Browsing: Alan Lomax

Smithsonian Folkways will release ‘The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert.’

Anna Lomax Wood not only continued her father’s work in cantometrics, she made his vision of an accessible Global Jukebox a reality.

The Association for Cultural Equity was founded by Alan Lomax to explore and sustain the world’s expressive traditions with humanistic commitment and scientific engagement

Bluebird Press will publish Cajun Music A Reflection of a People Volume II on February 17

Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax and folk legend Bessie Jones worked together to present, promote, and teach Southern black folk song across the country, from nightclubs to elementary schools.

Songs of Hard Times: Up, Over and Through is a 20-song collection, compiled from the vast holdings of the Alan Lomax…

Musicologist, writer, and producer Alan Lomax (1915 – 2002) spent over six decades working to promote knowledge and appreciation of the world’s folk music.

Interspersed along with the music are interview tracks. One gem from these is when Lomax asks Waters “Is [Son] House a better player than [Robert] Johnson is, ya think?” Waters answers, “I think they’re both about equal.”

Today we’re gonna trace the Blues origins of hip hop samples back to the Mississippi prison system…

LeniStern_BluesSoulAfricanHeart_DebraDevi The blues is a universal language, and electric guitarist Leni Stern’s fluency has lured her into African adventures…