This digital collection includes popular songs, oral traditions and record broadcasts in vernacular languages from the station's creation in 1988 through the 2000s. The collection is augmented by robust metadata created by a team of Cultural Mediators who conducted field work across Mali to engage communities. The memories of performers, singers and musicians enrich the digitized recordings now available.
Photographs are from unprocessed section of collection; thus image Alt IDs have no box or folder numbers. IDs named after name of residence.As of January 2, 2008, Photographs are kept in box in S/C downstairs(basement) with unprocessed materials.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Dept. of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
This digital collection consists of approximately 1,200 sound recordings and audio cassettes, including ballads, oral epics and storytelling recorded from 1980 to 2003. The recordings not only capture an array of unique performances and musical practices, but also the social connections that were made by performing.
