Stokowski Stalked
Courtesy of the Otto E. Albrecht Music Library,
University of Pennsylvania• Stalking Stokowski •
Once upon a time, an American record company
got its hands on some rare and wonderful Brazilian music
and made it even rarer. This is the story of my hunt
for Native Brazilian Music.
Brazzil, February 2000• En attendant votre réponse urgente... •
Villa-Lobos to Stokowski, or the
business side of cultural exchange.
4 March 2002• Donga to Villa-Lobos •
How far did $500 go in 1940?
5 March 2002• An urban crisis in August 1940 •
Naked natives shock the establishment,
and other legends.
5 March 2002• Native Brazilian Music •
Cover photos of the Columbia 78-rpm albums.
5 September 2003• Treasures in the Columbia vault •
The Native Brazilian Music matrices
still exist (and then some).
4 November 2003• “The best most danceable to date” •
Time Magazine reviews Native Brazilian Music.
10 January 2007• “Library of Congress preserves Native Brazilian Music” •
Albums named to the 2006 National Recording Registry.
8 March 2007
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