A gallery of Maori music + iconography. More images and info to be added soon. All scans by Michael Alexandratos.
Tropical Locales On Popular Sheet Music Covers
All scans prepared by Michael Alexandratos. To be updated with more information, images and sound files.
IAML Australia 2017 – “Collecting In Context”
The following paper was presented at the National Library of Australia on September 29, 2017 for the IAML Australia conference.…
Sydney Goes Gatsby! A Pictorial History
In 2015, I curated an exhibition titled “Sydney Goes Gatsby! A Pictorial History”, which was on show from June to…
3MBS Digital – Choral & Group Singing From Around The Globe
I recently compiled a playlist featuring choral and group singing taken from 78s, microgroove LPs, audio cassettes and CDs. The…
‘Musical Aboriginalia’ – Index & Database
WARNING: Members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are advised that this database contains racist and offensive words, terms,…
‘Lily of Laguna’ in Australia
Featured image: ‘Lily of Laguna’ sheet music cover. Song written and composed by Leslie Stuart (1863 – 1928) and first…
Two Black Crows – Moran & Mack
Black face comedians Moran & Mack parodying African-American vernacular in their hugely popular ‘Two Black Crows’ series from 1926 –…
Lure of the primitive/exotic
A curated exhibition of record covers and sheet music