Difference between revisions of "A Grain of Sand (album)"
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− | [[ | + | A Grain of Sand is the title of the music album by [[Chris Iijima]], [[Nobuko Miyamoto]], and [[Charlie Chin]]. It is widely regarded as the first Asian American music album. |
− | + | The album was recorded and released in 1973 as a vinyl LP by Paredon Records (a revolutionary recording label founded by Barbara Danes). Smithsonian Folkways bought Paredon and released a CD version of the album in 2004, ensuring that the album will be continually available to the public. | |
− | + | ==Paredon liner notes, 1973== | |
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− | Paredon liner notes, 1973 | ||
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− | Smithsonian Folkways liner notes, 2004 | + | ==Smithsonian Folkways liner notes, 2004== |
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
− | + | * [http://www.folkways.si.edu/chris-kando-iijima-joanne-nobuko-miyamoto-charlie-chin/a-grain-of-sand-music-for-the-struggle-by-asians-in-america/american-folk-protest/music/album/smithsonian Smithsonian Folkways webpage for ''A Grain of Sand'', with a link to the free downloadable liner notes] | |
− | + | * [http://www.folkways.si.edu/magazine-spring-2011-grain-sand-struggle-asians-america/protest-folk/music/article/smithsonian ''Smithsonian Folkways Magazine'' article on the album by Sojin Kim, 2011] | |
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Revision as of 07:29, 8 March 2018
A Grain of Sand is the title of the music album by Chris Iijima, Nobuko Miyamoto, and Charlie Chin. It is widely regarded as the first Asian American music album.
The album was recorded and released in 1973 as a vinyl LP by Paredon Records (a revolutionary recording label founded by Barbara Danes). Smithsonian Folkways bought Paredon and released a CD version of the album in 2004, ensuring that the album will be continually available to the public.