The Global Jukebox

What The Global Jukebox makes

Topics culture, music, anthropology, ethnomusicology, globalization

Between 1989 and 1995, Alan Lomax's studies into global performance style -- Cantometrics, Choreometrics, and Parlametrics -- were combined in a multimedia platform called the Global Jukebox. 7000 performances were linked to sound and film clips, photographs, descriptions, and a discography and filmography; all of which were searchable through various geographic, stylistic, and the Cantometric databases, and mapped on an interactive globe. Beyond its uses in research and education, the Global Jukebox was meant to be an egalitarian showcase for the expressive arts and aesthetic values of all cultures. Alan Lomax called it the "first democratic educational machine ever invented," as it had no specific orientation and allowed users to explore the range of the world's culture from any starting point. For more on the Global Jukebox and the Performance Style and Culture research, please visit the Association for Cultural Equity: http://culturalequity.org/resources/gjb

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