South Asian Music : Audio & Video
Using Library Catalog for Audio & Video Recordings
- Ashtapadis: selections from Jayadev’s Geet Govind byMills Music Library Audio Facility COMP DISC 9640
A Basic Search of Library Catalog will enable you to determine what UW-Madison has in terms of audio and video recordings of South Asian music. Search by Anywhere or Subject, using combinations such as "Music India" or "Music Carnatic," or "Music Pakistan" or "Music Hindustani" and use the Refine options (Formats, Subjects, Authors, etc.) in the left navigation pane to help narrow the results. Here a few examples of what you might find:
- Dikshitar masterpieces byMills Music Library Audio Facility COMP DISC 12150
- Ajoy Chakrabarty byMills Music Library Audio Facility COMP DISC 12159
- Ali Akbar Khan presents Legacy: 16th-18th Century Music of India byMills Music Library Audio Facility COMP DISC 11806
- Dust to Gold byMills Music Library Audio Facility COMP DISC 15810
- Amjad Ali Khan: Sarod Recital byMills Music Library Audio Facility DVD 502
- Hindustani slide: Indian Classical Guitar byMills Music Library Audio Facility DVD 510
- Nimbooda Nimbooda: Rajasthani Folk Dance & Music byMills Music Library Audio Facility DVD 221
Feature Films
UW-Madison Libraries offer a variety of feature films from South Asia, with most coming from India. An Anywhere search in Library Catalog for "feature films India" will reveal hundreds of titles. Many of these films are housed at the Microforms/Media Center (MMC), Room 443 in Memorial Library.
Cassettes
Cassette technology, both for recording and playback, has played a significant role in the distribution of music from South Asia. Mills Music Library has hundreds of cassettes available, and cassette decks to facilitate listening. An Anywhere search of Library Catalog using IDN cassette will yield a list of the Indian music cassettes; the Pakistani music cassettes all have call numbers starting with PAK.
