Arabic wax cylinders, ca. 1900. (PA Mss 42) Twenty-one commercial brown wax cylinder recordings, probably made in Damascus, Syria as early as 1899 or 1900. Recordings are solo and groups of male vocalists accompanied by stringed instruments such as oud. The collection is available online as part of the Cylinder Preservation and Digitzation Project. For further information or assistance in locating research materials contact the archivist: David Seubert, Curator Performing Arts Collection Davidson Library University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010 (805) 893-5444 Email: David Seubert Page author: David Seubert. Last modified: 11/20/06 04:54:12 Direct questions or comments about this page to the author or to the Web Administrator. This is an official University of California, Santa Barbara Library web page.