http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/organizations/US-dlcafc http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011007.2 05963cpcaa22010097a 4500 20121516011532.3 040310i19801980xxu eng 2004695013 i 1980/1980 AFC 1980/012 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series collection, 1980 / sponsored by the American Folklife Center ; assisted by the National Council for the Traditional Arts. Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1980 American Folklife Center concert, 1980 EAD master sort node: @alpha_character^n^@alpha_srt^neptune 1980^@title^1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection^@href^http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011007^@aggregate^af^@ead_file_name^af011007.xml^@eadid^af011007^ 7 folders 11 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips; 10 in. 249 photographs : negatives, photographic prints, black and white, color ; various sizes. 97 slides : color. 2 videocassettes of 2 (U-Matic) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in. Neptune Plaza concert series Access restrictions apply. 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, Afro-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. Folk music United States. Folk songs, English United States. Bluegrass music 1971-1980. Folk music Armenia. Music Cuba. Music Ghana. Music Laos. Music Southeast Asia. Music Vietnam. Old-time music Middle Atlantic States. Zydeco music Louisiana. Armenian Americans Music. Cuban Americans Music. Hmong Americans Rhode Island Providence Music. Hmong (Asian people) Music. Laotian Americans Music. Vietnamese Americans Music. Folk dancing Armenia. Folk dance music Armenia. Percussion music Ghana. Dance music Ghana. Popular music Cuba. Dance music Cuba. Dance, Black Cuba. Storytelling. Sound recordings. aat Manuscripts. aat Photographs. aat Photographic prints. aat Color slides. aat Videocassettes. aat Correspondence. aat Sarkisian, Leo, 1921- performer. Derderian, Leo, performer. Stover, Don, 1928-1996, performer. Borrell, Roberto, performer. Addy, Yacub, performer. Kubatá (Musical group) performer. Estrellas del Son (Musical group) performer. Blema Bii (Musical group) performer. Sam Brothers Five, performer. American Folklife Center, collector. National Council for the Traditional Arts, sponsor. Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress), collector. Library of Congress, American Folklife Center Ask a Librarian http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact EAD http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011007 EAD PDF http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011007.3 LCCN Permalink http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695013 Reading Room http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ XML http://findingaids.loc.gov/source/main#af011007 EAD METS http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011007.4 afc/ead http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011007 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection AFC 1980/012 Prepared by Michelle Forner American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
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Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695013

Encoded by Nora Yeh, April 2011 Finding aid written in English Collection Summary AFC 1980/012 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection 1980 Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home 7 folders 11 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips; 10 in. 249 photographs : negatives, photographic prints, black and white, color ; various sizes. 97 slides : color. 2 videocassettes of 2 (U-Matic) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in. American Folklife Center English, Armenian, French Creole, French, Ga, Lao, Mon-Khmer, Spanish, Twi, and Vietnamese 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, Afro-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. Scope and Content

The 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic materials that document the 1980 concert series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The annual series, which began in 1977, features the presentation of folk traditions from many cultures. The concerts take place on the Neptune Plaza at the front of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress between April and October. The 1980 series was produced with the assistance of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

The 1980 season consisted of the following: Date Performers Place of Origin Subject May 8 Leo Sarkisian and group Virginia Armenian music and dance June 12 Don Stover Maryland Bluegrass and old-time music July 10 Sam Brothers Five Louisiana Zydeco music August 14 Yacub Addy and Blema Bii (Children of the Ancient) Ghana Ghanaian music September 11 Las Estrellas Del Son, Roberto Borrell and Kubata District of Columbia Afro-Cuban music October 9 Music of Southeast Asia Various locations Southeast Asian music

Administrative History

Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center in 1980.

 Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject and listed alphabetically therein.

 People Addy, Yacub, performer. Borrell, Roberto, performer. Derderian, Leo, performer. Sarkisian, Leo, 1921- performer. Stover, Don, 1928-1996, performer. Organizations American Folklife Center, collector. Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress), collector. Blema Bii (Musical group) performer. Estrellas del Son (Musical group) performer. Kubatá (Musical group) performer. National Council for the Traditional Arts, sponsor. Sam Brothers Five, performer. Subjects Armenian Americans--Music. Bluegrass music--1971-1980. Cuban Americans--Music. Dance music--Cuba. Dance music--Ghana. Dance, Black--Cuba. Folk dance music--Armenia. Folk dancing--Armenia. Folk music--Armenia. Folk music--United States. Folk songs, English--United States. Hmong (Asian people)--Music. Hmong Americans--Rhode Island--Providence--Music. Laotian Americans--Music. Music--Cuba. Music--Ghana. Music--Laos. Music--Southeast Asia. Music--Vietnam. Old-time music--Middle Atlantic States. Percussion music--Ghana. Popular music--Cuba. Storytelling. Vietnamese Americans--Music. Zydeco music--Louisiana. Titles American Folklife Center concert, 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1980 Form/Genre Color slides. Correspondence. Manuscripts. Photographic prints. Photographs. Sound recordings. Videocassettes. Access

Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted. Duplication of the materials requires prior permission of the Center and may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.

