We collect the popular music of all cultures throughout the world.
With a mixed cultural heritage (German/British), mixed-up cultural focus (noise/reggae) and a mixmastered public persona (art school/wild child), Ari Up brought a disjointed beauty to her vocals that remain haunting. I had seen her perform with the Slits @ Tier3 in 1980… read more >>
Staying in NYC for the weekend for this and that, for both of them, saw and heard some very nice performances by Khaira (or Haira) Arby and Laurie Anderson. On Saturday Khaira , ‘The Nightingale of the North,” aka, “The Aretha Franklin… read more >>
Last week my camera broke while us folks from the ARC were at a wonderful concert hosted by Trinity Real Estate, Great Performances and City Winery. Here’s the blurred proof in this shot of Naomi Shelton performing with her Gospel Queens. The… read more >>
A founding member of the ARChive’s Board of Advisors died today. With sadness we report the death of songwriter Ellie Greenwich. Pretty much a recluse for many years now, her great music lives on through classic songs like “And Then He Kissed… read more >>