The Eco-musicology of Humans, Animals, Spirits, and Sounds in the Brazilian Amazon

Speaker: Dr. Anthony Seeger is a distinguished Professor of Ethnomusicology, Emeritus, at UCLA and Director Emeritus of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings at the Smithsonian Institution, where he is currently a Research Associate

Chair: Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri

Dr. Seeger will describe the role of music in communications between humans, animals, and spirits in the Brazilian Amazon and discuss the challenges those idea pose for the emerging field of eco-musicology. His presentation is based on decades of research in Brazil and will be illustrated with photographs and videos.

Event starts on Thursday, 08 January 2015 at 05:30 hrs

Type

Talks

Dates

08 Jan 2015, 05:30 AM

Venue

The Eco-musicology of Humans, Animals, Spirits, and Sounds in the Brazilian Amazon