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Film, Video New Ideas of Music Ownership & the Musical Life of the Kïsêdjê

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Title

  • New Ideas of Music Ownership & the Musical Life of the Kïsêdjê

Summary

  • The introduction of ideas taken from international intellectual property regimes to communities of indigenous peoples can lead to serious repercussions. This presentation discusses some of the results of the arrival new ideas and language about music and ceremonial ownership on central aspects of the musical, artistic, and economic life of a group of Brazilian Indians known in the literature as the Suyá, but who now prefer to be called Kïsêdjê. It examines shifts in language and concepts related to performing the music of others and the impact of these on their musical performances, body paint, and material culture based on data collected since 1971, recent publications by Brazilian scholars, and discussions on e-mail using a linguist intermediary.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2015-04-08.

Headings

  • -  Brazil, Suya, Kisedji, music, indigenous culture
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Government, World Affairs

Notes

  • -  Classification: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Social Sciences.
  • -  Anthony Seeger.
  • -  Recorded on 2015-04-08.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021689718

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. New Ideas of Music Ownership & the Musical Life of the Kïsêdjê. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-08, 2015. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689718/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2015) New Ideas of Music Ownership & the Musical Life of the Kïsêdjê. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-08. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689718/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. New Ideas of Music Ownership & the Musical Life of the Kïsêdjê. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-08, 2015. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021689718/>.