Nonesuch Explorer Series
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Nonesuch Explorer Series is a pioneering world music imprint known for its influential field recordings and releases of traditional and folk music from around the globe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nonesuch Explorer Series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6346003 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nonesuch Explorer Series Context triple: [Nonesuch Records, hasImprint, Nonesuch Explorer Series]
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A.
Hiromi’s Sonicbloom
Hiromi’s Sonicbloom is a high-energy jazz fusion band led by Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara, known for its virtuosic performances and eclectic blend of jazz, rock, and classical influences.
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B.
The Quintet of the Astonished
The Quintet of the Astonished is a video art installation by Bill Viola that presents a slow-motion study of human emotional expression through the reactions of five figures.
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C.
The Esses
The Esses is a challenging downhill sequence of tight, twisting corners at Mount Panorama Circuit that tests drivers' precision and car balance during the Bathurst 1000.
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D.
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers is a 1970 Ken Russell biographical drama film about composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, noted for its intense, stylized portrayal of his turbulent personal and artistic life.
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E.
Touchstone
Touchstone is the witty and sharp-tongued court jester in Shakespeare’s comedy "As You Like It," known for his clever wordplay and satirical commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nonesuch Explorer Series Target entity description: Nonesuch Explorer Series is a pioneering world music imprint known for its influential field recordings and releases of traditional and folk music from around the globe.
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A.
Hiromi’s Sonicbloom
Hiromi’s Sonicbloom is a high-energy jazz fusion band led by Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara, known for its virtuosic performances and eclectic blend of jazz, rock, and classical influences.
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B.
The Quintet of the Astonished
The Quintet of the Astonished is a video art installation by Bill Viola that presents a slow-motion study of human emotional expression through the reactions of five figures.
-
C.
The Esses
The Esses is a challenging downhill sequence of tight, twisting corners at Mount Panorama Circuit that tests drivers' precision and car balance during the Bathurst 1000.
-
D.
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers is a 1970 Ken Russell biographical drama film about composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, noted for its intense, stylized portrayal of his turbulent personal and artistic life.
-
E.
Touchstone
Touchstone is the witty and sharp-tongued court jester in Shakespeare’s comedy "As You Like It," known for his clever wordplay and satirical commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field recording series
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record series ⓘ world music imprint ⓘ |
| aim |
to document traditional music in situ
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to make global folk traditions accessible to general listeners ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the rise of the world music market in the 1970s ⓘ |
| catalogType | series of thematically organized albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
expanded awareness of non-Western musical cultures in North America
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influenced musicians seeking non-Western musical sources ⓘ |
| curationBy |
ethnomusicologists
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field recordists ⓘ |
| distributionArea | international ⓘ |
| documentationIncludes |
liner notes with ethnographic information
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translations of song texts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
indigenous musical traditions
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ritual and ceremonial music ⓘ rural folk music ⓘ |
| format | LP record ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
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traditional music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
albums documenting music from Africa
ⓘ
albums documenting music from Asia ⓘ albums documenting music from Latin America ⓘ albums documenting music from Oceania ⓘ albums documenting music from the Caribbean ⓘ albums documenting music from the Middle East ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest widely distributed world music series in the U.S. ⓘ |
| inception | late 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
ethnomusicology audiences outside academia
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later world music labels ⓘ |
| labelType | imprint of a major record label ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing non-Western traditional music to Western audiences
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pioneering commercial releases of field recordings ⓘ |
| publisher | Nonesuch Records ⓘ |
| recordingType |
field recordings
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on-location recordings ⓘ |
| releaseMedium |
later CD reissues
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vinyl records ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
emphasis on authenticity of performance context
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minimal studio alteration ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
listeners interested in global traditional music
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students of ethnomusicology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Nonesuch Explorer Series Description of subject: Nonesuch Explorer Series is a pioneering world music imprint known for its influential field recordings and releases of traditional and folk music from around the globe.
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