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SUMMARY:A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF MUSIC (during times of authoritarianism) - A 
 visual and sonic presentation by Eric Isaacson (Mississippi Records)
LOCATION:The Lubber Fiend
DESCRIPTION:A slideshow / lecture / film presentation from Mississippi Reco
 rds founder Eric Isaacson telling a story of global music scenes that stru
 ggled and endeavoured during periods of authoritarianism. This is a timely
  and compelling interweaving of people and places\, of past and present\, 
 of making and sharing music in very troubling times. It's the story of how
  the powerful interests try to control music and how people fight back\, n
 imbly evading systemic repressions by puritans\, corporations and tech lor
 ds alike. Making wide\, bold swings\, this show\, covers music from Ethiop
 ia\, North Korea\, Kenya\, the USA and beyond\, while drawing on Eric’s 
 colourfully described\, personal experiences of the fascist creep. Eric is
  known for his humbly comical\, singular style and for his ability to revi
 talize audiences through digging up buried treasures from the global music
  underground. He has an intuitive and captivating way of finding the kinks
 \, idiosyncrasies and soulful stories in the histories of under-acknowledg
 ed punk\, gospel\, soul\, blues and roots based music from around the worl
 d. Eric has previously constructed and internationally toured three other 
 mind-altering presentations\, but never one as timely as this — a must-e
 xperience sampling of audio and visual folk art. The presentation covers t
 hese subjects and more: - The ongoing worldwide DIY music scenes forging c
 onnections between endangered communities. - Underground music's resistanc
 e to censorship and propaganda - The secret revolutionary messages hidden 
 in pop music - Unintentionally hilarious musical forays by fascists\, auth
 oritarian systems and states - The insidious relationship between New Age 
 music and fascism This whirlwind presentation of archival film\, sound cli
 ps and images avoids political grandstanding\, instead emphasizing vital a
 nti-authoritarian stories of resistance through samizdat music distributio
 n. Eric Isaacson is the founder of Mississippi Records and many other smal
 l esoteric record labels such as Cairo\, Pyramid and Velvet Ramp. Over the
  past twenty- three years he's released over 390 records and 165 mixtapes 
 of DIY music from around the world. This catalog includes punk\, African g
 uitar griots\, Greek criminal underground music\, deep country blues\, Gos
 pel\, Folk\, Estonian classical music\, Soul\, Spiritual Jazz and much mor
 e. Eric conceptualized\, designed the covers\, edited\, worked with artist
 s and their ancestors\, wrote the liner notes\, assembled and mailed these
  records out. For its first seventeen years Mississippi Records operated w
 ith zero internet presence\, released no digital music and ran a cash only
  record store in Portland\, Oregon. The company refused all press inquirie
 s and never appeared on social media. Even with these limitations\, Missis
 sippi managed to sell over one million records. Beyond releasing records a
 nd running a retail shop\, Eric has traveled with presentations like this 
 for the past twelve years. These performances all champion DIY culture and
  try to expose the exploitative nature of the mainstream music industry.\n
 \nBoletos: https://www.fatsoma.com/e/xq31bldf/a-people-s-history-of-music-
 during-times-of-authoritarianism-a-visual-and-sonic-presentation-by-eric-i
 saacson-mississippi-records
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