Indiana University Bloomington

Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology
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Sound And Video Analysis and Instruction Laboratory (SAVAIL):

The SAVAIL is a multidisciplinary technical lab in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University equipped with audio and video equipment, software, hardware.

Ethnomusicological Video for Instruction and Analysis (EVIA) Digital Archive:

The EVIADA project, a joint effort of Indiana University and the University of Michigan, is a digital archive of ethnomusicological video for use by scholars and instructors. This project is global in scope and currently the only project of its kind that will collect, copy, annotate, and preserve ethnomusicological video on the web.

Archives of Traditional Music (ATM):

The ATM is one of the largest university-based ethnographic sound archives in the United States with holdings that cover a wide range of cultural and geographical areas, verbal and musical arts, and audio-visual recording formats.

TheLiberian Collections Projectis a part of the ATM and enhances the ATM’s rich holdings of audio and videotaped recordings of Liberian music and dance.
The Liberian Collections Project web site: OnLiberia.org

Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC):

The AAAMC is devoted to collecting and disseminating primary and secondary source materials on African-American music and culture.

Folklore Archives:

The Folklore Archives is an extensive holding of documents and collections, mostly in paper formats, ceneterd on traditional expressive forms and belief systems, worldwide in scope but with an emphasis on the US Midwest and the state of Indiana.

Traditional Arts Indiana (TAI):

TAI is a partnership between the Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology Department and the Indiana Arts Commission and aims to document, promote and present Indiana's traditional arts and artists.