So a subject from modern history will work well, such as the queens coronation. The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist lloyd bradley describes its origins and development in jamaica, from ska to rocksteady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. Jsc oral history project established in 1996, the goal of the ongoing nasa johnson space center oral history project is to capture history from the individuals who first provided the country and the world with an avenue to space and the moon, and from those who are now extending that legacy by enabling the programs of nasa s journey to mars. Ska was fully developed by the mid1960s, and although jamaica pro. An oral history of reggae revised and expanded edition david katz download here book. Foundation ska is a forum for posts about ska history administered by heather augustyn, author of the following books. The oral history program collects personal recollections of careers in film, tv, radio and recorded sound. A visual history of jamaican reggae 19591979 roots rock reggae. Students will be exposed to an oral history in written andor audio form.
North american oral history association, as quoted by thomson, 1998, p. As did many oral historians, when the first and second editions of doing oral history came out, i got them and used them. Solid foundation is the definitive history of reggae, from the earliest jamaican innovators of the 1940s to the new stars of the 21st century. Oral tradition and memory of individuals supply considerable data for such writings. Bradner, who received his doctorate in physics at the california institute of technology in 1941, has worked for the u. The washington state oral history program owes thanks to many. Topics in oral history collected essays on a broad range of topics. He challenges myths of historical scholarship and looks at the use of oral sources by the historian. The interview is with humanken and is taking place on november 29, 2005.
Drawing on more than 300 firsthand interviews, this landmark book tells the fascinating story of some of the most compelling characters in popular music. From the first edition forward, doing oral history has helped people understand what oral history is and how to do it. These are contemporary oral history interviews with key professionals, practitioners and established and emerging artists in the australian audiovisual industry. The third edition, with its expanded, uptodate information about technology, legal options, education, and the practice. From the collection the national wwii museum new orleans.
An oral history is a book published by mcfarland, 2010 that features. Ska is a music genre that originated in jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to. Ska music was a mixture of mento, a jamaican indigenous musical form. What is the difference between oral history and traditional. This is an interview by the stennis space center history office. Oral history must be preserved in proper archives of oral history. Sample oral history narrative my name is carmelita santos lopez. Horalhist is an hnet discussion network established in 1996, based on an earlier listserv, ohal, developed by terry birdwhistell of the university of kentucky. An oral history is more than a family tree with names of ancestors and their birth and death dates. Alaska native oral tradition by nora and richard dauenhauer. The third edition, with its expanded, uptodate information about technology, legal options, education, and the practice of oral history internationally, continues to be an essential source for oral historians.
An oral history covers the history of ska music from its inception to jamaica through the ska boom of the 90s, all the way up to present day. The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist lloyd bradley describes its. Through the words of legendary artists, gleaned from more than a decade of interviews, the story of ska music is finally told by those who were there. In addition to the workshops that we offer to community groups, we are happy to provide this manual as a resource and guide to oral history interviewing. Unicorn records and the new ska classics the blueprint of ska today. You are there to record someone elses experiences, not to talk about yourself. Monica johnson, better known by her stage name doreen shaffer sometimes spelled schaffer or schaeffer, is a jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae singer. The rhythm of liberation, heather augustyn examines how ska music first emerged in jamaica as a fusion of popular, traditional, and even classical musical forms. Oral history in education oral histories are used in the classroom as an enrichment tool. Thus, the writing of family history is an absolute necessity in the reconstruction of regional or local history. We record interview series lasting approximately twenty hours. Pdf how did jamaican sound system culture influence uk. Hodde provided us with his personal papers and helped to design and organize the scope of this project.
I became a ska fan when i got my first cd player in 1993 and my neighbor gave me a copy of ska core, the devil, and more by the mighty mighty bosstones. Heather augustyn this book tells the story of ska music and its development from jamaica to england, where the music took on a distinctively different tone, and finally to the rest of the world. Pioneering musicians of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dancehall musicinterview reggae soundsystem. Jerry gildemeister and tom madden union county, oregon history project af.
The complete story of reggae told through its greatest songs, famous and forgotten popular music history reggae music. The national wwii museums vault houses nearly 250,000 artifacts. Hundreds of objects complement history 4 a social history museum is not only historical, but above all critical 5 and its activities must be supported by adequate procedures 32. Drawing on more than 300 firsthand interviews, this. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Having died without an heir, dingane succeeded him, but shakas prophecy haunted him and ever after that, he was wary of white people.
Ska is characterized by a walking bass line accented with rhythms on the off beat. Pdf on feb 16, 2018, ronald grele and others published the voice of the past. Before bob marley brought reggae to the world, before jimmy cliff and peter tosh, before thousands of musicians played a jamaican rhythm, there were the. Oral history refers to the process of recording and preserving of oral testimony of an individuals own experiences. Perhaps the most important difference between oral history and traditional history is the personal nature of the former. Solid foundation is the definitive history of jamaican reggae, from the earliest. In regional or local history, the families play a predominate role. Making sense of oral history offers a place for students and teachers to begin working with oral history as historical evidence. Known as the queen of ska, she was a founding member in 1964 of the skatalites.
