Ethnic Records from Parsekian, Srpske Gusle, and Macksoud

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Ethnic Records from Parsekian, Srpske Gusle, and Macksoud

Description

These are a collection of records from smaller record companies of the 1920s who sold ethnic or "foreign" records, appealing to the immigrant populations in small towns and urban areas across the U.S. The ethnic labels Parsekian (Armenian), Srpske Gusle (Serbian), and Macksoud (Arabic) exemplify "the golden age of ethnic recording" that captivated the U.S. in the 1920s.

Source

Library of Congress American Folklife Center,
Ethnic recordings in America: a neglected heritage.

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These are a collection of records from smaller record companies of the 1920s who sold ethnic or "foreign" records, appealing to the immigrant populations in small towns and urban areas across the U.S. The ethnic labels Parsekian (Armenian), Srpske Gusle (Serbian), and Macksoud (Arabic) exemplify "the golden age of ethnic recording" that captivated the U.S. in the 1920s.