Renaissance Soul Podcast: The Charles Mingus 'Jazz in Detroit' Episode - wsg DJ, Music Historian and Owner of Strata Records Catalog, DJ Amir Abdullah

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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