Charles hoddes work on this volume included much more than the interview. The antieviction mapping project is a data visualization, data analysis, and digitial storytelling collective documenting the dispossession of san francisco bay area residents. Second, rays real commitment to human services issues. Is a social history museum a challenge for a registrar. While many items in the collection are on exhibit, the majority of artifacts are kept safely in storage to be used for research and future exhibitions, or are undergoing restoration. Interviewing a group of people can create a picture of that experience, and a. As a genre, it was a connection to africa, a means of expression and protest, and a respite from the struggles of. The oral history of reggae music from ska to dancehall words of our mouth, meditations of our heart. Bay area narratives of displacement and resistance anti. This manual includes tips on designing an oral history project. An oral history of the life and times of julia ruuttila palgrave studies in oral history solid foundation. Nov 04, 2015 in recent years, the oral history format has become such a ubiquitous presence in entertainment journalism that its almost weird to see a day go by without another one being added to the heap.
Oral history can give a voice to individuals and groups who are sometimes marginalized in conventional histories the working classes, women and ethnic minorities, for instance. Essential question how does preparing for, conducting, and processing oral histories contribute to the interviewers understanding of history. Sigidi kasenzangakhona commonly knows as shaka was a great zulu king and conqueror. The purpose of this interview is to document the story of key personnel duringafter hurricane katrina at ssc. Every weekend from 8am et saturday to 8am et monday on c. Mar 16, 2000 this new edition has been substantially revised and updated and includes an expanded discussion of narrative approaches and new technology used in the recording of information. An example oftlingit narrative is the glacier bay history, which opens with ownershiphow the land was owned, named, and occupied by specific groups. First, rays extraordinary devotion to his wife, virginia moore. The museum has a large collection of wartime memoirs, as well as a growing collection of more. Oral sources and oral history the phrase oral history is a common abbreviation for what we might describe, more articulately, as the use of oral sources in history or the social sciences. It combined elements of caribbean mento and calypso with american jazz and rhythm and blues. In the context of military history, an oral history interview aims to elicit information about personal experiences and views relating to the conflict in which the interviewee was involved.
The interview is with bill parsons and is taking place on november 30, 2005. The north carolina general assembly created the african. An oral history and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Before bob marley brought reggae to the world, before jimmy cliff and peter tosh. Oral history paul thompson is a passionate and convincing crusader in the cause of oral history the times.
The best way to start is by making a transcript, by listening back to your recording and writing down what was said. Caribbean nationalism emerged in many ways, but music played a vital role in furnishing emotion and ideological cohesion, and fueled the excitement and sustainability of nationalist identification leading up and following independence. May 17, 2020 jedenascie sposrod stworzonych przez niego piosenek trafilo na. Music historians typically divide the history of ska into three periods. An oral history before bob marley brought reggae to the world, before jimmy cliff and peter tosh, before thousands of musicians played a jamaican rhythm, there were the men and women who created ska music, a blend of jazz, american rhythm and blues, and the indigenous music of the caribbean. Oral history involves interviewing a person or group to get an inside perspective into what it was like to live in a particular time or is like to live as the member of a particular group within a society. No oral history can be produced without the cooperation of the interviewee. In this revised edition of paul thompsons successful book, he traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent achievements of this international movement.
He lived in an area of southeast africa between the drakensberg and the indian ocean, a region populated by many independent nguni chiefdoms. Transcript of oral history interview with richard juker. The oral history of seattle rock music wake the town and tell the people. I was born in balayan, batangas on march 8, 1965 to carlos and lolita santos. An explanation of our present practice is in order. There are a number of things about ray that probably may not be revealed in his oral history. Virginia was rays friend and confidante throughout his years in the senate. For further information, see the editorinchiefs introduction on page. It can provide new information, alternative explanations and different insights which are potentially of enormous value.
Reviews from the second edition of voice of the past. It was developed in jamaica in the 1960s when prince buster, clement coxsone. This study employs the musical form, ska, to exemplify how music generated a sense of nationalism in jamaica during the late 1950s and. Interviewing a group of people can create a picture of that experience, and a large project of this kind such as uncs southern oral. The interview is with carstensdavid and is taking place on december, 2005. With interviews and commentary from reggae legends as well as people on the ground, lloyd bradley takes up the story from the late 1950s and the development of ska, then follows the musicas journey overseas in the 1960s. The oral history of reggae music from ska to dancehall the ultimate guide to great reggae. As a genre, it was a connection to africa, a means of expression and protest, and a respite from the struggles of colonization and grinding poverty. The interview is with miguel rodriguez and is taking place on january 18, 2006. Counterpoints alameda county report pdf, w tenants together, 2016 san mateo eviction. Oral history recognizes that memories often become polished as they. Oral history typically involves interviews with individuals who either tell their life stories or focus on a certain aspect of their history. Oral history is a method for obtaining information from different and personal perspectives, many of which cannot be found in written sources. My father graduated from the university of the philippines with a ba in accounting, and my mother has a nursing degree.
By joining our efforts to collect and preserve oral testimonies, you are helping to conserve a. This book tells the story of ska music and its development from jamaica to england, where the music took on a distinctively different tone, and finally to the rest of the world. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The story of jamaican music traces the story of how caribbean island conquered the world through its music. Oral history can also be a great way to understand an important national event from the recent past by. At every grade level, the activity of gathering oral histories can provide students with a stimulating and fulfilling way of participating in history. Lesson 1 oral history japanese american national museum. The whole point of the interview is to make sure the narrator tells his or her own story. The oral history of reggae music from ska to dancehall implementing cisco ip routing route foundation. Written by linda shopes, this guide presents an overview of oral history and ways historians use it, tips on questions to ask when reading or listening to oral history interviews, a sample. What it offers complements other forms of historical text, and does not always require historical corroboration. There are many extraordinary stories about characters like prince buster, king tubby and bob marley. Limit your own remarks to some small talk to make the narrator.
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