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folkwaysAlive! — Honouring the Sounds of the People through Research, Education, Public Archives and Performance
folkwaysAlive!, the University of Alberta’s partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in Washington DC, provides a home for the over two thousand Folkways Records donated to the University by company founder, Moses Asch. Building on this valuable collection, folkwaysAlive! houses a digital archive, provides research opportunities, and presents public performances that relate to and enhance the Folkways philosophy and traditions, featuring artists as diverse as Alberta’s Asani, Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans, and eclecTrip, to New York’s Trio Tarana and Japan’s Pro Musica Nipponia.
Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology – music as connection, expression, creation, community and identity
The Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology is an archive and research resource documenting musical and cultural traditions locally and internationally. The collection includes diverse instruments and more than 4000 titles in audio/video recordings. The Centre helps users understand how people use music to connect, express, and create community and identity. The Centre serves a wide range of students, researchers and community groups.