Field Research

Zimbabwe:      1997 (3 weeks) --  Music Among
                             the Shona people.

Ghana:             1996 (4 weeks) -- Music Among
                             the Ashanti people.

Fiji:                     1995 (4 weeks) --  Folk music
                             traditions among the
                             Indian population.

Thailand:        1995 (3 weeks) -- Thai Buddhist
                             chanting.
                            1994 (3 weeks) -- The life of
                             monks at Wat Umong Buddhist
                             Monastery in Chiangmai.

Trinidad:         1993 (3 weeks) -- Chatni: A spicy
                             song and dance form of Trinidad
                             Indians.
                            1992 (2 months) -Follow up
                            recordings of Trinidad Indian
                            folk music. 
                            1991 (2 months) -- Folk music
                            traditions among Indian
                            population.

India:                1996-97 (3 weeks) --  Followup recording of Alha folk epic.
                            1992-93 (5 weeks) -- Final proofreading of the ms. Bundeli-Banaphari Alha.
                            1990 (2 months) -- Documentation of Alha-related places.
                            1989-90 (7 months) -- Compilation of the Bundeli-Banaphari Alha  folk epic
                            1985-86 (18 months) -- The performance practices of the folk epic Alhakhand.
                            1981 (10 weeks) -- Family rituals of rural villages.
                            1977 (2 months) --  Methods of selection and training of folk musicians
                            within the Indian caste system.
                            1976 (3 months) -- Women's festivals and recorded repertoires of stories
                            and folk paintings.
                            1972-73 (12 months) -- Folk music in the villages of Uttar Pradesh.Turkey:
                            1970 (4 Months) --Studied the social, religious, & cultural settings of
                            village music.