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Finding Aids to Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture

PARAGUAY COLLECTIONS
IN THE ARCHIVE OF FOLK CULTURE

Compiled by: Pampa Rotolo
Series Editor: Ann Hoog


For additional information about Archive of Folk Culture collections, contact the Folklife Reading Room. To request copies, see our webpages regarding audio materials and photographic materials. Please refer to the AFC and/or AFS numbers when requesting information. All indications of time duration listed in this finding aid are estimates.

AFS 9784: Carlos Garcia Collection of Paraguayan Folk Music
One 12-inch disc of one folk song from Paraguay, performed on guitar and harp. Recorded prior to 1950. (2 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reel 259B)

AFS 9785-9788: Alberto Nogues / Odeon Dubs of Paraguayan Music
Four 10-inch discs recorded on the Odeon label of 8 Paraguayan songs, all performed by an orchestral ensemble, and 1 song with lyrics in Spanish. Recorded prior to 1950. The collection includes a 1-page transcript of lyrics. (24 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reel 260A)

AFS 11,729-11,731: Eduardo Medina / USIS Folk Music of Bolivia and Paraguay
Three 7-inch tapes of folk music from Bolivia and Paraguay. Probably recorded by Eduardo Medina of the United States Foreign Service, La Paz, Bolivia, November, 1958. The collection includes 3 pages of a contents list including instruments, genres, performers, and titles. [Portions of this collection can also be found in AFS 11,884]

AFS 11,731: One tape containing 16 traditional and popular songs from Paraguay, in Guaraní and Spanish. (50 minutes; LWO 3152)

 

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