Online Music Databases Available
The Rita Benton Music Library has always provided students and faculty with access to sound recordings in a variety of genres in the listening room. More and more of these recordings are becoming available online. Two new music databases are just a click away for UI students and faculty.
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. Includes a few spoken word recordings.
Smithsonian Global Sound is a network of international cultural institutions working to preserve and distribute music from archives worldwide, and to foster appreciation for traditional roots music. Through its Web site, Global Sound will offer audio and video downloads, streaming media, educational resources, and detailed liner notes to music lovers, students, historians, teachers, and the academic community.
