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The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Europe. Volume 2 / JVC, Victor Company of Japan, in collaboration with the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan, and Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, Washington, D.C. ; director, Kunihiko Nakagawa ; co-producer, Stephen McArthur, Multicultural Media ; executive producers, Katsumori Ichikawa and Yuji Ichihashi.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Japan?] : JVC, Victor Co. of Japan ; Barre, VT : Distributed by Multicultural Media, [2005], ©1995.
Description1 videodisc (approximately 59 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (41 pages ; 19 cm)
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorNakagawa, Kunihiko, director.
Other author/creatorYamamoto, Hiroshi producer.
Other author/creatorIchikawa, Katsumori, producer.
Other author/creatorIchihashi, Yuji, producer.
Other author/creatorFujii, Tomoaki, 1932-2023 editor.
Other author/creatorSeeger, Anthony editor.
Other author/creatorTorp, Lisbet, editor.
Other author/creatorNihon Bikutā Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creatorSmithsonian/Folkways Recordings.
Other author/creatorMulticultural Media (Firm : Barre, Vt.)
Portion of title Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Europe
Portion of title Video anthology of music and dance of Europe
Portion of title Anthology of music and dance of Europe
Portion of title Music and dance of Europe
Series JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Europe ; Volume 2
JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Europe ; Volume 2. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents France. 2-1. Bretagne round dances: La ridée du pays gallo & La tour du Rhuys / no recording date ; performed by Cercle Celtique de Mériadec.
Contents 2-2. Men's chorus: Aqueros mountagnes (These mountains) / no recording date ; sung by Chanteurs Montagnards de Lourdes.
Contents 2-3. Waltz played on the bagpipe: Mon Annetou (My little Ann) / no recording date ; played by Joseph Ruols ; no dance content.
Contents 2-4. Bourrée à quatre: Chatel-Guyon / no recording date ; danced by La Bourrée Gannatoise.
Contents 2-5. Vielle duette (hurdy-gurdy duet) / no recording date ; played by Patrick Bouffard and Laurence Pinchemaille.
Contents 2-6. Branle / no recording date ; danced by Tap Dou Païe ; veuze (bagpipe) played by Thierry Bertrand.
Contents 2-7. Grand'danse: A l'ombre d'un buisson (In the shade of a bush) / no recording date ; played by Maurice Bodin ; no dance content.
Contents 2-8. Quadrille: Les voltigeurs de La Forclaz / no recording date ; danced by La Pastourelle du Val d'Arly ; music played by André Ouvrier Bonnaz (violin) and ensemble.
Contents 2-9. Dance tune / no recording date ; played by André Ouvrier Bonnaz (violin) ; no dance content.
Contents 2-10. Urban music, bal musette: À Paris / no recording date ; performed by Francis Lemarque (vocals), Marcel Azzola (accordion), and René "Didi" Duprat (guitar).
Contents Spain. 2-11. Zambra: traditional Gypsy flamenco dance / no recording date ; danced by La Maraquilla and members of the Cortez family.
Contents 2-12. Cante flamenco ballad / no recording date ; sung by La Perata.
Contents 2-13A & B. Religious celebration: Las bandas de Lliria / no recording date ; music and procession with saint's effigy by music ensembles and local people of Lliria, Spain.
Contents 2-14. Sword dance: Xemeingo ezpata dantza / recorded in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1991 ; performed by men of the Markino ko Zerutxa Dance Ensemble.
Contents 2-15. Women's dance with implements: Dance with oars / recorded in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1991; performed by women of the Markino ko Zerutxa Dance Ensemble.
Contents Italy. 2-16. Trallalleri (male polyphonic songs) / probably recorded in Genoa, no recording date ; singers not identified.
Contents Serbia. 2-17. Funeral ritual: Dancing for the dead / recorded in 1991 ; music performed by Bogoie Karajevic (violin), Gicic Kolice Nikola (song and violin, and others ; includes dancing of a hora de mână (hora with hand-hold).
Contents 2-18. Incantations: Healing chant / recorded in 1991 ; performed by Dumitra (Mitra) Roskic.
Contents 2-19. Wedding ritual: Wedding dance (hora) / recorded in 1990 ; performed by bridal couple, family, and guests ; includes hora de mână and hora la patru.
Contents 2-20. Epic ballad: Ghiţă Cătănuţă / recorded in 1991 ; performed by Gogoie Karejevic (song and fiddle).
Contents Romania. 2-21. Lament: Lament for a dead son / recorded in 1992.
Contents 2-22. Healing ritual: the căluş ritual / recorded in 1992 ; music played by Mitru Toman and Malacu Constantin (accordions) ; includes dance.
Contents 2-23. Dance suite: Purtata, ponturi, învârtita, and haţegana / recorded in 1992 ; music played by Kovace Iosca (violin), Moldoveanu Viorel (violin), and Vidam Alexandru (accordion).
Contents 2-24. Turning dance: învârtita / recorded in 1991 ; danced by participants in a wedding ceremony.
Contents 2-25. Wedding procession: Collecting the bride / recorded in 1991 ; performed by wedding participants.
Contents 2-26. Suite of dance tunes: Slow, medium, and fast csárdás / recorded in 1991 ; played by a Gypsy band ; no dance content.
Abstract Second of two videodiscs designed to be used along with accompanying booklets containing both general information and specific descriptions of the musical and dance selections, as well as suggestions for further research. Most of the performances were recorded on location, many in the open air, and are generally performed by natives of the region. Countries included in this disc: France, Spain, Italy, Serbia, and Romania.
General note"JVCEURVOL02"--on disc.
CreditsDirectors, Kunihiko Nakagawa, Hiroshi Yamamoto; executive producers, Katsumori Ichikawa, Yuji Ichihashi.
CreditsEditorial supervisor (books), Tomoaki Fujii ; senior editor (books), Anthony Seeger ; editor (books), Mark Greenberg ; Europe editor (books), Lisbet Torp.
Technical detailsDVD.
Genre/formDocumentary films.
ISBN1578694221
ISBN9781578694228

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