Documentary Work
Radio
I began conducting radio programs dealing with various aspects of music, Western and non-Western, in 1954 at KPFA in Berkeley and in 1961 at KPFK in Los Angeles .
Begining in 1963 started a weekly radio series at KRAB in Seattle which continued with brief periodic interruptions until 1980. These radio programs were rebroadcast over KBOO in Portland , KTAO in Los Gatos , KDNA in St. Louis , KCHU in Dallas , as well as over KPFA and KPFK. A large number of these programs are now distributed nationally to several community and educational radio stations through the auspicies of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. These programs are now archived at the Pacifica Foundation in Oakland, California
Recordings and Films
Recordings.
1971
Series editor for University of Washington Press Records .
Mbira Music of Rhodesia . UWP-1001
Marimba Music of Tehuantepec . UWP-1002
Collector and annotator.
Production and liner notes for:
Escalay: The Ud Music of Nubia . Nonesuch Explorer 72041
Mbira Music of Rhodesia . Nonesuch Explorer 72043
In addition to these published recordings, numerous other recordings were made in connection with field research which are yet to be released to the general public. The tapes remain as the bulk of the collection of the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives. The recordings made in Turkey are in my possesion.
Country
Year of Collection
Number of Tapes
Turkey
1990/1994
50
Romania
1977
66
Burma
1973-74
150
Mexico/Cen Amer.
1964,67,75
65
Zimbabwe and Mozambique
1971
52
Philippines
1966
90
Korea
1966
180
Japan
to 1966
61
Currently all of these recordings are in the process of being digitized and are being made available on the Internet at http://eee.uci.edu/programs/rgarfias/films.html
Films
Films released through the University of Washington Press and the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives . All films were filmed and edited by Robert Garfias as documentary research support material.
1982
Kilby Snow in Seattle (1970). Color, 20 minutes.
Roscoe Holcomb in Seattle (1972). Color, 10 minutes.
The Sea Island Singers in Seattle (1970). Color, 19 minutes
Eubie Blake in Seattle (1970). Color, 21 minutes.
Robert Pete Williams in Seattle (1970). Color, 19 minutes.
Sonny Terry and Brownie MCGhee in Seattle (1970). Color, 22 min.
Johnny Shines in Seattle (1970). Color, 20 minutes.
John Lee Hooker in Seattle (1970). Color, 18 minutes.
Mance Lipscomb in Seattle (1968). Color, 20 minutes.
Furry Lewis in Seattle (1968). Color, 22 minutes.
Jesse Fuller in Seattle (1968). Color, 13 minutes.
1972
Roots of American Music: Country and Urban Blues
Part I. Color, 40 minutes
Part II Color, 33 minutes
Part III Color, 23 minutes
1969 (Release date)
Films made in Korea 1966
Three Dances from Cholla-do , Korea . Color, 23 minutes.
Sanjo: Korean Improvisational Music. Black and White, 31 min.
Salp'uri: Korean Improvisational Dance. B & W, 15 minutes
Korean Folk Dances. Color, 25 minutes.
Korean Vocal Music. Color, 14 minutes.
Pong San T'al Chum: Northern Korean Masked Drama. Color, 32 min.
Yangju Sandae Nori: Masked Drama of Korea . Color, 33 min.
Korean Court Music. Color, 15 minutes.
Buddhist Dances of Korea . Color, 18 minutes.
Five Korean Court Dances. Color, 33 minutes.
Films made in the Philippines 1966
Music and Dance of the Ibaloy Group of the Northern Philippines .
Black and white, 12 minutes.
Samal Dances from Taluksangay. Color, 12 minutes.
Music and Dance from Mindanao, the Philippines . B & W, 23 min.
Music and Dance of the Hill People of the Northern Philippines .
Part I, Color, 29 minutes.
Part II,Black and white, 12 minutes.
Music and Dance of the Bagobo and Manobo Peoples of Mindanao ,
the Philippines . Color, 12 minutes.
Music and Dance of the Sulu Islands , the Philippines . B & W,17mi.
Music and Dance of the Maranao People of Mindanao ,
The Philippines . Color, 21 Minutes.
Ilocano Music and Dance of the Northern Philippines . B&W, 20 mi.
Music and Dances of the Yakan People of Basilan Island , The Philippines . Color, 12 minutes.
Other films released in 1969
The Classical Music of North India . With Ali Akbar Khan. Color, 34 minutes.
Northwestern American Indian War Dance Contest. Color, 12 min.
1968
Music and Dances of the Philippines and Korea . Color, 45 minutes.
With the assistance of Harold Schultz.Marimba Music of Mexico . Black and White, 8 minutes.
Maguindanao Kulingtan Ensembles from Mindanao ,
the Philippines . Color, 16 minutes.
The above lists only completed films available for rental and purchase through the University of Washington . There are, in addition, 200 other films which, as yet, exist only on dual magnetic and film system and are not available for distribution. The complete list is available from the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives or from Robert Garfias.
Currently all these films totalling 64,000 feet are in the process of being digitized and are being made available on the Internet at http://itc.uci.edu/~rgarfias/kiosk/media.html
April 12, 2007