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Chris Strachwitz
of Arhoolie Records (right) with Mississippi Fred McDowell
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Smithsonian Folkways has
acquired the revered Arhoolie Records, which is known for "down home"
blues, folk, jazz, country, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, Mexican American, and
world music. The acquisition includes more than 350 albums released since
1960, featuring artists such as Bukka White, Big Mama Thornton, Lightnin'
Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Big Joe Williams, Flaco
Jiménez, and Clifton Chenier.
Until the albums are available
on folkways.si.edu later this year, you
can browse the Arhoolie catalog on Amazon and Spotify.
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New Video: "Quihubo, Raza" by Agustín Lira and Alma
"Quihubo, Raza (What's
Happening, People)" became an anthem for the Chicano community during the
60s, and the title works as both a salutation and a question about their
enduring struggle and thriving legacy.
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Betto Arcos (left)
with Folkways Director Dan Sheehy
New Playlist: People's Picks: Sounds of California
Award-winning radio DJ and music
journalist Betto Arcos (KPFK, NPR, PRI) mined the musical riches of the
Golden State in anticipation of the upcoming "Sounds of California" concert series at
the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.
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Smithsonian Folkways
Trivia!
Each month we'll ask a trivia
question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject
"May Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways_at_si_dot_edu by Tuesday,
May 31, and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a
free CD of his or her choice!
Question: What does the word "Arhoolie" mean?
Congratulations to last
month's winner Roberta Doyle from Baltimore, Maryland, who correctly answered "Mexico and the United States" to the
question: "Quihubo, Raza (What's Happening, People)" by Agustín Lira refers to the 1848 Treaty
of Guadalupe Hidalgo between what two countries?"
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