Gladys Palmera, Queen of Latin Music Collectors

This woman deserves her own thread. Her collection includes over 50,000 Latin recordings, including incredibly rare items going back as far as Thomas Edison's label. This article tells the story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfFdSRkpqbM

Now her collection is being digitized and streamed online. You can't go track-by-track through albums, but there's a ton to listen to, along with really well researched articles on obscure Latin artists. Check it out:

http://gladyspalmera.com/coleccion/

This is really amazing.

bookmarked, thanks

dope

Ooh, Chano Pozo with Diz. Nice

wow, really tremendous. think it'll be an excellent companion for when i get to some of the books on my to-read list.