1980 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL: CARIBBEAN AMERICANS AUDIO LOG SHEETS
About the Project
Audio documentation has played a crucial part in capturing the many stories, performances, exchanges, and demonstrations that have taken place on the National Mall as part of the Festival of American Folklife (now Smithsonian Folklife Festival). For each program, documentation volunteers generated detailed class style notes to accompany audio recordings which often include presenter and participant names, subject keywords, song titles, and brief descriptions of the events taking place in real time. These notes are often the richest (or only) source of information about who was present and provide key references for understanding and interpreting the recorded content. While the styles, formats, and spelling accuracy vary across logs, they nevertheless serve as fundamental link between what actually took place and what is documented in audio, photo, and, video formats. Caribbean contributions to American community life featured at the 1980 Festival thus included an impressive record of achievement and an infusion of cultural forms adding to the vitality and diversity of American life through the contributions of immigrant communities. The proliferation of the Caribbean festival of Carnival give to the internal unification of the Caribbean communities themselves in many North American cities. In addition, the Caribbean immigrant community contributed to the American scene in sports, religion, music, dance, literature, and the arts. More information about the program including participant names can be found here.
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