Nonesuch Explorer Series
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Nonesuch Explorer Series is a pioneering world music imprint known for its influential field recordings and releases of traditional and folk music from around the globe.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field recording series
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record series ⓘ world music imprint ⓘ |
| aim |
to document traditional music in situ
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to make global folk traditions accessible to general listeners ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the rise of the world music market in the 1970s ⓘ |
| catalogType | series of thematically organized albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact |
expanded awareness of non-Western musical cultures in North America
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influenced musicians seeking non-Western musical sources ⓘ |
| curationBy |
ethnomusicologists
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field recordists ⓘ |
| distributionArea | international ⓘ |
| documentationIncludes |
liner notes with ethnographic information
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translations of song texts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
indigenous musical traditions
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ritual and ceremonial music ⓘ rural folk music ⓘ |
| format | LP record ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
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traditional music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
albums documenting music from Africa
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albums documenting music from Asia ⓘ albums documenting music from Latin America ⓘ albums documenting music from Oceania ⓘ albums documenting music from the Caribbean ⓘ albums documenting music from the Middle East ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest widely distributed world music series in the U.S. ⓘ |
| inception | late 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
ethnomusicology audiences outside academia
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later world music labels ⓘ |
| labelType | imprint of a major record label ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing non-Western traditional music to Western audiences
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pioneering commercial releases of field recordings ⓘ |
| publisher | Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingType |
field recordings
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on-location recordings ⓘ |
| releaseMedium |
later CD reissues
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vinyl records ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
emphasis on authenticity of performance context
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minimal studio alteration ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
listeners interested in global traditional music
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students of ethnomusicology ⓘ |
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