Hugo Zemp
Hugo Zemp (born 14 May 1937, Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss-French ethnomusicologist. He has extensively recorded ethnic music and written on the subject, including several films such as Voix de tête, voix de poitrine (1988) and An African Brass Band (2002), filmed in Ivory Coast.[1][2]
Zemp’s expertise spans music from Africa, Oceania, and Switzerland, with a particular interest in yodeling and lullabies. His recordings of Solomon Islands lullabies were released by UNESCO in their Musical Sources collection. One notable recording, "Rorogwela," a traditional Baegu lullaby sung by Afunakwa, was used in the song "Sweet Lullaby" by Deep Forest.
He studied musicology and anthropology at the University of Basle, graduating in 1961, and earned a diploma in percussion from the City of Basel Music Academy in 1960. He obtained his doctorate from the École pratique des hautes études.
Zemp joined the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), becoming a director of research and teaching ethnomusicology at the University of Paris X-Nanterre. In 1982, he edited the recording series Collection du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et du Musée de l'Homme for the Le Chant du Monde record label, featuring music from various countries including Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, and Switzerland.[3]
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External links
- Hugo Zemp Collection - audio and video archives French National Centre for Scientific Research
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