 Preferred Citation

1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1980/012), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

 Collection Concordance by Format Quantity Physical Extent Item Numbers Manuscript Materials 1 box FOLDERS 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14 Sound Recordings 1 10" DT stereo reel at 7.5 ips LWO 16538 6 10" DT mono reels at 7.5 ips LWO 16767 R1-2 LWO 16796 R1-2 RWA 15-16 [LWO 16844 R1-2] [AFS 20170-20171] 4 10" FT mono reels at 7.5 ips LWO 16645 R1-2 [AFS 19977-19978] LWO 16678 R1-2 Graphic Images 222 black-and-white negatives ENVELOPES 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12 8 black-and-white contact sheets FOLDERS 3, 5-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-16 5 8x10 black-and-white photographic prints FOLDERS 10, 12-13 1 4x6 black-and-white photographic print FOLDER 15 6 3x5 black-and-white photographic print FOLDER 13 15 color polaroids FOLDERS 6 and 16 97 color slides ENVELOPES 2-3, 6, 8-9, 11, 13 Moving Images 2 videocassettes (U-Matic) 3/4" sound, black and white LVR 326
http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695013 Collection Inventory Series I: MANUSCRIPTS Publicity and Administration 1 Archive of Folk Culture Administrative Materials.

The collection guide (this document) and an article about the concert series.

 2 Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.

Press releases, news clippings, biographical sketches, descriptions of instruments, and a brochure about Sarkisian's art work.

 4 Don Stover, 6-12-80.

Press releases, newspaper and magazine clippings.

 6 Hazel Dickens and Don Stover, 6-28-79.

News clippings.

 7 Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.

Press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and identification of people in photos on contact sheet.

 9 Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.

Press releases, correspondence, photocopy of resume of Yacub Tetteh Addy, and identification of people in photos on contact sheet.

 11 Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.

Press releases, correspondence, concert program, identification of people in photos on contact sheet and in color slides.

 14 Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.

Press releases and identification of people in photographs.

 Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS Reel-to-reel Audio Tapes 16538 Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.

One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.

 16645 [AFS 19977-19978] Don Stover, 6-12-80.

Two 10" FT mono at 7.5 ips.

 16678 Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.

Two 10" FT mono at 7.5 ips.

 16767 Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.

Two 10" inch DT mono at 7.5 ips.

16796 Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.

Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.

 15-16 [LWO 16844 R1-2] [AFS 20170-20171] Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.

Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.

 Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS Negatives 1 Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.

Two sheets of black and white 35 mm (63 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.

 4 Don Stover, 6-12-80.

One sheet of black and white 35 mm (25 images). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

5 Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.

One sheet of black and white 35 mm (30 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 7 Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.

Two sheets of black and white 35 mm (64 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 10 Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.

One sheet of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

12 Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.

One sheet of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs

Photographic Prints 3 Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.

Two black and white 35 mm contact sheets. (63 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.

 5-6 Don Stover, 6-12-80.

One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (25 images) and nine 3 x 3 color polaroids (photographer unknown). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

 8 Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.

One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (30 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 10 Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.

Two black and white 35 mm contact sheets (64 images) and two 8 x 10 black and white photoprints. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 12-13 Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.

One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (36 images), three 8 x 10 black and white photoprints (photographed by John T. Gibbs), and six 3 x 5 color photoprints (photographer unknown, possibly Carl Fleischhauer).

15-16 Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.

One black and white contact sheet (36 images), one 4 x 6 black and white photoprint (photographed by John T. Gibbs), and six 3 x 3 color polaroids (photographer unknown, possibly Carl Fleischhauer).

 Color Slides 2-3 Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.

Two holders containing a total of 26. Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.

 6 Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.

One holder containing 14. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 8-9 Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.

Two holders containing a total of 25. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 11 Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.

One holder containing 13. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 13 Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.

One holder containing 19. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

 Series IV: MOVING IMAGES Videocassette LVR 326 Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.

Two 3/4" black and white.

 Appendix A: Dance Content Concert Description Leo Sarkisian and group Solo dancer Eleanor Caroglanian, in costume, demonstrates three Armenian folk dances from different regions to the music of Leo Sarkisian's group. Mrs. Sarkisian and friends lead the audience in several line dances. Photographs and slides: folder 3, envelopes 2-3; videotape: LVR 326; sound recording: LWO 16,538. See also 6-16-83 concert.