Willamette Week

With the Albina Music Trust, a Local DJ Is Reviving North Portland’s Forgotten Funk

Bobby Smith wants to save Portland's soul. Then he wants to give it a home. But the first step in that process is reminding the city that it existed in the first place. An avid record collector, the ...
OPB

New digital archive showcases Albina neighborhood’s Black history and culture

Earlier this month, the Albina Music Trust launched a digital archive containing thousands of photographs, audio recordings and film and video clips documenting the culture and history of the Albina ...
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Albina Music Trust brings vintage tunes back to the Black music scene

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There’s a new archive of Portland’s Black music scene. The Community Archive, created by Albina Music Trust and World Arts Foundation has gathered hundreds of audio recordings, ...
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Albina Music Trust is putting on the event of the summer

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — This Saturday you’re invited to the hear The Sounds of Albina reimagined. The Albina Music Trust’s final Time Sound Concert of the summer. It’s part of the friends of The ...
KGW8

Albina Music Trust receives funding to document Portland’s Black music scene

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Albina Cotton Club, once the heartbeat of Portland’s Black music scene, is one of the featured locations in a new documentary centered on the Albina community. The Albina Music ...
Oregonian

Funk and soul bands from the golden age of Portland’s music scene find new life, in Albina and beyond

The nightclubs are long gone, but the music that filled them night after night -- thumping funk, soul and even disco -- is back. You might even notice someone in the old neighborhood today, standing ...
Oregonian

Oregon State Fair, Albina Soul Walk, Venice VR Expanded, rock violinist Aaron Meyer: 10 things to do this week

In the ever-shifting landscape of COVID-19 restrictions and mandates, it’s wise to check with event organizers before setting out for your planned entertainment. Already some area events have been ...
KGW8

‘Memory activism’: Summer of Sound festival celebrates music and stories of Black Portland musicians

PORTLAND, Oregon — Thursday, July 14 kicks off a four-event series throughout Portland. Summer of Sound is a multi-generational festival celebration of Black music in the Rose City – connecting past ...
The Portland Mercury

Hear In Portland: Albina Music Trust’s Soul Assembly, Jakki and the Pink Smudge, Keeks’ EP Release

Repeat Bruise by Jakki & the Pink Smudge Credit: Music video by Eli Goldberg and Ann Annie Between repeatedly streaming the viral, politically-minded hit “HGT (Hostile Government Takeover),” and that ...
OPB

Albina Music Trust hosts Summer of Sound events to preserve Portland’s Black music history

Note: The following transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: Portland has a long and vibrant history as a hub for jazz, funk, soul and gospel centered around the ...
Willamette Week

GPS Walking Tour Explores Long-Gone Jazz, R&B and Funk Venues in the Historically Black Albina Neighborhood

Since 2015, the Albina Music Trust has served to jog Portland’s musical memory. Led by DJ and activist Bobby Smith, the collective gathered interviews and ephemera, and released vintage recordings ...
PBS

Albina Vision Series

Exploring the burdened history and the bright future of the Albina neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The Albina neighborhood in Portland, OR, once a vibrant Black community hub, was devastated by ...