Sizzlin’ Summer Record + CD Sale: June 3 -18, 2017 @ ARC Headquarters located at 54 White Street, Tribeca, NYC The MOST African and Latin and World records we’ve EVER offered, so shop early and often! Open weekends 11am-6pm • NEW extended… read more >>
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Picolandia!
“See. Up, down…up, down…pick up, pico.” Dago, one of Colombia’s mobile DJs was defining the term “pico.” It’s slang for the tonearm or “pick-up arm” you raise and lower to cue a record, and, by extension, it has come to mean a… read more >>
No Columbus, no Cha Cha Cha!
We think you should take the long weekend off and find some time to dance! In honor of this new commitment, may we show you a few of our favorite Cha Cha Cha LP covers (from our collection of over 300 here… read more >>
Brazil or Brasil
ARC is busy building a comprehensive Brazilian collection here at the Library. To our shame there is currently no major institution in the States actively building a comprehensive collection of this great music. Our chief advisor in all this has been Béco… read more >>
Waters of March
As March drips away, if you’re like me, you’ve been playing various versions of Jobim’s Águas de Março (Waters of March) all month. We’ve got about 40 cover versions @ the ARC. A moving recent version is by BossaCucaNova, (Bossa Cuca Nova… read more >>