Jonathan Ward runs the Blog Excavated Shellac, where he uploads rare 78 rpm records. Plus he compiled the 4-CD Box «Opika Pende – Africa At 78 RPM», Grammy nominee for best historical album of 2012. In this Norient.com podcast Ward tells me about his fascination with shellac, about how bloggers and ethnomusicologists don’t meet, and about a typical phenomena: «Blogger fatigue». Keep checking out his work! By Thomas Burkhalter, norient.com. More Info: http://norient.com/podcasts/the-world-at-78-rpm/

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THE WORLD AT 78 RPM - NORIENT.COM PODCAST ON «EXCAVATED SHELLAC»

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