Bibliography
Catálogo histórico-fonográfico, Discoteca Oneyda Alvarenga, Centro Cultural São Paulo [São Paulo, Brazil] : Centro Cultural São Paulo, Secretaria Municipal de Cultura, Prefeitura de São Paulo, 1993.
Alvarenga, Oneyda, ed. Catálago Ilustrado do Museu Folclórico, Vol 2. São Paulo, Brazil: Discoteca Pública Municipal, 1950. The Discoteca's museum catalog, comprised of 235 photographs of artifacts and corresponding descriptive notes. The photographs of artifacts in the collection are primarily reproductions of those in the catalog. In addition, the introduction to the volume may provide background on the fieldwork when the collection was gathered.
Alvarenga, Oneyda, ed. Melodias Registradas por Meios Não-Mecânicos. São Paulo, Brazil: Discoteca Publica Municipal, 1946. M1689.S3M4. The companion volume to the museum holdings that catalogs the Discoteca's recorded music collection. It features a list of titles, extensive notes, and some sheet music.
The following is a series of notes the Discoteca published on their music archive, divided into a rough typology of music and dance. These works may provide more information on the recordings accessioned in 1950:
Discoteca Publica Municipal de São Paulo. Babassue: discos FM 39 a FM 51. São Paulo: Discoteca Publica, 1950. ML156.4.F6S4
Discoteca Publica Municipal de São Paulo. Catimbo: discos FM 28-B a FM 38. São Paulo: Discoteca Publica, 1949. ML156.4F6S43
Discoteca Publica Municipal de São Paulo. Cheganca de Marujos: discos FM 72 e 73, 82-B a 86, 97 a 104. São Paulo: Discoteca Publica, 1955. ML156.4.F6S433
Discoteca Publica Municipal de São Paulo. Tambor-de-Mina e Tambor-de-Crioulo: discos FM 15 a 28-A. São Paulo: Discoteca Publica, 1948. ML156.4F6S45
Discoteca Publica Municipal de São Paulo. Xango: discos FM 1 a 14. São Paulo: Discoteca Publica, 1949. ML156.4.F6S47
Recordings were issued as a 6 CD set in 2006 titled: Missão de pesquisas folclóricas : música tradicional do Norte e Nordeste, 1938 / [Mário de Andrade] (SESC SP: Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo, Secretaria Municipal de Cultura, Centro Cultural São Paulo, 2006).
Selected recordings were released on CD as: The Discoteca collection (Salem, Mass.: RCD 10403 Rykodisc).