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Laura Boulton

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American ethnomusicologist (1899 - 1980)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1899 to 1980 · aged 81
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Laura Boulton née Craytor was an American ethnomusicologist. She is known for the many field recordings, films and photographs of traditional music and its performances and practitioners from Egypt, the Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika. Boulton also collected traditional musical instruments around the world.

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Laura Boulton née Craytor was an American ethnomusicologist. She is known for the many field recordings, films and photographs of traditional music and its performances and practitioners from Egypt, the Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika. Boulton also collected traditional musical instruments around the world. In her work with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) during the Second World War, she is recognized as being a pioneer for women who work in the film industry.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1980 · aged 81
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9 languages

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