Treasures of the CTMD Archive 1: The Popovich Brothers

The Popovich Brothers were a Serbian-American tamburitza band from South Chicago. The ensemble featured brothers Ted and Adam Popovich. Adam Popovich (1909-2001) was a recipient of a NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award in 1982. Footage is from CTMD's 1977 film, The Popovich Brothers of South Chicago, directed by Jill Godmilow, produced by Martin Koenig, Ethel Raim and Godmilow.
In honor of CTMD's 45th Anniversary in 2013, we are pleased to present Treasures of the CTMD Archive, a 10-part series of video shorts posted weekly to this page and to CTMD's Facebook site beginning May 1.
Treasures of the CTMD Archive features rare, one-of-a-kind video of leading masters of immigrant music and dance traditions that have been recently digitized from our Archive. Most of the artists presented in this series are (or were) based in the New York metropolitan area. Sadly, a number of these masters are no longer with us, and so the CTMD Archive provides vital, and sometimes singular, documentation of their artistry and traditions.
To view the entire series go to www.ctmd.org/archives.htm

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I was never able to see my great uncles play, so this is a delight

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