The two Special Collections Research Center listening parties will feature a wide variety of music from Africa and the Caribbean.
The Special Collections Research Center at Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries, in conjunction with La Casita Cultural Center, will host two spring listening parties this month featuring recordings from the , which contains over 15,000 45 rpm recordings. Both events are free and open to the public.
Bohemia & Bolero
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 5-8 p.m.
, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse
La Casita Cultural Center will host a Latin music showcase of classic boleros and timeless love songs to warm your heart! Join us for a special night listening to great music, dance if you like, and taste some delicious tapas and sweets!
Africa and the Music of the Caribbean
Friday, Feb. 23, 3-4 p.m.
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library
From bomba to boogaloo, salsa to soul, Africa has provided source material and inspiration for Caribbean artists throughout the centuries, and vice versa. Join us to hear the sounds of this dynamic interchange.
ÌýThe at Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity Libraries contains over 15,000 recordings from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The 45-rpm disc collection includes merengue, bolero, guaracha, chachachá, pachanga, merecumbé, seis fajardeño, bomba, plena, mambo, guaguancó, son montuno, charanga, guajira, música jÃbara, danzón and more.
Max and Joseph Bell, the owners of the Bell Music Box, a New York City record store, were avid collectors of Latin and Caribbean music. Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity acquired the entire inventory of the Bell Music Box store in 1963 and recently began a major digitization project to preserve and make accessible this unique collection.
If you need an accommodation in order to fully participate in these events, please contactÌýJulia Chambers at jschambe@syr.edu.
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