Ghana Films Industry Corporation / Ghana Broadcasting Corporation / FileMaker / African Music / /
Continent
Africa / Asia / Europe / /
Country
Germany / Haiti / South Africa / Sudan / Cuba / Thailand / Indonesia / Kenya / Japan / Pakistan / United States / Uganda / Tanzania / Korea / Nigeria / Ghana / India / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
Facility
Rockefeller Conference Centre / Institute of African Studies The Institute / University of Cape Town / Mainz University / University of Ghana / Institute of Ethnomusicology / The Film Video Library / Institute of African Studies / Ghana Broadcasting Corporation The Film Video Library / /
IndustryTerm
playback equipment / metal shelves / steel cans / /
Movie
Empire / /
NaturalFeature
Gold Coast / /
Organization
UCLA / International Centre for African Music / Ford Foundation / International Centre for African Music and Dance / Institute of African Studies / Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana / University of Cape Town / German government / German Embassy in Accra / School of Performing Arts / Rockefeller Foundation / Information Services Department / US Federal Reserve / African Popular Music Archives Foundation / Mainz University / University of Ghana / Ministry of Education / SIDA / Institute of Ethnomusicology / /
Person
Hugh Tracey / J. H. Nketia / Maxwell Agyei / Mary Seavoy / John Collins / Ali al-Daw / /
Position
student and assistant archivist / technician / supervisor / sound engineer and lecturer / Professor / archivist and an assistant / Director / /
AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES IN GHANA Maxwell Agyei A d d o Introduction The lifespan of audiovisual material far exceeds that of their creators, curators and donors. Thus an inherent challenge that faces a