Our special guest is Robert Saxe, UCLA '67, '79. Saxe earned his Ph.D. in Management, but played violin, guitar, and jarana huasteca in the Music of Mexico ensemble. I am thrilled he has agreed to share his memories of the early years of the Music of Mexico ensemble. - Maureen
Huasteca conjunto - Robert Saxe, Larry Saunders, Donn Borcherdt
Bette Yarbrough Cox was a music educator in Los Angeles for more than 30 years, the founder of the BEEM (Black Experience Expressed through Music) Foundation for the Advancement of Music, a Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the City of Los Angeles, and a longtime friend of former Mayor Tom Bradley.
Mickey Katz (June 15, 1909 - April 30, 1985) was a clarinetist, comedian, bandleader, songwriter, and producer. He recorded Yiddish parodies of popular American (U.S.) songs from the 1940s to the late 1960s for RCA Victor and Capitol Records. He was the father of inventor Ron Katz, Tony and Oscar®-winning actor Joel Grey, and grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey.
"A World of Music" is a documentary short about the UCLA Institute of Ethnomusicology. A production of UCLA Public Information, it was released in 1972. As the accompanying documentation explains, "Observes the activities of students and faculty at the UCLA Institute of Ethnomusicology, where a basis for international understanding is sought through cross-cultural studies in music and dance.
"They are destroying our culture," said one of Mali's most famous singers, Salif Keita. "If there's no music, no Timbuktu, it means that there is no more culture in Mali."
Cheick-Tidiane Seck
As I mentioned in a previous column, the Ethnomusicology Archive holds the Department of Ethnomusicology collection. This collection includes recordings and photographs documenting guest artists, lectures, and performance ensembles associated with Ethnomusicology at UCLA. It might surprise some of you
Like many librarians, I am often asked if I read books (or listen to recordings) all day long.
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