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Wow! Alan Lomax collection to go online!
A decade after the death of renowned folklorist Alan Lomax, his vision of a "global jukebox" is being realized: his vast archive — some 5,000 hours of sound recordings, 400,000 feet of film, 3,000 videotapes, 5,000 photographs and piles of manuscripts, much of it tucked away in forgotten or inaccessible corners — is being digitized so that the collection can be accessed online. About 17,000 music tracks will be available for free streaming by the end of February. New York Times article here.
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What a goldmine this is. It will be fascinating. The article mentions this:
"On Tuesday, to commemorate what would have been Lomax's 97th birthday, the Global Jukebox label is releasing 'The Alan Lomax Collection From the American Folklife Center,' a digital download sampler of 16 field recordings from different locales and stages of Lomax’s career."
Anyone know where that download sampler can be accessed?
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