Collection Summary
AFC 1980/012
1980 Neptune Plaza
Concert Series Collection
1980
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife
Center Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
7
folders
11 sound tape reels :
analog, 7 1/2 ips; 10 in.
249 photographs :
negatives, photographic prints, black and white, color ; various
sizes.
97 slides :
color.
2 videocassettes of 2
(U-Matic) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
American Folklife Center
English,
Armenian, French Creole,
French, Ga, Lao,
Mon-Khmer, Spanish,
Twi, and Vietnamese
The collection consists
of manuscript materials, sound recordings, photographs, and moving images
documenting the performance of Armenian music and dance, bluegrass music,
zydeco music, Ghanaian music, Afro-Cuban music, and Southeast Asian music
featuring Laotian, Vietnamese, and Hmong performers recorded live outdoors on
Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress.
Scope and Content
The 1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of
manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic materials that
document the 1980 concert series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The
annual series, which began in 1977, features the presentation of folk
traditions from many cultures. The concerts take place on the Neptune Plaza at
the front of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress between April
and October. The 1980 series was produced with the assistance of the National
Council for the Traditional Arts.
The 1980 season consisted of the following:
Date
Performers
Place of Origin
Subject
May 8
Leo Sarkisian and group
Virginia
Armenian music and dance
June 12
Don Stover
Maryland
Bluegrass and old-time music
July 10
Sam Brothers Five
Louisiana
Zydeco music
August 14
Yacub Addy and Blema Bii (Children of the
Ancient)
Ghana
Ghanaian music
September 11
Las Estrellas Del Son, Roberto Borrell and
Kubata
District of Columbia
Afro-Cuban music
October 9
Music of Southeast Asia
Various locations
Southeast Asian music
Administrative History
Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center
in 1980.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject and listed alphabetically therein.
People
Addy, Yacub, performer.
Borrell, Roberto, performer.
Derderian, Leo, performer.
Sarkisian, Leo, 1921- performer.
Stover, Don, 1928-1996, performer.
Organizations
American Folklife Center, collector.
Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
Blema Bii (Musical group) performer.
Estrellas del Son (Musical group) performer.
Kubatá (Musical group) performer.
National Council for the Traditional Arts, sponsor.
Sam Brothers Five, performer.
Subjects
Armenian Americans--Music.
Bluegrass music--1971-1980.
Cuban Americans--Music.
Dance music--Cuba.
Dance music--Ghana.
Dance, Black--Cuba.
Folk dance music--Armenia.
Folk dancing--Armenia.
Folk music--Armenia.
Folk music--United States.
Folk songs, English--United States.
Hmong (Asian people)--Music.
Hmong Americans--Rhode Island--Providence--Music.
Laotian Americans--Music.
Music--Cuba.
Music--Ghana.
Music--Laos.
Music--Southeast Asia.
Music--Vietnam.
Old-time music--Middle Atlantic States.
Percussion music--Ghana.
Popular music--Cuba.
Storytelling.
Vietnamese Americans--Music.
Zydeco music--Louisiana.
Titles
American Folklife Center concert, 1980
Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1980
Form/Genre
Color slides.
Correspondence.
Manuscripts.
Photographic prints.
Photographs.
Sound recordings.
Videocassettes.
Access
Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted.
Duplication of the materials requires prior permission of the Center and may be
governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Preferred Citation
1980 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1980/012), Archive
of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
Collection Concordance by Format
Quantity
Physical Extent
Item Numbers
Manuscript
Materials
1
box
FOLDERS 1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14
Sound Recordings
1
10" DT stereo reel at 7.5 ips
LWO 16538
6
10" DT mono reels at 7.5 ips
LWO 16767 R1-2
LWO 16796 R1-2
RWA 15-16 [LWO 16844 R1-2] [AFS
20170-20171]
4
10" FT mono reels at 7.5 ips
LWO 16645 R1-2 [AFS 19977-19978]
LWO 16678 R1-2
Graphic Images
222
black-and-white negatives
ENVELOPES 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12
8
black-and-white contact sheets
FOLDERS 3, 5-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-16
5
8x10 black-and-white photographic
prints
FOLDERS 10, 12-13
1
4x6 black-and-white photographic
print
FOLDER 15
6
3x5 black-and-white photographic
print
FOLDER 13
15
color polaroids
FOLDERS 6 and 16
97
color slides
ENVELOPES 2-3, 6, 8-9, 11, 13
Moving Images
2
videocassettes (U-Matic) 3/4" sound, black
and white
LVR 326
http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695013
Collection Inventory
Series I: MANUSCRIPTS
Publicity and
Administration
1
Archive of Folk Culture Administrative
Materials.
