‘Down Home Music’ Captures Arhoolie Records’ History in Photos

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🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Legendary Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz transversed the United States and Mexico for decades recording traditional roots music and unknown artists. The El Cerrito-based producer, who died last year, was known for his ear for music, but he also had an eye for capturing images. More than 150 of those photos documenting his travels and recording sessions are collected in a new book, “Arhoolie Records Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz.” Co-author and veteran music journalist Joel Selvin joins us to talk about Strachwitz’s art and legacy. Guests: Joel Selvin, San Francisco-based music journalist and author. His latest book is "Arhoolie Records: Down Home Music" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.7	Our Huli Records founder, Chris Strachwitz, died earlier this year.
1:00.2	He'd spent 60 years in the bars and cantinas of the United States and Mexico
1:05.1	recording roots music, the blues, Zidico, Norteno, and a bunch of other less classifiable acts.
1:12.3	While he's known for the sounds that he captured, he also brought along a camera.
1:16.7	The photos he took have been collected into a book co-authored with veteran music journalist Joel Selvin.
1:22.2	We'll listen into selections from the Arhuli catalog and talk about the life and legacy of Chris Strachwitz.
1:28.8	That's all coming up next after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:52.0	We're joined this morning by Joel Selvin, San Francisco-based music journalist and co-author of Our Huli Records, Down Home Music, The Stories and stories and photographs of Chris Strachwitz.
2:02.9	Welcome, Joel.
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