A favorite annual event is back again. DJ Soul Sister will be playing records off of the racks of the shop for the seventeenth year. Book drive, raffle, prizes, free drinks, sweets, and beautiful masterly mixed music! Check the fliers attached for more details. And, a facebook page here…https://www.facebook.com/events/361289713112790
BOGO $5 and $3 LP’s and 12″s at Domino Sound Record Shack. Hundreds and hundreds to choose from. Rock, jazz, gospel, punk, etc. Vinyl records. Good to mint shape. Some $5 ones pictured here. That makes em $1.50-$2.50 each! Not bad! .
Cash or card accepted.
Jumbo Dominoes takes the moth off for New Years Eve anywhere else, but in January, come on down to Dauphine and Lesseps for some lovely records, good company, and maybe even a dance. The Domino Sound stable of DJ’s (C’Est Funk, Lo Tide, Lady Li, Precious Cargo, and Prince Pauper) will be playing vinyl records through speakers located on a fine dancing floor. Sunday, January 28, from 8pm until midnight/1am/2am.
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Ali Birra has passed on November 6th, 2022 after long battles with his health. A loving, warm, and very fun friend has left us, and he will be missed. The most beloved of the Oromo singers of Ethiopia, he was a star for over fifty years, and wrote songs that are the classics of the Oromo people. I consider myself so very lucky to have met him, and shared some epic conversation on a multitude of topics, as wells as some downright fun. Domino Sound, along with Little Axe, released a record of collected songs from the mid-1970’s of Ali’s music, and although it is out of print, a few of them can be listened to here- http://www.dominosoundrecords.com/label/
Also, here is a photo montage tribute to the great Ali Birra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIz9fQkj9QA
And here is Ali playing one of his classics, “Awaash”, on a couch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWraDlnDfyU
The world will miss you Ali Birra, the “Urji Balkkalcha” of Oromo music. Thank you for the beautiful music that you left for all of us to enjoy. Please tune into WWOZ, 90.7fm in the New Orleans area, and available worldwide at www.wwoz.org this Sunday, November 20th from 8-10pm CST for music and talk to celebrate Ali Birra’s contribution to our world. (This show has been archived by Lisa G on Mixcloud at this web address. https://www.mixcloud.com/lotide-lisag/prince-pauper-for-ali-birra-wwoz-spirits-of-congo-sq/)-Matt Knowles
2557 Bayou Road
New Orleans, LA
70119
504.309.0871
dominosoundrecordshack@yahoo.com
Noon-6pm
Until 7:30pm Fridays
Closed Tuesdays
