The Musical Adventures of John Donald Robb in New Mexico

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
Folk Music New Mexico documentary film Spanish Indian Native songs guitar musicology ethnomusicology singing John Donald Robb JD Robb Hispano folk songs Hispano music folk music Hispanic culture Hispanic music Robb Collection First Nations
Subjects
Music The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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The Musical Adventures of John Donald Robb in New Mexico

This is the full documentary The Musical Adventures of John Donald Robb in New Mexico. This film celebrates the life of John Donald Robb. Roaming the countryside of the Southwest during the 1940s and 50s, Robb recorded and transcribed over 3,000 Hispano folk songs, the largest collection of its time. In June 2008, KNME-TV, New Mexico's PBS station, premiered an Emmy Award documentary.
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PBS Learning Media

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