The Little Village Foundation was founded in 2014 by Jim Pugh as a 501(c)(3) organization based in Solvang, California. Pugh is a veteran keyboard player who has toured the world with Robert Cray and Etta James (see Stickin' to My Guns). Little Village Foundation (LVF) is non-profit company in the music industry that produces and distributes what it considers to be culturally significant recordings made by individuals and groups that might otherwise not be heard beyond the artists' community or family. The artists come from widely varied and sometimes non-traditional backgrounds. Pugh and his associates scour the backroads of America to secure talent to sign and record, and several of the musicians have roots that extend to other nations, including Mexico, India and the Philippines.
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Discography
LVF released its batch of four CDs in 2015. Four more followed in 2016, and seven are scheduled in 2017. Most are released in the summer to coincide with an artists' showcase on Fourth Of July weekend at the Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland, Ore.
2015 releases
- David Ellis' "With Any Luck But Bad" (western/folk musician from Bakersfield, Calif.)
- Los Tres Amigos' "Snuviko" (musicians from Santa Maria, Calif., who sing and play in the Mistec language of their native Oaxaca, Mexico)
- Ron Thompson's "Son Of Boogie Woogie" (Oakland, Calif., bluesman)
- Wee Willie Walker's "If Nothing Ever Changes" (Memphis-born soul-blues artist based in Minneapolis, Minn.)
2016 releases
- John "Blues" Boyd's "The Real Deal" (Mississippi-born San Francisco-area bluesman)
- Aireene Espiritu's "Back Where I Belong" (Filipino-American Californian who sings some tunes in Tagalog)
- Aki Kumar's "Aki Goes To Bollywood" (Bay Area-based blues harmonica player from Mumbai, India, who sings in Hindi)
- Mariachi Mestizo's "Te Doy La Libertad" (16 high school students from Delano, Calif.)
- Wee Willie Walker's "Live! Notodden Blues Festival Norway" (October release)
2017 releases
- Sean Wheeler's "Sand In My Blood" (Salton Sea Legend of The Desert)
- Chris Cain's "Chris Cain" (San Jose Ca, born blues multi-instrumentalist)
- Xochtil Morales' "Descansos" (LVF's first spoken-word album -- the poetry of a member of Mariachi Mestizo)
- The Sons Of The Soul Revivers' "Live! Rancho Nicasio" (traditional gospel quartet singing)
- Maurice Tani's "The Lovers Card" (alt-country artist from San Francisco)
- Paul DeLay's "1997 Live At Notodden" (blues)
- Howell Devine's "HOWL" (Bay Area country blues and jazz)
Notable events
Following the release of their album, Mariachi Mestizo was invited to play in a showcase at Carnegie Hall in New York. The performance took place on April 10, 2017.
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References
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