Sahel Sounds is a record label, a recording project and artist collective focused on the culture in the West African Sahel. While based in Portland, Oregon, founder Christopher Kirkley frequently… Read the rest of the article: Interview with founder of Sahel Sounds, a West African music label
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Roger Park Interview with Rare Blues Collector John Tefteller, who bought a $37,100 record
John Tefteller is a well-known rare blues record collector. In 2013, Tefteller purchased “Alcohol and Jake Blues” by Tommy Johnson (1930), a very rare blues 78 rpm record, on eBay… Read the rest of the article: Interview with Rare Blues Collector John Tefteller, who bought a $37,100 record
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Roger Park Monk digs Johnny Griffin’s Pants
Jazz genius Thelonious Monk was often known for his laconic mumbling and other idiosyncrasies beside his legendary compositions, technique, and contributions to jazz. But in this short clip, Monk is… Read the rest of the article: Monk digs Johnny Griffin’s Pants
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Roger Park Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde
Tokyo is a sound-saturated city: bustling traffic, train station announcements, people everywhere, the barrage of loud adverts, drunk salarymen singing in the Ginza streets at night, and even the loud… Read the rest of the article: Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde
