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Brooklyn Diasporism

Zach Barocas, Diasporist Diarist

I’m Zach Barocas. I’m a drummer (I play Ludwig Drums), sometime poet (though not lately — see below for links), a publisher, a somewhat cranky cinephile, an amateur photographer, and a stationery shop owner in Brooklyn, New York City.

Measure Twice

Kimberley’s and my
stationery shop.

Poetry

The Cultural Society (2001-present)

Among Other Things (2005)

Looking Up (2010)

drumming

  • Press
  • New Freedom Sound
  • Jawbox
  • BELLS≥
  • Camorra
  • The Up On In
  • E. Fowlkes Sextet
  • Bright Christ
  • Drew O’Doherty
  • Imaginary Johnny

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Mostly Mornings

A tumblr blog of photographs spanning several years, taken mostly and eventually only in the morning, and eventually mostly from the same position of the same tree. I abandoned the project in 2018.

  • around the web
  • art
  • books
  • clap for sync
  • culture
  • day’s plays
  • drumming
  • film
  • listening
  • micropost
  • mornings
  • music
  • old blog
  • photographs
  • poetry
  • reading
  • reading list
  • record a day 2023
  • time machine
  • writing

Category: music

Various Artists

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Nu Yorica Roots! The Rise of Latin Music in New York City in the 1960’s – Mambo, Descarga, Boogaloo, Latin Jazz, 2000.

Posted on April 12, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags inspiring rhythms, listening, music, new york city, nuyorican, NYC, record a day 2023, records, united states

Various Artists

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Gipsy Rhumba: The Original Rhythm of Gipsy Rhumba in Spain 1965–74, 2014.

Posted on April 12, 2023April 23, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags inspiring rhythms, listening, music, records, rhumba, soul jazz records, spain

Josh Johnson

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Freedom Exercise, 2020.

Posted on April 12, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags improvisation, jazz, josh johnson, listening, Los Angeles, music, record a day 2023, records

Ben LaMar Gay

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Open Arms to Open Us, 2021.

Posted on April 12, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags Ben Lamar Gay, chicago, improvisation, international anthem, listening, music, record a day 2023, records

Various Artists

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Spirit of Malombo: Malombo Jazz Makers, Jabula and Jazz Afrika 1966–1984, 2014.

Posted on April 12, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags compilation, inspiring rhythms, listening, Malombo, music, record a day 2023, records, soul jazz records, south africa

Irreversible Entanglements

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Open the Gates, 2021.

Posted on April 12, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags chicago, improvisation, inspiration, international anthem, irreversible entanglements, jazz, listening, moor mother, music, record a day 2023, records

A Record A Day 2023: March

The March 2023 record-a-day playlist is up at Apple Music. I’m still playing catch up and it appears at the time of this posting I’m 13 (!) days behind. I’ve got a bit of free time these next few days and hope to do some listening.

Posted on April 9, 2023April 11, 2023Categories around the web, art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags listening, music, record a day 2023, records

Don Cherry

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Organic Music Society, 2012.

Posted on April 5, 2023April 9, 2023Categories art, culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags don cherry, inspiration, inspiring rhythms, listening, music, record a day 2023, records, Sweden

Asher Gamedze: Turbulence and Pulse

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023Categories around the web, art, culture, film, musicTags asher gamedze, culture, inspiration, jazz, south africa

Rob Mazurek Pulsar Quartet

Stellar Pulsations

Stellar Pulsations, 2012.

Posted on April 3, 2023Categories culture, listening, music, record a day 2023Tags chicago, damon locks, improvisation, inspiration, jazz, listening, record a day 2023, records, rob mazurek, united states

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