Saturday, April 12, 2025

Pepito Arvelo's Rumba Boys: Desden + Yo Te Di Mi Corazon (Coda 5119) a 78rpm disc recorded and released in the US in 1950

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Up next is a 78rpm disc featuring Pepito Arvelo's Rumba Boys , one of three they recorded for the New York-based Coda record label in 1...

Conjunto Bernal: Melinda + Dios de Mi Vida (Ideal 1284) a 78rpm disc recorded and released in the US in the late 1950s

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Up next is a 78rpm disc released on the Ideal Records label sometime between 1955-60 and featuring the group Conjunto Bernal . According to...
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Leo Rowsome: The King of the Pipers [Claddagh CC 1] an LP recorded and released in Ireland in 1959

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We now present an LP of Uilleann pipe music by Leo Rowsome which was recorded and issued 66 years ago. The Uilleann pipes also known as Un...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Clark Kessinger: Sweet Bunch of Daisies (County 747) an LP recorded in the US in 1966

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We now present a lovely and energetic 1966 album by " Old-time " fiddler Clark Kessinger (July 27, 1896 – June 4, 1975). Original...
Sunday, March 9, 2025

Folk Songs of Uttar Pradesh (Odeon MOCE 1027) an LP recorded and released in India in 1964

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Up next is a compilation album of folk and popular songs of Uttar Pradesh , which is the most populated state of India, with 241 million cur...
Saturday, March 8, 2025

Abdel Halim Hafez: Ressala Min Taht El Maa (IMD TC-GSTP 20) a cassette recorded in Egypt in 1973

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We return after a hiatus with a cassette by the great Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez (June 21, 1929 – March 30, 1977) featuring a live r...
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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Ewan MacColl: Bothy Ballads of Scotland (FW 8759) an LP released in 1961

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In 19th-century Scotland, farm laborers would live in small buildings called "bothies." The songs they would sing to each other we...
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