The collection guide (this document) and an article about the
concert series.
2
Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.
Press releases, news clippings, biographical sketches,
descriptions of instruments, and a brochure about Sarkisian's art work.
4
Don Stover, 6-12-80.
Press releases, newspaper and magazine clippings.
6
Hazel Dickens and Don Stover, 6-28-79.
News clippings.
7
Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.
Press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and
identification of people in photos on contact sheet.
9
Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.
Press releases, correspondence, photocopy of resume of Yacub
Tetteh Addy, and identification of people in photos on contact sheet.
11
Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.
Press releases, correspondence, concert program,
identification of people in photos on contact sheet and in color slides.
14
Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.
Press releases and identification of people in
photographs.
Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS
Reel-to-reel Audio
Tapes
16538
Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.
One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
16645
[AFS 19977-19978]
Don Stover, 6-12-80.
Two 10" FT mono at 7.5 ips.
16678
Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.
Two 10" FT mono at 7.5 ips.
16767
Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.
Two 10" inch DT mono at 7.5 ips.
16796
Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.
Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.
15-16
[LWO 16844 R1-2]
[AFS 20170-20171]
Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.
Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.
Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS
Negatives
1
Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.
Two sheets of black and white 35 mm (63 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.
4
Don Stover, 6-12-80.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (25 images). Photographed
by Carl Fleischhauer.
5
Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (30 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs.
7
Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.
Two sheets of black and white 35 mm (64 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs.
10
Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs.
12
Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed
by John T. Gibbs
Photographic
Prints
3
Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.
Two black and white 35 mm contact sheets. (63 images).
Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.
5-6
Don Stover, 6-12-80.
One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (25 images) and nine 3
x 3 color polaroids (photographer unknown). Photographed by Carl
Fleischhauer.
8
Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.
One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (30 images).
Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
10
Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.
Two black and white 35 mm contact sheets (64 images) and two 8
x 10 black and white photoprints. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
12-13
Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.
One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (36 images), three 8 x
10 black and white photoprints (photographed by John T. Gibbs), and six 3 x 5
color photoprints (photographer unknown, possibly Carl Fleischhauer).
15-16
Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.
One black and white contact sheet (36 images), one 4 x 6 black
and white photoprint (photographed by John T. Gibbs), and six 3 x 3 color
polaroids (photographer unknown, possibly Carl Fleischhauer).
Color Slides
2-3
Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.
Two holders containing a total of 26. Photographed by John T.
Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.
6
Sam Brothers Five, 7-10-80.
One holder containing 14. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
8-9
Yacub Addy and Blema Bii, 8-14-80.
Two holders containing a total of 25. Photographed by John T.
Gibbs.
11
Las Estrellas del Son, 9-11-80.
One holder containing 13. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
13
Music of Southeast Asia, 10-9-80.
One holder containing 19. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
Series IV: MOVING IMAGES
Videocassette
LVR 326
Leo Sarkisian, 5-8-80.
Two 3/4" black and white.
Appendix A: Dance Content
Concert
Description
Leo Sarkisian and group
Solo dancer Eleanor Caroglanian, in costume,
demonstrates three Armenian folk dances from different regions to the music of
Leo Sarkisian's group. Mrs. Sarkisian and friends lead the audience in several
line dances. Photographs and slides: folder 3, envelopes 2-3; videotape: LVR
326; sound recording: LWO 16,538. See also 6-16-83 concert.