- Ohio-born funk master Bootsy Collins has started the Bootsy Collins Foundation to promote music and education for those who might not be able to afford it on their own. “Say It Loud, An Instrument For Every Child.”
- Nonesuch has made a track, “Sabu Yerkoy”, off of the second (and final) collaboration from Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté, called simply Ali and Toumani, available for free download.
- Those wishing to pay their respects to Don Van Vliet, a.k.a. Captain Beefheart, who died December 17, can leave their tributes at The Captain Beefheart Radar Station. And self-titled has a post that includes Beefheart’s Letterman interview along with John Peel’s short documentary (in 6 parts) on Beefheart’s career.
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