A collection of photographs of the Latino musicians from 1930 - 1980's primarily in El Barrio, NY but features several from Los Angeles, CA and other parts of the country. In it are many great photographs.

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      Nova 1965-1975David Hillman & Harri Peccinotti
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            By Ian PenmanErik Satie Three Piece Suite
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                Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
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                  The Tribul'zationsMelody Babylon
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                  • – Melody Babylon
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                  • – Rest In Love
                  Andy WarholFame
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                    Brasil IndomitoBrasil Indomito
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                      Lizzy Mercier DesclouxDesiderata
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                        Louisiana CajunsTurner Browne
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                          Jackie DeshannonLove Forever - Demo Recordings 1966-1967
                          Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon got her start singing gospel at home and in church as a child in her native Kentucky, and then singing...
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                            Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop
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                              Audre LordeThe Black Unicorn
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                                By John BergerWays of Seeing
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                                  Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
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                                    The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
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                                      • Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00
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                                      When I Dare to Be Powerful
                                      Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female...
                                        Letter From Birmingham Jail
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                                          Los JinetesSin Me
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                                            Catarino LeosMandamiento
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                                              by Silvia FedericiCaliban and the Witch
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                                                George OrwellDown And Out in Paris and London
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                                                  We Called It MusicEddie Condon
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                                                    Miguel GallardoTu Amante O Tu Enemigo
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                                                      William S. BurroughsJunky
                                                      A shocking exposé of the desperate subculture surrounding heroin addiction, William S. Burroughs' Junky is edited with an introduction by Oliver Harris...
                                                        Letters to GilMalik Al Nasir
                                                        £12 OFF UK HARDBACK!Description'A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure'...
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                                                          Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
                                                          When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of...
                                                            There And Black Again
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                                                              JazzBy Freddy J. Angstmann
                                                              (in french). Nice photos
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                                                                Dinosaurs in the MorningBy Whitney Balliett
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                                                                  A Little Feminist History of Art
                                                                  Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to de-gender their work to compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played...
                                                                    Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
                                                                    The history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.Subcontinental Synthesis...

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