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The Mickey Hart Collection

The Mickey Hart Collection

The Mickey Hart Collection from Smithsonian Folkways preserves and furthers the Grateful Dead percussionist’s endeavor to cross borders and expand musical horizons. Smithsonian Folkways will make many of Mickey Hart’s music projects available digitally (stream and download) for the first time while keeping physical versions in print as on-demand CDs.

The Mickey Hart Collection begins with 25 albums drawn from “The World,” a series Hart curated that incorporated his solo projects, other artists’ productions, and re-releases of out-of-print titles. Six of the twenty-five albums form the “Endangered Music Project,” a collaboration between Mickey Hart and the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, which presents recordings from musical traditions at risk.

Listen to Sampler

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The Travelling Jewish Wedding
The Travelling Jewish Wedding
The Golden Gate Gypsy Orchestra
HRT15003 (1981)
The Music of Upper and Lower Egypt
The Music of Upper and Lower Egypt
Various Artists
HRT15004 (1984)
Drums of Passion: The Invocation
Drums of Passion: The Invocation
Babatunde Olatunji
HRT15000 (1988)
Eclipse
Eclipse
Hamza El Din
HRT15001 (1988)
Sarangi: The Music of India
Sarangi: The Music of India
Ustad Sultan Khan
HRT15002 (1988)
Music to Be Born By
Music to Be Born By
Mickey Hart / Taro Hart
HRT15023 (1989)
Freedom Chants from the Roof of the World
Freedom Chants from the Roof of the World
The Gyuto Monks
HRT15024 (1989)
Venu
Venu
Hariprasad-Zakir Hussain
HRT15025 (1989)
Drums of Passion: The Beat
Drums of Passion: The Beat
Babatunde Olatunji
HRT15005 (1989)
Däfos
Däfos
Mickey Hart / Airto Moreira / Flora Purim
HRT15006 (1989)
The Apocalypse Now Sessions
The Apocalypse Now Sessions
Rhythm Devils
HRT15007 (1989)
Songs of Amber
Songs of Amber
Dzintars
HRT15008 (1990)
Voices of the Rainforest
Voices of the Rainforest
Various Artists
HRT15009 (1991)
Honor the Earth Powwow: Songs of the Great Lakes Indians
Honor the Earth Powwow: Songs of the Great Lakes Indians
Various Artists
HRT15010 (1991)
The Other Side of This
The Other Side of This
Airto Moreira
HRT15011 (1992)
The Spirit Cries: Music from the Rainforests of South America & the Caribbean
The Spirit Cries: Music from the Rainforests of South America & the Caribbean
Various Artists
HRT15012 (1993)
Music for the Gods: The Fahnestock South Sea Expedition: Indonesia
Music for the Gods: The Fahnestock South Sea Expedition: Indonesia
Various Artists
HRT15013 (1994)
American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans
American Warriors: Songs for Indian Veterans
Various Artists
HRT15014 (1997)
Utom: Summoning the Spirit
Utom: Summoning the Spirit
Various Artists
HRT15017 (1997)
The Discoteca Collection: Missão de Pesquisas Folclóricas
The Discoteca Collection: Missão de Pesquisas Folclóricas
Various Artists
HRT15018 (1997)
L. H. Corrêa de Azevedo: Music of Ceará and Minas Gerais
L. H. Corrêa de Azevedo: Music of Ceará and Minas Gerais
Various Artists
HRT15019 (1997)
The Yoruba / Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean
The Yoruba / Dahomean Collection: Orishas Across the Ocean
Various Artists
HRT15020 (1998)
The Arthur S. Alberts Collection: More Tribal, Folk, and Café Music of West Africa
The Arthur S. Alberts Collection: More Tribal, Folk, and Café Music of West Africa
Various Artists
HRT15016 (1998)
The Bali Sessions: Living Art, Sounding Spirit
The Bali Sessions: Living Art, Sounding Spirit
Various Artists
HRT15021 (1999)
The Perfect Jewel: Sacred Chants of Tibet
The Perfect Jewel: Sacred Chants of Tibet
The Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir
HRT15022 (2002)