ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS:Arhoolie News
Remembering Manuel Peña (1942 – 2019)
The Arhoolie Foundation’s good friend and colleague Dr. Manuel Heriberto Peña passed away on March 9th, 2019. Here’s a remembrance from Arhoolie Foundation’s president Chris Strachwitz....
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A Year-End Letter from Chris Strachwitz
Dear Friends of the Arhoolie Foundation, In light of the horrific tragedies which have befallen so many fellow Californians as well as people around the world...
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Photos From Our Benefit Concert and Arhoolie Awards
Thank you to everyone who made Bridging the Blues a wonderful and exciting event. Our inaugural Arhoolie Awards and benefit concert with Taj Mahal and Fantastic...
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The 2018 Arhoolie Awards
On October 13th, The Arhoolie Foundation presented the first annual Arhoolie Awards onstage at our benefit concert featuring Taj Mahal and Fantastic Negrito. This award recognizes...
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Arhoolie Foundation to Digitize Oster Field Recordings
Between 1956 and 1963, Dr. Harry Oster, professor of English at LSU Baton Rouge, roamed the back roads of Louisiana in search of traditional music. A...
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Adam Machado Named Arhoolie Foundation Executive Director
The Arhoolie Foundation is pleased to introduce Adam Machado as its Executive Director. A longtime writer, editor, and producer with Arhoolie Records, Machado has served on...
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Announcing the Frontera Collection YouTube Channel
The Arhoolie Foundation has started a Frontera Collection Youtube Channel to make accessible some of the rare 78rpm recordings in our Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican...
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R.I.P. Paul oliver
R.I.P. Paul Oliver A note from Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation: “Paul was a remarkable person and devoted educator who taught...
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1960 Journey to the South – Down South 1960 – The beginning of a record label.
In 1960 Chris Strachwitz was running a small mail order record service and newsletter called the International Blues Record Club (IBRC). In the summer of 1960...
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New Cajun and Zydeco Audio Interviews with Clifton Chenier, Eddie Shuler, and Moise Robin
We’ve post three great new interviews of Cajun and Zydeco performers. Listen to their own voices tell their stories to interviewer Chris Strachwitz. Clfton Chenier, the...
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