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Jazz Folk Pop Funk Indie Twee/Pop Proto-Metal LINK R&B Exotica DISCUSSION New Wave PLAYLIST Soundtrack Funk/Soul Fusion Lounge Psych Folk 45 Junkie easy listening Rock Ambient Psych Dr. Soul M.D. Groove Blues? Jazz Soul Blues Big Band view more
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to r/vintageobscura by eighymack
5 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Geraldo Pino - Boogie Fever (Afro Funk - 1978) image
Geraldo Pino - Boogie Fever (Afro Funk - 1978)
Afrobeat
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for "Y'a d'la joie!" A big playlist of French Jazz manouche, Musette, Spiritual & Free Jazz, please enjoy image
"Y'a d'la joie!" A big playlist of French Jazz manouche, Musette, Spiritual & Free Jazz, please enjoy
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Letritia Kandle and the National Grand Letar - unknown title [US, Exotica] (193x) ~ Kandle invented the Letar, a 26-string steel-guitar image
Letritia Kandle and the National Grand Letar - unknown title [US, Exotica] (193x) ~ Kandle invented the Letar, a 26-string steel-guitar
in US, Exotica
to r/vintageobscura by eighymack
11 months ago
Preview thumbnail for F. J. McMahon ‎- Spirit Of The Golden Juice - 1969 [Rock/Folk] image
F. J. McMahon ‎- Spirit Of The Golden Juice - 1969 [Rock/Folk]
LINK
in Rock/Folk
to r/vintageobscura by eighymack
11 months ago
Douglas Fir - Jersey Thursday
LINK
in New Jersey
to r/vintageobscura by eighymack
11 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Tim Rose - Hey Joe (1967, Rock, Blues, Folk image
Tim Rose - Hey Joe (1967, Rock, Blues, Folk
LINK
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Junior y su Equipo (Polibio Mayorga) - La Borrachita [Ecuador, Rebajada/Cumbia] (1979) image
Junior y su Equipo (Polibio Mayorga) - La Borrachita [Ecuador, Rebajada/Cumbia] (1979)
in Ecuador, Rebajada/Cumbia
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Notte And His Créole Band De La Coupole Montparnasse - I've Found a Wonderful Girl [Martinique/France, Jazz/ Swing] (1932) image
Notte And His Créole Band De La Coupole Montparnasse - I've Found a Wonderful Girl [Martinique/France, Jazz/ Swing] (1932)
in Martinique/France, Jazz/ Swing
to r/vintageobscura by blackandreddit
8 months ago
Blue Moon Take 9/M, Sleep Walk, Please Stay, You And Me, First Love, Ebb Tide
DISCUSSION
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for "Take Me High" - A wild ride through South African Spiritual Jazz, Soweto Funk, Synthpop, House & Bubblegum, enjoy! (mostly 1960s-90s) image
"Take Me High" - A wild ride through South African Spiritual Jazz, Soweto Funk, Synthpop, House & Bubblegum, enjoy! (mostly 1960s-90s)
in Soweto, South Africa
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Jean C. Roché - Oiseaux du Venezuela [Venezuela/France, Field recording of birds] (rec. 1973) image
Jean C. Roché - Oiseaux du Venezuela [Venezuela/France, Field recording of birds] (rec. 1973)
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Gene Russell - Black Orchid [US, Spiritual Jazz] (1971) image
Gene Russell - Black Orchid [US, Spiritual Jazz] (1971)
in US, Spiritual Jazz
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Gay Life In Dikanka - R. Crumb's Old-Time Favorites [A great collection of old-time folk and string bands from various world regions, compiled by Robert Crumb] (ca. 1920s-40s) image
Gay Life In Dikanka - R. Crumb's Old-Time Favorites [A great collection of old-time folk and string bands from various world regions, compiled by Robert Crumb] (ca. 1920s-40s)
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Wild Family Orchestra from Zamora, Yolo County, California [US, Folk/ Old Time Country] (rec. 1979) ~ with a cover by R. Crumb image
Wild Family Orchestra from Zamora, Yolo County, California [US, Folk/ Old Time Country] (rec. 1979) ~ with a cover by R. Crumb
in US, Folk/ Old Time Country
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Volta Jazz - Wêrê Wêrê Magne [Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) Afro-Cuban, Soukous] (197x) image
Volta Jazz - Wêrê Wêrê Magne [Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) Afro-Cuban, Soukous] (197x)
in Cuba
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Dust-to-Digital is making an e-book about the incredible early gospel singer and musician Washington Phillips freely available for Juneteenth (info in comments) image
Dust-to-Digital is making an e-book about the incredible early gospel singer and musician Washington Phillips freely available for Juneteenth (info in comments)
in Washington
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Margarita Mahfood (with The Skatalites) - Woman a Come [Jamaica, Early Reggae/Ska] (1964) Rare song by "the famous Rhumba queen" and one of the first female reggae artists image
Margarita Mahfood (with The Skatalites) - Woman a Come [Jamaica, Early Reggae/Ska] (1964) Rare song by "the famous Rhumba queen" and one of the first female reggae artists
in Jamaica, Early Reggae/Ska
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Lament From Epirus - An animated short film on the haunting folk music of the Epirus region of Greece. In collaboration with author Christopher C. King, Music by Alexis Zoumbas (1920s) image
Lament From Epirus - An animated short film on the haunting folk music of the Epirus region of Greece. In collaboration with author Christopher C. King, Music by Alexis Zoumbas (1920s)
in Greece
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for "I Can Only Bliss Out" -- A big eclectic playlist of (mostly) VO Psych Folk, Acid Blues & trippy Folk Rock from around the globe, enjoy! image
"I Can Only Bliss Out" -- A big eclectic playlist of (mostly) VO Psych Folk, Acid Blues & trippy Folk Rock from around the globe, enjoy!
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Marie Möör & Barney Wilen - Beau masque [France/US, New Wave/Synth-Pop] (1987) image
Marie Möör & Barney Wilen - Beau masque [France/US, New Wave/Synth-Pop] (1987)
in Asque, France
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Frank Stokes - I Got Mine [US, Blues] (1927) image
Frank Stokes - I Got Mine [US, Blues] (1927)
in US, Blues
to r/vintageobscura by queer_giraffe
1 year ago
Preview thumbnail for Janko Nilovic aka Andy Loore - Drummer Bells [France, Jazz] (1970) image
Janko Nilovic aka Andy Loore - Drummer Bells [France, Jazz] (1970)
Jazz
in France, Jazz
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Young Tiger - I Was There (At the Coronation) [Trinidad/UK, Calypso] - (1953) ~ calypso song about the last British coronation, today just in time 70 years later image
Young Tiger - I Was There (At the Coronation) [Trinidad/UK, Calypso] - (1953) ~ calypso song about the last British coronation, today just in time 70 years later
in Trinidad/UK, Calypso
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Frantz Casséus & Lolita Cuevas - Haiti [Haiti, Folk Song, guitar & voice] (1953) image
Frantz Casséus & Lolita Cuevas - Haiti [Haiti, Folk Song, guitar & voice] (1953)
in Haiti
to r/vintageobscura by drylaw
7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Barre Phillips - Journal Violone [US/France, Free Improv] (full album, 1968) ~ possibly the first LP of all solo bass free improv image
Barre Phillips - Journal Violone [US/France, Free Improv] (full album, 1968) ~ possibly the first LP of all solo bass free improv
in US/France, Free Improv