An homage to performances that have made me feel alive. These images are screenshots of videos, with sound encoded into their pixels. There are no audio files here. Tap an image and listen to it loop.
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
The Village Gate, New York City, NY, 1968
Recorded at The Village Gate nightclub in Greenwich Village, New York City, circa 1968. The Village Gate was a landmark jazz and folk venue that operated from 1958 to 1993 at the corner of Bleecker and Thompson Streets. en.wikipedia.org
Tchin-Tabaraden, Niger, 2012
Filmed at a private wedding in Tchin-Tabaraden, Moctar's hometown in the Tahoua Region of Niger. Uploaded to YouTube on April 13, 2012. The footage was documented by Sahel Sounds and helped introduce Moctar to international audiences. tropicalizer.blogspot.com
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, January 28–30, 2005
Recorded at the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House as part of 'Came So Far for Beauty,' a Leonard Cohen tribute concert produced by Hal Willner for the Sydney Festival. The concert ran January 28–30, 2005. Footage was filmed for the 2005 documentary Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, directed by Lian Lunson. en.wikipedia.org setlist.fm
Jazz Cafe, London, England, May 1, 2004
Performed at the Jazz Cafe in Camden, London on May 1, 2004 — one of Dilla's rare documented live appearances. The Jazz Cafe is a 440-capacity intimate venue known for jazz and hip-hop. setlist.fm
Venice Beach Boardwalk, Los Angeles, CA, 1990
Recorded on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, where Hawkins was a fixture as a street performer in the late 1980s and early 1990s following his return from a period living in England. His boardwalk performances from this era were later compiled on the albums 'On the Boardwalk (The Venice Beach Tapes)' and 'Songs from Venice Beach.' en.wikipedia.org
Independence, Tate County, MS, August 28, 1978
Filmed on August 28, 1978 at Burnside's farm in Independence, Tate County, Mississippi, by Alan Lomax, Worth Long, and John Bishop as part of the American Patchwork documentary project. Documented as Burnside's first film appearance. archive.culturalequity.org
Unknown, 1960s
A television broadcast, likely from the early 1960s. The specific program has not been confirmed, but the Staple Singers were regular guests on Jubilee Showcase, a gospel music program on WLS-TV (ABC's Chicago affiliate, Channel 7) that ran from 1963 to 1984 and is the most likely context for this appearance. jubileeshowcase.com
Moving Star Hall, Johns Island, SC, August 1983
Filmed by Alan Lomax and crew at Moving Star Hall on Johns Island, South Carolina, in August 1983, as part of the American Patchwork documentary series. Moving Star Hall is a historic praise house central to the Gullah Geechee community. archive.culturalequity.org
Love Takes Miles / Drinking Age
Sleeping Village, Chicago, IL, January 18, 2025
Recorded at Sleeping Village in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on January 18, 2025. setlist.fm
Union Park, Chicago, IL, July 16, 2016
Performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival on July 16, 2016 (Day 2 of the three-day festival) at Union Park, Chicago. setlist.fm en.wikipedia.org
New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA, January 13–14, 1972
Recorded over two nights — January 13 and 14, 1972 — at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, with Reverend James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir. Produced by Jerry Wexler for Atlantic Records. The sessions were also filmed by Sydney Pollack; that footage was eventually released as the documentary Amazing Grace in 2018. en.wikipedia.org)
Warsaw, Poland, 1949
Archival footage compiled in 'Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist' (1979), a documentary short directed by Saul J. Turell and narrated by Sidney Poitier. The performance clip is allegedly from Robeson's European concert tour in Warsaw, 1949. The documentary traces his evolving performances of 'Ol' Man River' — from Oscar Hammerstein's original text to Robeson's own protest rewrite. Won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject at the 52nd Academy Awards (1980). en.wikipedia.org imdb.com archive.org criterion.com
Sweden, 1968
Recorded in Sweden in 1968. Part of a documented series of approximately 14 tracks recorded on this trip, sometimes listed as 'Pete Seeger: Sweden 1968.' Whether it was a concert or a television/radio broadcast has not been confirmed; specific city and venue are unknown. last.fm
Washington DC Jewish Community Center, Washington, DC, July 12, 2008
Benefit concert on July 12, 2008 at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center (DCJCC). Proceeds supported the Emahoy Tsege Mariam Music (ETM) Foundation. Widely described as her first public performance in 35 years. tadias.com
Acme Comics & Records, Columbia, SC, December 3, 2006
Soundboard recording (Track 6 of 17) taped by '2000 Flushes' at Acme Comics & Records in Columbia, South Carolina, on December 3, 2006, during Molina's fall 2006 American solo tour. jasonmolina.com content.jasonmolina.org
Jamaica, 1978
A scene from Rockers (1978), directed by Ted Bafaloukos and shot entirely on location in Jamaica. The 'Jah No Dead' sequence was filmed at the ruins of a colonial-era jailhouse near the sea. The song was composed specifically for the film. Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace plays the lead character. en.wikipedia.org)
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