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Arhoolie Records

American independent record label
Organization independent_record_label Q653349

Facts

7 properties
Instance of
independent record label
Inception
1960[8]
Founder
Chris Strachwitz[2]
Headquarters location
El Cerrito[7]
Country
United States[1]
Genre
blues, norteño, folk music, conjunto[3][4][5][6]
Official name
Arhoolie Records[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Arhoolie Records fa آرهولی رکوردز fr Arhoolie he ארהולי רקורדס ja Arhoolie ja アーフーリー ja アーフーリー・レコード ja アーフリー・レコード ja アフーリー・レコード
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
308764643
Library of Congress authority ID
no2014069785
GND ID
1324399848
Discogs label ID
62479
Freebase ID
/m/09_dmw
MusicBrainz label ID
148498ac-d0d5-40ff-ad4c-50a0a6654564
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987013317015705171

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🔗 Connections
← Record label 12
Bukka White, Fred McDowell, Charlie Musselwhite, Clifton Chenier, Doctor Ross, Dave Alexander, Robert Pete Williams, Ball 'n' Chain +4 more
Genre 3
blues, folk music, norteño
← Mb:executive position at 2
Chris Strachwitz, Chris Strachwitz
← Mb:label founder 2
Chris Strachwitz, Chris Strachwitz
← Mb:recording contract 2
D'Jalma Garnier, D'Jalma Garnier
Country 1
United States
Founder 1
Chris Strachwitz
Headquarters location 1
El Cerrito
Instance of 1
independent record label
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Product Details

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  • Type: Original Production[10]

  • Country: US[11]

  • Began / founded: 1960[12]

  • Genre(s): blues, folk[13]

  • Community tags: blues, folk[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 148498ac-d0d5-40ff-ad4c-50a0a6654564[15]

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  2. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Handbook of Texas. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [10] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → blues, norteño, folk music +1
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    Inception → +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z
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