This episode’s guest is DJ, music historian, and curator, DJ Amir Abdullah. Known for his On Track mixtapes with DJ Kon, Amir currently run his own record label, 180-Proof (founded in 2011), which owns the exclusive rights to release Strata Records’ influential back catalog and unreleased sessions. This is a re-issue of an interview I did with DJ Amir back in December 2018 for the Fresh is the Word Podcast that would fit well as a Renaissance Soul episode.
During our conversation, we talked about Amir’s roots in music, his collaborations with DJ Kon and the On Track mixtapes, becoming a music historian and curator, researching music to reissue/unearth, obtaining the Strata Records catalogue, the history and political activism of Strata in Detroit, and Charles Mingus Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden and the stories behind the recordings.
PURCHASE/STREAM: CHARLES MINGUS – Jazz in Detroit / Strata Concert Gallery / 46 Selden
Follow DJ Amir Abdullah:
Web: 180-proof.com
Twitter: twitter.com/djamir70
Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/djamir
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/djamir70
Instagram: instagram.com/180proofrecords
Instagram: instagram.com/djamir70
Facebook: facebook.com/DJ-Amir-161195730583168
Bandcamp: 180proofrecords.bandcamp.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/djamir70
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