include the Bambara, Bella, Bozo, Dogon, Fulani, Gao, Mandingo, San, Songhai, and Tuarag peoples.
Arrangement:
Arranged in four series, according to format.

Series 1: Negatives

Series 2: Slides

Series 3: Photographic Prints

Series 4: Manuscript Materials
Biographical / Historical:
Marli Shamir (1919-2016) was an Israeli photographer known for her extensive work in Mali, the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso from 1966-1973. Born and raised in Berlin, Shamir started studying photography during her teenage years and took photography classes at the Contempora Lehrateliers für neue Werkkunst (1934-1937).

In 1938, she was forced to immigrate to Israel where she initially lived in a kibbutz. From 1941-1943, she worked at the mineralogy department of the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, and then opened her own studio in Jerusalem in 1945. In 1953, she married Meir Shamir, a former Israeli Diplomat-Ambassador, and from 1966-1973 she lived successively in Mali, Gabon and Cote d'Ivoire. She held a particular fascination with architecture, monuments, mosques, arts and habitants.

During her stay in Mali, she met Pascal James Imperato with whom she wrote the article "Bokolanfini Mud Cloth of the Bamana of Mali" (African Arts, 1970). In 1976, she produced the exhibition Sahel at the Israeli museum in Jerusalem, which focused on the rural and urban architecture and people of the Sahel. The exhibition toured in Europe later that year. From 1977-1981, she lived in Strasbourg, where she focused on documenting the new style of architecture in Mali. Her work on this project is stored at the Center of Documentation in Strasbourg.

In 2005, a book devoted to her photographs from Mali was published by the Grandvaux French Edition House. The National Poet of Mali, Albakaye Ousmane Kounta, collaborated with Shamir on a book of poetry, Djenney-Ferey –La terre habitee (published by Grandaux, 2007), which is illustrated with Shamir's photographs. Shamir passed away in 2016 at the age of 93.
Related Materials:
The Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives also holds another collection of Shamir's photographs, EEPA 1995-025.
Provenance:
Purchased, 2013
Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Slides (Photography)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic print
Citation:
Marli Shamir collection, EEPA 2013-009, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.2013-009
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Marli Shamir collection
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c5155d06-bf33-40ad-a358-bc1731c83cfe
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-eepa-2013-009
Online Media:

Rites and Ceremonies

Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Collection Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Dogon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Mali
Date:
1980
Scope and Contents:
The Grand Mosque in Bamako; Taken during August 1980 on my trip with Dale Williams. The date on the slide is AUG 80.
Local Numbers:
MA-34-11

S 2 MAL 34.11 CDC 80
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Ritual and celebration -- Photographs  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
See more items in:
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7797856ba-e8c8-4ad0-9caa-a40ce8da6849
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1993-028-ref2487

Rites and Ceremonies

Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Collection Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Extent:
1 Slide (col.)
Culture:
Dogon (African people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Mali
Date:
1980
Scope and Contents:
A deer at the Bamako zoo; Taken during August 1980 on my trip with Dale Williams. The date on the slide is AUG 80.
Local Numbers:
MA-34-12

V 1 MAL 34.12 CDC 80
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Ritual and celebration -- Photographs  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
See more items in:
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo749681994-01e7-425d-bd9d-c10667db621e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1993-028-ref2488

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