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Popular music -- Samoa -- 1941-1950

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Samoan popular songs collected by Brother Herman Seringer and transcribed by Richard Moyle.

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-Archives-2014/14
Scope and Contents Transcription of 184 Samoan popular songs originally collected by Brother Herman while under house arrest in Pago Pago as an enemy alien, 1940-1945. The arrival of American military forces and the country’s first radio station influenced local musical and poetic styles, and local performers were soon recording their own compositions reflecting the new influences. Herman used his enforced confinement to write down the lyrics of these songs as they were broadcast, including many original...
Dates: 1967 - 1967