World Music

World music is a name conceived by record company people in London in the mid 80's to describe ethnic or international music, a genre that has become popular in the last decade but which has been around as long as people have been teaching other people to play and sing.

Herndon, Marcia and Susanne Ziegler. Music, gender, and culture. Wilhelmshaven, Germany: Florian Noetzel Verlag, 1990.

Essays and illustrations on gender and ethnomusicological research in world music. Contributors from seven different countries and mindsets discuss (in English) how music shapes the way people live-especially women. Music -- CALL NUMBER: 780.89 I61, M987x, v. 1, 1990

Keeling, Richard, ed. Women in North American Indian Music : Six Essays. Bloomington, IN: Society for Ethnomusicology, 1989.

Six essays by anthropologists and ethnomusicologists about apparent male dominance and the unknown musical life of North American Indian women. Some of the cultures explored are Ojibway, Algonkian, and Navajo among others. Music Reference -- CALL NUMBER: 781.8 S741, no. 6, 1989

Kivi, K. Linda. Canadian Women Making Music. Toronto, ON: Green Dragon Press, 1992.

A history of Canadian women in music from the Vancouver Bell Canada String Ensemble in the 18th and 19th centuries, to the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra in the 1940's to the Japanese-Canadian percussion group, Katario Taiko. With interviews and told in the context of the history of Canada. Music -- CALL NUMBER: 780.82 K62, C212, 1992

Joya: Works By Women Composers From Around the World. Lomita, CA: Cambria, 1990.

This recording was made after the 1986 Festival of Music From Around the World in Honor of Women Composers. Side one has "Joya" by Haruna Aoki for 15 musicians while side two is "Brevis for Concert Choir" by Ruth Watson Henderson and "mon" by Kazuko Osawa. Sponsored by the International Congress on Women in Music. Music Media Center -- CALL NUMBER: SC 54

Khana, Anoyarauddina. Samajera Gana. Dhaka : Bamladesa Jatiya Mahila Ainajibi Samiti, 1987.

A cassette tape of feminist songs from Bangladesh. Printed in the original language with woman-oriented art on the sleeve. Music Media Center -- CALL NUMBER: SCI 583

Menezes, Margareth. Kindala. New York: Mango, 1991.

Brazilian reggae singer, Menezes, recorded these 12 tracks with most of the titles translated into English. For example, "A girl named Dandara" and "Peace on Earth". She is probably best known (in this country) for singing with David Byrne. Music Media Center -- CALL NUMBER: CD 1438

Todo bandhana. Toro bandhan. Nai Dilli: Jagori, 1991.

More interesting art on the sleeve and sleeve notes printed in the original language, this cassette contains Indian songs sung by women about the social conditions in their country. There are many tapes of Indian music performed by women in Duke's collection. Music Media Center -- CALL NUMBER: SCI 694