ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS:Arhoolie General
Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz
A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founder of the legendary Arhoolie Records....
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The Ann Savoy Collection Goes Live
https://youtu.be/GuJgSbV2Wss The Arhoolie Foundation is proud to make available new audio interviews with legendary Cajun and Creole musicians from the Ann Savoy Interview Collection. Ann’s collection...
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New Blog Shares Discoveries
The Arhoolie Foundation introduces This Ain’t No Mouse Blog to present stories from the Arhoolie Foundation’s extraordinary archive of American roots music and vernacular culture. Featuring...
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The Arhoolie Foundation Year-End Letter
Looking back at this last year, the Arhoolie Foundation continues the work of promoting and preserving roots-based American music. From Mississippi to Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, and...
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Rumbo a California Documents the Rise of Mexican Music in California
El Cerrito, CA (9/15/22) – The Arhoolie Foundation presents Rumbo a California: Making Mexican Music in the Golden State, a bilingual digital exhibition that explores the history...
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Arhoolie Occasional Number 1
“Since many people think that records are very profitable, let me try to present to you some of the facts.” So wrote Chris Strachwitz in his...
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Arhoolie Foundation to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
El Cerrito, CA – The Arhoolie Foundation has been approved for a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)...
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About Chris Strachwitz
The ripple effect of Chris Strachwitz in the world is immeasurable in preserving this music. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to not...
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Arhoolie Records 45rpm Discography
Arhoolie Records 45rpm Discography by Tom Ball Arhoolie Records was founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz. Throughout the years of the vinyl disc, Arhoolie Records released...
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