Martha E. Davis | |
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Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, Ethnomusicologist |
Awards | Charles Seeger Prize (1970),[1] Chicago Folklore Prize (1976),[2] Premio Nacional de Ensayo Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1985)[3] |
Martha Ellen Davis is an emeritus professor from the University of Florida, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist known for her multifarious work on African diasporic religion and music. Professor Davis' research has defied conventional tenets about Haitian and Dominican folk music, and her cultural preservation projects has raised awareness of the significance of the Samaná Americanos' enclave.