We have the largest collection of popular music in America.
Last Thursday, September 8th, saw the passing of Prince Buster (real name Cecil Bustamente Campbell), one of the most influential figures in ska and rocksteady music. Starting in the early 1960s, when sound system DJs began recording their own, distinctively Jamaican music,… read more >>
! We’re changing up the theme for our Instagram account every month, and for August the theme is Space Helmets. Here at the ARC we have countless recordings with outer space related artwork, and these are a few of our favorite covers… read more >>
Have you checked out the ARChive’s Instagram (username: arcnyc) lately? This month we are highlighting some of the interesting paper and plastic flexi discs in our collection. These are phonograph records pressed into very thin plastic or plastic coated paper. Popular… read more >>
Cuba Music Week is ARC's focused look at the music and culture of Cuba. This very long live and on-line week will present concert, lectures, databases, discographies - anything and everything pertaining to Cuban music from sources around the world.
Go here to see ways that you can contribute!
In the past we have looked at the greater Muslim world, Brazil and India. We’re pretty proud of the websites created, among the largest and most complete online pages of information and metadata on the music available.
We will be co-ordinating this project to correspond with Cubadiscos, the annual music meeting and performance showcase in Havana every spring. So stay tuned as this page will offer blogposts and info on Cuba Music Week prior to the posting of the primary website in May, 2016.