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Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / June 22, 2023

Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / June 22, 2023

Latin Soul   Unique Collaboration with Raza, Accordions, And Rock! This month’s “Raza, Accordions, and Rock” is a collaboration with the Arhoolie Foundation’s Frontera Collection ¡En...

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Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / August 18, 2022

Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / August 18, 2022

Artist Spotlight: Oscar Martínez “El Gallo Copetón”   Special Interview with Iris Martínez-Simmons   In this month’s Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! we talk with Iris Martínez-Simmons, the...

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Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / February 4, 2021

Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / February 4, 2021

Label Spotlight: Capri Records In this week’s show, we will take a look at Capri Records. A Dallas, Texas-based record label that was run by Vivian...

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Balde Gonzalez Interview

Balde Gonzalez Interview

Baldemar (Balde) González was born on May 30, 1928, in Beeville, Texas. Sightless since birth, he attended the school for the blind in Austin, Texas, where he learned to play piano, clarinet and saxophone.

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Manuel Peña Tejano Music Interviews

Manuel Peña Tejano Music Interviews

To go directly to the  Dr. Manuel Peña Interviews click here. The late Dr. Manuel Peña (1942 – 2019), the compiler of this list of musician...

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Dear friends, 

We’re thrilled to announce that the Arhoolie Foundation and Les Blank Films are joining together to purchase our longtime home at 10341 San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito. 

The decision to buy the building comes after several months of thoughtful consideration and a strong response from our community. It has become clear to us that continuing our work in the place where Chris Strachwitz originally conceived it is the best way forward for the organization. Staying in our longtime home preserves an important part of Arhoolie’s cultural legacy, prevents the disruption that moving would cause, and—most importantly—opens up possibilities for closer collaboration with Les Blank Films, Down Home Music, and our local East Bay community.

Now comes the hard part. While we are under contract to buy the building, we need to raise $2.4 million to meet the purchase price by April 15. Here are two ways you can donate to our cause:

  • The GoFundMe page for the capital campaign
    (donations to this fund are shared by all three of the tenants).

  • Direct tax-deductible donations/securities to either of the two non-profits who are buying the building:
    Contact Harrod Blank at Les Blank Films https://lesblank.com/contact/;
    or Adam Machado at Arhoolie Foundation, adam@arhoolie.org.

As we begin this capital campaign, we will continue our normal operations in the building while forging a closer institutional bond with Les Blank Films and taking modest, collaborative steps to bring more public programming into Down Home Music. We plan to revive Les Blank and Chris’ tradition of in-store film screenings and will host more informal, free performances and gatherings in the store as part of our outreach work. We believe this collaboration will result in a vibrant community gathering place dedicated to music, film, and deep roots culture. 

We’re grateful for your support. We look forward to updating you on our progress in the coming weeks and months.