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Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz

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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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! / March 23, 203

Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / March 23, 203

Artist Spotlight and Interview: Santiago Jiménez Jr. In this month’s Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! series, we will be featuring an exclusive interview with Santiago Jimenez Jr.,...

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The Arhoolie Foundation Year-End Letter

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

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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Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / April 28, 2022

Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo! / April 28, 2022

¡Canciones de Guerra! In this month’s Frontera Collection ¡En Vivo!, we will listen to and explore how armed conflict manifests in song. Whether it is a...

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Deep Dives: Both Sides of the Border

Deep Dives: Both Sides of the Border

The Frontera Collection is an archive of over 160,000 songs documenting over 100 years of music from the border of the US and Mexico. The songs...

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About Chris Strachwitz

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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Los Pingüinos del Norte

Los Pingüinos del Norte

I believe when I first heard Mexican music on the radio, there was a little station in Santa Paula, which is very close south of Santa Barbara. And in the afternoons, I would sneak back into my room sometimes.

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Cancioneros | Tejano Music Songbooks

Cancioneros | Tejano Music Songbooks

Cancioneros | Tejano Music Song Books Cancioneros are song books produced by record companies or other businesses to promote and advertise their product. As well as...

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Dear friends,

On Giving Tuesday, we announced the capital campaign to purchase our building at 10341 San Pablo Ave in El Cerrito — home to the Arhoolie Foundation (and before that Arhoolie Records), Les Blank Films, and Down Home Music Store since 1976. We’ve been heartened by the community’s response to our fundraising announcement. To all who have donated so far: thank you. We couldn’t do this without you.

Now, while there is a contract in place to buy the building in partnership with Les Blank Films, we need to raise $1.2 million — our half of the purchase price — by April 15. Donations to the campaign can be made via the link below, by check, or by bank transfer. (To make a bank transfer, please email us at info@arhoolie.org).

In the new year, we look forward to collaborating with Les Blank Films and Down Home Music to bring more public programming to our community. We plan to revive Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz’s 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.

If you’re interested in donating and would like to discuss our plans for the building, please don’t hesitate to email director Adam Machado at adam@arhoolie.org.

Thank you for your support as we begin this exciting new chapter!

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