Music Archives

African Music Archive, Institute of Ethnology and African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. The AMA's main focus is modern sub-Saharan music although the archive does not exclude traditional music in its collecting activities. Some of the main research areas are Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Zambia. Congo is given special attention as the Institute has a long tradition in Central African Studies. Address: African Music Archive, Johannes Gutenberg University, Forum Universitatis 6, 55099 Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany, Phone: +49-(0)6131-39 2 27 98 - Fax: +49-(0)6131-39 2 37 30. E-mail: bender@mail.uni-mainz.de

American Folklife Center Library of Congress, USA. Address: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Room LJ G-49, Thomas Jefferson Building, 1st St. and Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540-4610, USA

American Hungarian Folklore Centrum
Amerikai Magyar Folklórközpont. The American Hungarian Folklore Centrum (AHFC) was established in 1978 for the purpose of disseminating Hungarian folk culture within the scholarly and public life of North America. This goal is accomplished through the organization of community folklore events, exhibitions, performances and programs to preserve and maintain folk traditions. AHFC, 178 Oakdene Ave., Teaneck NJ 07666, USA.

Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The Archive of Maori and Pacific Music at the University of Auckland houses the world's largest ethnographic sound collection relating to the Pacific. Its holdings include material from most Pacific Islands areas, and contain both commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music, folk tales, oral history and interviews. Address: Richard Moyle, Director Archive of Maori and Pacific Music, Anthropology Department, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1, New Zealand. Phone: +(64) (9) 3737-999, Fax: +(64) (9) 3737-441. E-mail: r.moyle@auckland.ac.nz

Archive of World Music Harvard University, USA. . The Archive of World Music is a special collection of the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library at Harvard University. It is dedicated to collecting commercial and field recordings of ethnic and folk music, with a special emphasis on the music of Asia and the Middle East. It also has substantial holdings of Anglo-American ballads and songs. Address: Archive of World Music, Music Building, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA, Phone: +1 617 495-2794
Fax: +1 617 496-4636

Archives of African American Music and Culture. Indiana University, USA.

Archives of Traditional Music Indiana University, USA. The Archives of Traditional Music at Indiana University is the largest university-based ethnographic sound archives in the United States. Its holdings cover a wide range of cultural and geographical areas, and include commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music, folktales, interviews, and oral history, as well as videotapes, photographs, and manuscripts.

Biblioteca de Música y Danza. Chile University. Music and dance archive including ethnomusicology and folklore with 8,285 books, 345 periodical publications and 26,733 music sheets.

Biblioteca Municipal de Música, Conde Duque 11, Madrid, Spain.

Biblioteca Pública de Música "Astor Piazzolla,"Argentina. A research center and music archive related with music from Argentina and other countries. It includes original documents, music sheets and recordings by legendary modern tango composer Astor Piazzolla.

Biblioteca y Fonoteca Nacional, Paseo de Recoletos 20, Madrid, Spain.

British National Library- Sound Archives -International Music Collection. London, Great Britain. The International Music Collection is one of the world's largest collections of recordings variously described as traditional, folk or world music. It encompasses most musical traditions of the world with recorded performances dating from the infancy of sound recording to the present day.

Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, USA. An archive and research center for the study of American popular music. Its mission is to promote research and scholarship in American vernacular music, and to foster an understanding and appreciation of American's diverse musical culture.

Centro Andaluz de Flamenco (Andalusian Flamenco Center), Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. It collects and preserves most documents, objects and elements related with Flamenco, such as books, historical documents, as well as sound, film and literary reproductions that will help to perpetuate the history of Flamenco. Address: Centro Andaluz de Flamenco Plaza De San Juan, 1 11403 Jerez De La Frontera, Cadiz, Spain. Phone: +34 - 56-34 92 65. : + 34 - 56-32 11 27.

The Centro de Documentación de Música y Danza del INAEM has a database called, "Resources of Music and Dance in Spain", created by the National Institute of the Scenic Arts and Music (INAEM). The database has been active since 1985 and it includes all professionals related with music and dance, as well as entities and events related with these two kinds of activities. In the year 2001, a publication called "Recursos de la Música y de la Danza en España: entidades y actividades"(Resources of Music and Dance in Spain: Entities and Activities) was released. the content is also available through this Web site. The content gets renovated quarterly. Address: Calle Torregalindo, 10. 2ª planta, Madrid 28016, Spain. Phone: +34 91 353 14 80 y +34 91 353 13 70, Fax: +34 91 353 13 73. E-mail: cdmyd@inaem.mcu.es

Centro de Documentación Musical de Andalucía, Carrera del Darro 29, 18010 Granada, Spain. Phone+34-958-223501, Fax: + 34 -958-228464

Estonian Folklore Archives Estonian Folklore Archives of the Museum of Estonian Literature. The EFA was founded in 1927. It collects and publishes Estonian folklorecontemporary folklorefolklore of Siberian Estonians, etc. Address: EFA, Vanemuise 42, EE2400 Tartu, Estonia. Phone: + 37 (27)420406, Fax: +37 (27) 420426. E-mail: era@haldjas.folklore.ee

Etnología de Aragón. Contains 7,500 entries of bibliography, filmography, oral tradition sound documents, Web sites, discography and music sheets. There are 260 thematic fields in 4 levels and classified geographically.

Fundación Conservatorio Flamenco Casa Patas, Madrid, Spain. A center created in May 2000 inside a restored building located at calle de Cañizares, 10, right above the famous Casa de Patas Flamenco tavern. Fundación Conservatorio Flamenco Casa Patas is Madrid's first Flamenco conservatory. It includes a hall for conferences and presentations and several classrooms for teaching music theory and Flamenco guitar. The center also includes a store, library, audio library and video library.

Instituto de Bibliografía Musical, Calle Granada 42, 4o G, Madrid, Spain.

International Library of African Music. South Africa.

Irish Traditional Music Archive (Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann). Dublin, Ireland. The Irish Traditional Music Archive is a multi-media reference archive and resource center for the traditional song, music and dance of Ireland. It is a public not-for-profit facility which promotes public education in Irish traditional music through its own activities and its support for the activities of others.

Música Tradicional Aragonesa. Traditional Music from Aragón, Spain. Music, dance, recordings, musical instruments and much more.

Southern Folklife Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890, USA. Phone: +1 919 962-1345, Fax: +1 919 962-3594.

UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive. The archive at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) is the third largest in the United States.

UW (University of Washington) has a significant ethnomusicology archive.
 

Wesleyan World Music Archives. Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA. The Archives contain Prof. Emeritus David McAllester's personal collection of Comanche and Navajo music, recorded in 1940 and 1950, respectively. There are over 3000 original audio tapes, approximately 700 discs, and 100 videotapes in numerous formats.

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