Sounds of a Tropical Rain Forest: Produced for the American Museum of Natural History
produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1952), 28 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
Green sounds of the tropical rain forest: black howler monkeys, toucans and chachalaca dominate the dry season while tree toads, Bufo marinus (South American toads) and parakeets accompany the rainy season. Recorded in the Peruvian Amazon region called Montaña and possibly under the showerhead of a Manhattan apartment.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 28 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Nature Sounds
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Producer
- Moses Asch, 1905-1986
- Release Date
- 1952
- Subject
- World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe, Peru
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe