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Remembering Charles Mingus, born 100 years ago today. Here’s the Charles Mingus Sextet rehearsing in 1964 with Eric Dolphy on alto sax and bass clarinet, Clifford Jordan on tenor sax, Johnny Coles on trumpet, Jaki Byard on piano & Dannie Richmond on drums.

The A’bel and the A’reng are instruments played by the Co Tu and Ta Oi Pako people of Hue Province, Vietnam. Both instruments use the mouth as a resonator. These two one-minute clips are courtesy of the Vietnamese Institute of Musicology in Hanoi.

Wes Montgomery performing “Twisted Blues” in April 1965 with Harold Mabern on piano, Arthur Harper on bass, and Jimmy Lovelace on drums.

.Chubby Cree is an indigenous hand drum group based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Led by 12-year-old Noah and his grandmother Carol, the group’s mission is to spread healing, connection, and love for all people.

Remembering Clyde Stubblefield, born on this day in 1943 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Here he is performing “Cold Sweat” with James Brown at the Boston Garden on April 5, 1968.

Producer and dub music pioneer Lee 'Scratch' Perry at his Black Ark studio in Kingston with family and friends in the 1970s.

Banjo player Andy Thorn playing music for a fox in Colorado.

Happy birthday to June Millington, born on this day in 1948 in Manila, Philippines. Here she is playing guitar and singing “Ain't That Peculiar” with Fanny in 1971.

Happy birthday to Al Green, born on this day in 1946 in Forrest City, Arkansas. Here he is performing 'Love and Happiness' in 1973.

Happy birthday to Herbie Hancock, born on this day in 1940 in Chicago. Here he is demonstrating his Fairlight keyboard and computer recording setup to Quincy Jones in 1984.

Remembering Jacques Brel, born on this day in 1929 in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. Here he is singing his song “Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don’t Leave Me)” in the early 1960s.

Remembering Billie Holiday, born on this day in 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here she is singing “Fine and Mellow” in 1957.

Congratulations to Joni Mitchell on winning the Best Historical Album Grammy for her archival box set. It was an honor for our 'Excavated Shellac' anthology to be nominated in the same category. Here's Joni performing “Coyote” in 1975.

The music video for “Rock Creek Park” by The Blackbyrds. Filmed in 1975 in their hometown of Washington, D.C.

another excellent research piece from dusttoodigital, this time on the range of music in the Ethiopian village of Yeha. it comes with a full 52-page book providing an account of the cultural and musical history of the region.
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“Brincadeira da Tomada” performed on a guitar and homemade drum kit in Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil.

Happy birthday to Astrud Gilberto, born on this day in 1940 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Here she is performing 'The Girl from Ipanema' in 1964 with Stan Getz on tenor sax, Gary Burton on vibraphone, Gene Cherico on bass, and Joe Hunt on drums.

Remembering Rufus Thomas, born on this day in 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi. Here he is performing 'Breakdown' at Wattstax in 1972.

Remembering Aretha Franklin, born 80 years ago today in Memphis, Tennessee. Here she is performing 'Rock Steady' in 1973.