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The 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection

LC Control No.:	2004695013
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material (Collection)
Main Title:	The 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1980 / sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
Variant Title:	Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1980 American Folklife Center concert, 1980
Related Names:	Sarkisian, Leo, 1921- performer. » More like this Derderian, Leo, performer. » More like this Stover, Don, performer. » More like this Borrell, Roberto, performer. » More like this Addy, Yacub, performer. » More like this Kubatá (Musical group) performer. » More like this Estrellas del Son (Musical group) performer. » More like this Blema Bii (Musical group) performer. » More like this Sam Brothers Five, performer. » More like this American Folklife Center. » More like this National Council for the Traditional Arts. » More like this Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) » More like this
Description:	manuscripts:: 7 folders. sound recordings:: 11 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 10 in. graphic materials:: ca. 380 photographs. moving images:: 2 videocassettes : sd., b&w ; 3/4 in.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of the recorded materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Summary:	The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of Armenian music and dance, bluegrass music, zydeco music, Ghanaian music, Cuban music, and Southeast Asian music featuring Laotian, Vietnamese, and Hmong performers recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress.
Contents:	May 8: Leo Sarkisian and group (Armenian) -- June 12: Don Stover (Bluegrass and old-time music) -- July 10: Sam Brothers Five (Zydeco) -- August 12: Blema Bii "Children of the Ancient" (Ghanaian drumming and song) -- September 11: Las Estrellas Del Son, Roberto Borrell and Kubatá (Afro-Cuban) -- October 9: Music from Southeast Asia.
Notes:	Photographs include negatives, black and white contact sheets (254 images), photographic prints, and color slides. Manuscripts: in English. Sound recordings: in English, Armenian, Creole, Ewe, French, Ga, Lao, Mon-Khmer, Spanish, Twi.
Finding Aids:	Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as:	The 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects:	Armenian Americans--Music. » More like this Music--Ghana. » More like this Bluegrass music--1971-1980. » More like this Cuban Americans--Music. » More like this Zydeco music--Louisiana. » More like this Folk music--Armenia. » More like this Folk dancing--Armenia. » More like this Percussion music--Ghana. » More like this Popular music--Cuba. » More like this Dance music--Cuba. » More like this Dance, Black--Cuba. » More like this Old-time music--Middle Atlantic States. » More like this Music--Southeast Asia. » More like this Music--Laos. » More like this Music--Vietnam. » More like this Hmong (Asian people)--Music. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Sound recordings. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Photographic prints. » More like this Slides. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this
Series:	Neptune Plaza concert series » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	AFC 1980/012 AFS 20170-20171; AFS 19977-19978 (listening copies) LWO 16538; LWO 16767 R1-2; LWO 16795 R1-2; LWO 16844 R1-2; LWO 16645 R1-2; LWO 16678 R1-2 (preservation masters) RWA 15-16
Language Code:	eng eng mul
Other System No.:	afc96000021
Geographic Area Code:	n-us--- e-ur-ai f-gh---
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links:	http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/neptune80.html THE 1980 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION: Finding Aid (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)