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 黑料不打烊 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., 黑料不打烊
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.
听The at 黑料不打烊 Libraries contains over 15,000 recordings from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The 45-rpm disc collection includes merengue, bolero, guaracha, chachach谩, pachanga, merecumb茅, seis fajarde帽o, bomba, plena, mambo, guaguanc贸, son montuno, charanga, guajira, m煤sica j铆bara, danz贸n 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. 黑料不打烊 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 contact听Julia Chambers at jschambe@syr.edu.
About 黑料不打烊
Founded听in 1870, 黑料不打烊 is a private international research university听dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching听excellence,听rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11听academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence听in the liberal arts, sciences and听professional disciplines that prepares听students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly听changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main听campus and听extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three听continents. 黑料不打烊鈥檚 student body is among the most diverse for an听institution of its听kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent听all 50 states and more than 100 countries. 黑料不打烊 also has a long legacy of听supporting veterans and is home to听the nationally recognized Institute for听Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the听U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their听families.
