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[13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape records the 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.
Date: January 14, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 54 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[13th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" audio tapes]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape features two clips of audio including a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins.
Date: January 14, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Hawkins, Traimaine
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert, main recording]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape features one clip of audio including a the opening remarks of the concert followed by performance of a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins.
Date: January 14, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 01 second
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[13th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" master tape]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 13th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape records the 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.
Date: January 14, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 41 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24th Annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement" concert, tracks 1-15]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their their 24th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert held on January 14th, 2007 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The audio tape includes 15 tracks of gospel music performed live by the TBAAL choir and guest artist Kelly Price. Song titles listed in concert program.
Date: January 14, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 02 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24th Annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement" concert, tracks 1-15, 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their their 24th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert held on January 14th, 2007 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The audio tape includes 15 tracks of gospel music performed live by the TBAAL choir and guest artist Kelly Price. Song titles listed in concert program.
Date: January 14, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 02 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Beah Richards Workshop Day 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during on the second day of the Beah Richards workshop at the "One In Mission" A Convocation on the Relationship of the Black Church and the Arts event. Beulah Elizabeth Richardson professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress on stage, screen, and television. The audio quality is very low and it is hard to hear what Beah Richards is saying in the beginning, audio at some points will be loud with workshop attendees la… more
Date: October 14, 1978
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 48 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard

Description: Bill Evans with Chuck Israels on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums at the Village Vanguard. The reel-to-reel tape container indicates that titles performed include "Slow Dance" and "A Song for Now."
Date: November 14, 1964
Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Evans, Bill, 1929-1980
Partner: UNT Music Library
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[Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert featuring Tramaine Hawkins]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 14th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert on January 14th, 1996 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The tape includes two tracks of well recorded audio of a large 200- voice choir accompanied by featured gospel vocalist Tramaine Hawkins. The concert serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Phyllis Hyman.
Date: January 14, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 05 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Conversation about Burusho society

Description: Recording of Dr. Faiz Aman discussing Burusho society in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 14, 2010
Duration: 4 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about childhood activities

Description: Recording of a conversation about some childhood activities in Danna. The speakers recount their memories about playing, going to school, and other activities. Muhammad Rafiq is a male teacher who is 29 years old at the time of recording. Abdul Haq is a male factory worker who is 28 years old at the time of recording.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about high school memories, part 1

Description: Recording of a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38 year old male shop owner) in which Aurangzeb talks to Gohar about their memories in high school. Aurangzeb recalls a student who once brought apricot fruits to the class and threw them on the floor. When the teacher entered the class, he slipped on one of the apricots and consequently punished the student. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about high school memories, part 2

Description: This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about life in village Danna in the olden days

Description: This is a conversation between Abdul Haq (a 29-year old male teacher) and Abdul Qayum (a 60-year old male) about life in village Danna in the olden days.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 11 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about Yasin festivals

Description: Recording of Shah Rahim Khan discussing different festivals celebrated in Yasin. He gives his narrative in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 14, 2014
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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[Dallas Convention Center expansion report city council briefing]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a Dallas city council meeting concerning the expansion of the Dallas Convention Center on October 14th, 1987. The tape includes two tracks of noisy and intelligible audio.
Date: October 14, 1987
Duration: 40 minutes 16 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Description of appeasement rituals for spirits and ghosts

Description: Mr. Tshering describes how to appease spirits and ghosts with wine, water, and smoke. He uses the count of the rosary to determine remedies for sickness. During the process, he recites the Buddha mantra.
Date: July 14, 2022
Duration: 10 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of fever and body ache causes and remedies

Description: Mr. Tshering describes how he performs divination using the rosary to locate where a person has lost their soul, and who has taken the soul. The count of every rosary indicates different directions, people, things, and events that may cause heavy fever and body ache. Mr. Tshering is originally from Rolam village, and stayed in Thragom village after his second marriage.
Date: July 14, 2022
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of healing rituals and remedies

Description: Mr. Tshering introduces himself and explains how long he has been performing rituals, the cause of various diseases, and remedies for stomach aches. He also talks about his marriage life and resettlement.
Date: July 14, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of healing rituals for serious patients

Description: Mr. Tshering describes how to cure a serious patient using various rituals including preparing an elaborate feast, offering jewelry, and dressing as ransom to get back the soul of the patient.
Date: July 14, 2022
Duration: 11 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of Mamo Zomsa prediction

Description: Mr. Tshering describes the practice Mamo Zomsa (gathering all ghosts) which uses astrology and a rosary to determine the cause of a sickness. The rosary indicates the astrological predictions with different numbers: 3 for sickness caused by the union of Mamo and his family, or 5 for those caused by the Mamo family and servants.
Date: July 14, 2022
Duration: 11 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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