Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)"Wait! Does this belong to us?" new ideas of music ownership and the musical ...
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- "Wait! Does this belong to us?" new ideas of music ownership and the musical life of the Kïsêdjê, a remote indigenous society in Brazil / lecture by Anthony Seeger, 2015 April 8.
Published/Created
- 2015-04-08.
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- manuscripts 1 folder.
- 1 video file (online) (57:36 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- x photographs digital, NEF files, color.
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- Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
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- Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Local shelving no.
- AFC 2015/011
Variant title
- New ideas of music ownership and the musical life of the Kïsêdjê, a remote indigenous society in Brazil
- American Folklife Center lecture, 2015-04-08
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Performer
- Anthony Seeger, speaker; Betsy Peterson, introduction.
Summary
- The introduction of ideas taken from international intellectual property regimes to communities of indigenous peoples can lead to serious repercussions. This presentation discusses some of the results of the arrival new ideas and language about music and ceremonial ownership on central aspects of the musical, artistic, and economic life of a group of Brazilian Indians known in the literature as the Suyá, but who now prefer to be called Kïsêdjê. It examines shifts in language and concepts related to performing the music of others and the impact of these on their musical performances, body paint, and material culture based on data collected since 1971, recent publications by Brazilian scholars, and discussions on e-mail using a linguist intermediary. Presented by Anthony Seeger, Distinguished Professor of Ethnomusicology, Emeritus, UCLA, as part of the 2015 Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture series on April 8, 2015.
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Notes
- Recorded in the Mary Pickford Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress, April 8, 2015, 12:00-1:00 pm.
Cite as
- "Wait! Does this belong to us?" new ideas of music ownership and the musical life of the Kïsêdjê, lecture by Anthony Seeger (AFC 2015/011), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Series
- Benjamin Botkin folklife lecture series.
LCCN
- 2015655416
Geographic area code
- s-bl---
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave., S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home opens in a new window
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- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG31)