Since 1985 our holdings have grown to more than 3 million records.
Yesterday I walked to the Indian Ocean. Then, visited journalist and author Naresh Fernandes. Naresh has written the incredible Taj Mahal Foxtrot, a history of early jazz in India. And who says it doesn’t mean anything to blog? Naresh saw the photos… read more >>
Street image of Hanuman, the ever-faithful servant, occasional deity, and leader of that flying monkey motorcycle gang that set much of Ceylon on fire. Street image of my last meal and first authentic street samosa in 42 years. It was incredible, and… read more >>
Just realized that I have skipped over a few important things, and so, I would like to show you… A series of unissued discs from Rupayan Sansthan, The Rajasthan Institute of Folklore, Jodhpur. They were graciously donated to ARC by Mr. Kothari,… read more >>
OK. Everything was set for my trip to India except for the leg from Delhi to Agra to Varanasi. This would involve trains. Now trains cannot be booked direct by internet via the US, unless you have an Indian Tel #. … read more >>
I’m going the tourist route here, so music people relax please. On the road to Jaisalmer, on the edge of the Rajasthan desert, from the moving car, the camera performed like a champ. Here’s a group of religious pilgrims along the side… read more >>
Backtracking: Last frantic day in Delhi was spent frantically searching the rumored record shop of the elusive Mr. Shaw. First you go to the cotton market sign in Chowdni Chowk, and into the cotton market, where there is no cotton, only piles… read more >>
Well the Beatles Made-in-India 78 was not affordable (there’s still a chance if you all make a donation!) at $1000, but I did muster the lucre for these swell 45s. In Rajasthan now on the music tour organized by the American Institute… read more >>
Last night of the IASA Conference here in Delhi, and a farewell dinner @ the Sangeet Natak Akademi. Began with: Ended with: Above qawwali group Meraj Ahmed Nizami & Party and below the after dinner ‘paan’ stand – the paanwala loads a betel… read more >>
The IASA Confab is winding down and one thing about the presenters of papers from small archives in India is – they all sing. So I’m asking that in the future, when an American presents at one of these shindigs, they MUST… read more >>
In my fervid quest for audio’s best, I spied this gem – a Beatles 78. India kept making 78s into the early 1970’s and there are a lot of Sir Cliff Richard’s and Ricky Nelson’s to be had. Not so many Beatles… read more >>
First day in New Delhi, and today spent the morning on Old Delhi looking for old LPs – not a lot out there and ‘flea markets’ here are pretty much permanent vendors, so unlike Brazil, where there were corner vendors on every… read more >>
VS Yesterday Sandra Coutinho from Globo News did an interview here with Beco and B. about Brazilian Music Day. One thing we showed them was a copy of Saludos Amigos, an album of songs from the Disney film of… read more >>
Recently ARC moved our 124 Beatles parody and novelty records to a new location, and then noticed that we were only skimming the surface of a vast insect pond. Witness the treasures discovered by an ARSC member, the venerable, mobile, Insect Circus… read more >>
Our pal, Eilon Paz, is ‘so close’ to getting his book funded on Kickstarter <http://tinyurl.com/Dust-and-Grooves> He’s taken some great shots of the ARC, and the book will feature a world-wide cast of collectors, crazies and champions of vinyl record collecting. Eleven days to… read more >>
By the time the 4th of July rolled around the ARChive had cataloged over 8,000 CDs since the begining of the year. This landmark has never been reached before in the annals of the ARChive. It helped that we received so many… read more >>
Change is good. Right? Well a blog name change is long overdue, so as of NOW, we are, Musica Joyaria! This is inspired by a trip across 207th St in uppest New York City, where there’s a row of Joyeria’s (Jewelry stores),… read more >>
Hey, over at our Brazilian Day blog I’ve been posting a slew of recording by US playing THEIR music, how about the other way around? Here’s a sought after rarity called Os Sambeatles, recently unearthed here at the ARC, as we re-shelved… read more >>
Weds night began the summer season for me as I sauntered (walkwise) / sautéed (heatwise) down to Rockefeller park for my first outdoor concert of the season , the Philip Glass Ensemble. Here’s the review; ist piece, 1985-ish, fab; 2d, drab, 1968?;… read more >>
Final Days – not quite the apocalypse, the reaping or the rapture, BUT, it means that it will be a bleak six months till our next sale! Here’s one nice LP, like so many others, still for sale. This is by Jeremy &… read more >>