Henrietta Yurchenko was born on March 22, 1916 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA as Henrietta Weiss. She was married to Boris Yurchenco. She died on December 10, 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
She was an ethnomusicologist who made thousands of recordings around the world. They include ritual songs from North, Central, and South American Indians, and folk songs from eastern Europe, Spain, Morocco, the Caribbean, and Appalachia.
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She was also a radio announcer, interviewer, and producer. Starting in the 1930s, she broadcast only folk music, both traditional and modern, at a time when few people were familiar with it. Woody Guthrie once called her and asked if he could be on her show.
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She visited union halls and immigrant organizations to find authentic folk music. She used a mule and 300 pounds of equipment to find songs of remote Mexican and Guatemalan tribes. She recorded 2,000 of their songs for the Library of Congress.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
This Machine Kills Fascists
2005
Video documentary
Henrietta Yurchenko: testimonio de vida
1996
Documentary short
Herself
Known for movies
This Machine Kills Fascists 2005 as Actress
Henrietta Yurchenko: testimonio de vida 1996 as Herself
$18 Million