Golden Star Arabic Band performance for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Fieldwork

Sound recordings

Performing arts

Music performance

Wedding ceremonies

Rites and ceremonies

Social gatherings

Arab Americans

Ethnicity, Arabic

Bands (Music)

Musical groups

One audio cassette. Performance by an Arabic band performing at a wedding reception at the Ramallah-American Club. Songs are in Arabic. Group members: Fahed Iwais (lead singer); Samier Kandah (oud/lute); Sandy Bateh (tabli/drum); Maged ount (tambourine); and George Bateh (violin). Images of the band can be found in S 1577, v. 36, S86-1786 - S86-1885; of Iwais in v. 36, slides S86-1789 - S86-1804. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.

State Archives of Florida, Series S1576

1985-05-19

Florida Folklife Program

sound recordings

audiocassettes

Sound

a_s1576_22_c86-168a

S1576

22

C86-168

Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Taylor, David, 1951-

Golden Star Arabic Band

Arab Americans

Palestinian American

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