Paul Bowles Moroccan music collection

LC control no.	2004695190
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	Paul Bowles Moroccan music collection, 1957-1989 / collected by Paul Bowles for the Library of Congress.
Related names	Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999, collector. » More like this Wanklyn, Christopher, collector. » More like this Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), collector, sponsor. » More like this
Related titles	Music of Morocco from the Archive of Folk Song
Description	manuscripts: 1.25 linear ft. (2 boxes) 2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in. 65 sound tape reels (circa 65 hours) : analog, 2 track ; 7 in. 5 sound tape reels (circa 5 hours) : analog, 2 track ; 7 in. 18 photographic prints : black and white ; 3 x 5 in.
Organized/Arranged	Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscripts; II. Microfilm; III. Sound Recordings; IV. Photographs; V. Map.
Rights advisory	Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. Duplication for publication purposes requires the prior written permission of the collector's estate. Address is available in the American Folklife Center.
Access advisory	Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Biography/History note	Paul Bowles, an American-born writer, composer, and folk music collector, lived in Morocco beginning in the late 1930s.
Summary	An ethnographic field collection of sound recordings, photographs, and accompanying documentation of Moroccan folk, popular, religious, and art music. The collection includes recordings Paul Bowles made in 1959 during four six-week field trips sponsored by the Library of Congress with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation as well as additional field recordings that he and Christopher Wanklyn made between 1960 and 1962. Bowles captured vocal and instrumental music of various tribes and indigenous people at 23 locations throughout the country. The collection includes dance music, secular music, music for Ramadan and other Islamic ceremonies, and music for animistic rituals. Berber and Arab music predominates, and Sephardic liturgical music and folk songs are included. Dance was often integral to the music events. Field notes and correspondence (1957-1989) describe the recorded events (including dance) and the project, and includes correspondence about the work leading to the publication of a selection of the recordings by the Library of Congress. Photographs are undated, and depict locations, performers and their musical instruments.
Notes	Field notes provide substantial information on the following dances: Guedra, Ahouach, Taskiouine, Gnaoui. Information is also found on the following dances: Aqlal, Ahmeilou, Tahouacht, and dances of the Haha tribe. Recorded August-September 1959, and 1960-1962 in 23 locations in Morocco by Paul Bowles. Manuscripts: in English. Sound recordings: in Berber languages, Arabic, and Hebrew.
Finding aids	Finding aid is available in the Folklife Reading Room and online <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011004>
Cite as	Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection (AFC 1960/001), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects	Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Ethnomusicological collections. » More like this Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999--Correspondence. » More like this Folk music--Morocco. » More like this Islamic music--Morocco. » More like this Music--Morocco. » More like this Dance--Morocco. » More like this Dance music--Morocco. » More like this Popular music--Morocco. » More like this Berbers--Morocco--Music. » More like this Arabs--Morocco--Music. » More like this Sephardim--Morocco--Music. » More like this Percussion music--Morocco. » More like this Rites and ceremonies--Morocco. » More like this Jews, Moroccan--Music. » More like this Songs, Arabic--Morocco. » More like this Songs, Berber--Morocco. » More like this Berbers--Clothing--Morocco. » More like this Sword-dance--Morocco. » More like this Musical instruments--Morocco--Photographs. » More like this Musicians--Morocco--Photographs. » More like this Field recordings--Morocco. » More like this
Form/Genre	Ethnography. » More like this Field notes. » More like this Sound recordings. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Maps. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Microfilms. » More like this Field recordings. » More like this
Local shelving no.	RXG 6659-6728 AFS 11623-11687; LWO 3068; LWO 8527 R93-100; LWO 12419 R1-19 AFS 12016-12020; LWO 3863 AFS L63-64 (LP sound recording) Music 0441 (microfilm, field notes, map) (Music Division) AFC 1960/001
Language code	eng ara ber heb
Other system no.	afc95000006 89935
Geographic area code	f-mr---
Repository	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011004>