Amanda Villepastour information

Amanda Villepastour
Amanda Villepastour
	Villepastour in 2009
Born	Amanda Vincent; 20 January 1958 (age 66); Perth, Western Australia
Education	BMus (Composition); CertMT to Adults; MMus (Ethnomusicology); PhD (Ethnomusicology);
Alma mater	University of Western Australia; Goldsmiths and SOAS, University of London;
Occupations	Professional musician; Ethnomusicologist;
	Musical career
Genres	Indie pop; new wave; pop rock; post-punk;
Occupation(s)	Musician; arranger; songwriter;
Instrument(s)	Piano; keyboards;
Years active	1970s–1994
Formerly of	Duck Soup; Eurogliders; (and the backing bands for Tim Finn; QED; Renée Geyer; Mondo Rock; Jenny Morris; Thompson Twins; Boy George; Gang of Four; Billy Bragg; Black; Yazz);
Occupation	Ethnomusicologist
Years active	Since 1995
Title	Graduate student, Goldsmiths and SOAS, University of London; (1995–2006); Research fellow / Instructor / Ensemble director; (2007–2008); Curator for Africa and Latin America, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ, USA; (2008–2010); Reader, School of Music, Cardiff University, UK; (since 2011);
Academic background
Thesis	[EThOS uk.bl.ethos.435508 Bata Conversations: Guardianship and Entitlement Narratives about the Bata in Nigeria and Cuba] (2006)
Academic advisors	Roger Smalley
Academic work
Discipline	Musicology
Sub-discipline	Ethnomusicology
Main interests	Yorùbá music in Nigeria; Afro-Cuban religious (Santería) music;
Website	Amanda Villepastour; (Personal Blog)
Notes

Amanda Villepastour (née Vincent; born 20 January 1958) is an Australian ethnomusicologist and former professional musician. She is best known for being the keyboardist of the Australian new wave band Eurogliders between 1980 and 1987, and for her 21st-century research work and publications on Yorùbá music in Nigeria, and Afro-Cuban religious (Santería) music in Cuba.

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^ "Dr Amanda Villepastour". Cardiff University. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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[cardiff_webpage-2] "Dr Amanda Villepastour". Cardiff University. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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Amanda Villepastour
Villepastour in 2009
Born	Amanda Vincent (1958-01-20) 20 January 1958 (age 66) Perth, Western Australia
Education	BMus (Composition) CertMT to Adults MMus (Ethnomusicology) PhD (Ethnomusicology)
Alma mater	University of Western Australia Goldsmiths and SOAS, University of London
Occupations	Professional musician Ethnomusicologist
Musical career
Genres	Indie pop new wave pop rock post-punk
Occupation(s)	Musician arranger songwriter
Instrument(s)	Piano keyboards
Years active	1970s–1994
Formerly of	Duck Soup Eurogliders (and the backing bands for Tim Finn QED Renée Geyer Mondo Rock Jenny Morris Thompson Twins Boy George Gang of Four Billy Bragg Black Yazz)
Musical artist

Occupation	Ethnomusicologist
Years active	Since 1995
Title	Graduate student, Goldsmiths and SOAS, University of London (1995–2006) Research fellow / Instructor / Ensemble director (2007–2008) Curator for Africa and Latin America, Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ, USA (2008–2010) Reader, School of Music, Cardiff University, UK (since 2011)

Academic background
Thesis	[EThOS uk.bl.ethos.435508 Bata Conversations: Guardianship and Entitlement Narratives about the Bata in Nigeria and Cuba] (2006)
Academic advisors	Roger Smalley
Academic work
Discipline	Musicology
Sub-discipline	Ethnomusicology
Main interests	Yorùbá music in Nigeria Afro-Cuban religious (Santería) music


Website	Amanda Villepastour (Personal Blog)
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