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Coming Soon… (via Qat, Coffee & Qambus (Parlortone /...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:40:00 -0500

Coming Soon… (via Qat, Coffee & Qambus (Parlortone / Dust-to-Digital))

Alan Lomax’s dream of a “global jukebox” comes...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:19:05 -0500

Alan Lomax’s dream of a “global jukebox” comes true with 17,000 music tracks being made available for free streaming.

Rev. Johnny L. Jones Radio Show: January 21, 2012

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:30:10 -0500

Rev. Johnny L. Jones Radio Show: January 21, 2012

(via Rosenbaum’s library mural depicts state’s...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:28:28 -0500

(via Rosenbaum’s library mural depicts state’s history | Online Athens)

(via 78 78s: In Search Of Lost Time : NPR)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:27:07 -0500

(via 78 78s: In Search Of Lost Time : NPR)

"Pieced together like a collage of overlapping field recordings, rock drums, and highlife melodies..."

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:47:20 -0500

“Pieced together like a collage of overlapping field recordings, rock drums, and highlife melodies captured by Philadelphia producer Calpin Hoffman-Williamson in 2008, I Have My Liberty! ranks among Dust-to-Digital’s most spiritually uplifting releases thus far.”

- Various Artists: I Have My Liberty! Gospel Sounds from Accra, Ghana | Album Reviews | Creative Loafing Atlanta

"Le collectionneur américain Jonathan Ward a réuni en coffret le meilleur de la musique du continent,..."

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:19:52 -0500

“Le collectionneur américain Jonathan Ward a réuni en coffret le meilleur de la musique du continent, traditionnelle comme moderne, de 1909 au milieu des années 60.”

- Quand l’Afrique dansait en 78 tours

One new addition to my perennial favorites is George...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:22:45 -0500

One new addition to my perennial favorites is George King’s Ten Thousand Points of Light. It’s 30 minutes of tacky Christmas insanity (which is the best kind of Christmas insanity, in my experience), as it documents the final years that this family in suburban Atlanta named the Townsends crammed lights and Christmas shit in every corner of their house and then let people walk through it. (via fourfour: You should probably see this)

(via Joe Bussard talks John Fahey and Fonotone, the last 78 RPM...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:11:45 -0500

(via Joe Bussard talks John Fahey and Fonotone, the last 78 RPM label - Boing Boing)

(via Fahey Second Edition & Thanks for a Great Year!)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:40:24 -0500

(via Fahey Second Edition & Thanks for a Great Year!)

(via ‘Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM’ resurrects a...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:40:38 -0500

(via ‘Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM’ resurrects a continent’s music - latimes.com)

Our latest newsletter: "Holiday Specials + Two New Compilations of Music from Africa"

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:53:51 -0500

Our latest newsletter: "Holiday Specials + Two New Compilations of Music from Africa"

I Have My Liberty! Gospel Sounds from Accra, Ghana [DTD-23] (by...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:58:45 -0500

I Have My Liberty! Gospel Sounds from Accra, Ghana [DTD-23] (by dusttodigital)

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We’ve...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:10:00 -0500

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We’ve been busy the past few weeks getting ready for the upcoming holidays, for which we will have some updates coming very soon. In the meantime, here is a track from the recently-released Opika Pende box set.

This Weekend's Events

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:06:00 -0400

10/28: “Opika Pende” Release Party at Museum of Jurassic Technology
10/28: Glenn Jones at House of Musical Traditions / Potts-Dupre Schoolhouse
10/30: Joe Bussard, Glenn Jones and others at WFMU Record Fair for John Fahey celebration
10/30: String Band Music from Around the World on KPFA

"Glenn Jones In-Store Performance When: Wed., Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m. Price: Free Location: Decatur CD"

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:27:12 -0400

“Glenn Jones In-Store Performance
When: Wed., Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m.
Price: Free
Location: Decatur CD”

- Glenn Jones | Decatur CD | Country/Folk | Creative Loafing Atlanta

(via Photo of the day: The Rev. Johnny L. “Hurricane” Jones |...

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:37:52 -0400

(via Photo of the day: The Rev. Johnny L. “Hurricane” Jones | Atlanta News & Opinion Blog | Fresh Loaf | Creative Loafing Atlanta)

(via John Fahey tribute/panel at WFMU’s Record Fair...

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:58:40 -0400

(via John Fahey tribute/panel at WFMU’s Record Fair October 30th - WFMU’s Beware of the Blog)

(via The Out Door: Turning the World Into Art | Features |...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:13:09 -0400

(via The Out Door: Turning the World Into Art | Features | Pitchfork)

Rev. Johnny L. Jones, the Hurricane that hit Atlanta (by...

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:39:35 -0400

Rev. Johnny L. Jones, the Hurricane that hit Atlanta (by creativeloafingatlan)