Update: The Leo Sarkisian African Music Collection Moves to Michigan

Posted May 29th, 2015 at 3:13 pm (UTC-4)
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IMG_0187On January 22nd 2015 the Voice of America shipped the African Music Collection of the Leo Sarkisian Music Archives to the School of Information at the University of Michigan (UMSI) in Ann Arbor. Four pallets of tapes – roughly two tons in weight — containing Leo’s original African recordings, Music Time in Africa radio shows, and other rare recordings were sent to U of M for study, cataloging, and digitizing the collection.IMG_0030

The Collection’s new home is on long-term loan from the VOA. In the ensuing months and years, we can expect to hear excerpts of the collection on-line in an interactive, blog-type format. We will miss the Archives, as we already do miss Leo. More updates to come as the Collection begins to take its new form.

 

Heather Maxwell
Heather Maxwell produces and hosts the award winning radio program "Music Time in Africa" and is the African Music Editor for the Voice of America. Heather is an ethnomusicologist with a Ph.D. from Indiana University specializing in African Music. She is also an accomplished jazz and Afrojazz/Afrosoul vocalist and has been working, researching, and performing in Africa and the U.S. since 1987.

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Heather Maxwell produces and hosts the award-winning radio program “Music Time in Africa” and is the African Music Editor for the Voice of America. Heather is an ethnomusicologist with Doctorate and Master’s degrees from Indiana University specializing in African Music. She is also an accomplished jazz and Afrojazz/Afrosoul vocalist and has been working, researching, and performing in Africa and the U.S. since 1987.

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