Musicians on the Music Part 1

 

Name
Blues people 40 years later (Symposium) (2004 : Sarah Lawrence College) (Creator)
Harris, Hilda, 1930- (Panelist)
Barnett, LaShonda K. (LaShonda Katrice), 1974- (Panelist)
Tkweme, W. S. (Panelist)
Szwed, John F., 1936- (Panelist)
Sarah Lawrence College (Host institution)
Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014 (Former owner)
Title
Musicians on the Music Part 1
Abstract
Day two afternoon panel: Musicians on music, with panelists Hilda Harris, voice teacher at Sarah Lawrence College, speaking on Victoria Spivey, Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith and Alberta Hunter ; LaShonda Barnett, Professor of Black Women's History at Sarah Lawrence College, speaking on Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln, and Cassandra Wilson ; W. S. Tkweme, University of Massachusetts, speaking on African Ame rican musicians and their takes on music ; and John Szwed, Columbia University, giving a "prose praise poem" for Baraka's Blues people
Collection Name
Amiri Baraka Papers
Archival Context
VHS. Reisinger Auditorium series. Box no. 83
Subjects
African American musicians; African American women musicians; Jazz; Blues (Music); United States; Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014. Blues people
Format
video recordings
Genre
Panel discussions; Conference materials
Origin Information
Bronxville (N.Y.)
Date
2004 February 07
Physical Description
2 video files (Part 1 : 125 minutes ; Part 2 : 21 minutes)
Note
Original format: VHS
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
Amiri Baraka Papers and Audio-Visual Collection
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-gfwa-7211