Join the CCCADI community for a celebration of vinyl records on International Record Store Day! All day, we'll be featuring live DJ sets spinning a variety of genres on this nostalgic medium that transports us to the past.

Image credit: “Record Shop” by Mario Carrión

We'll also be hosting a special screening of the short film “Record Shop” by Mario Carrión and The Shop NYC will be hosting a vinyl record and roller skate pop-up.

All attendees will have access to view the current CCCADI exhibition Rhythm, Bass and Place: Through the Lens featuring the works of Malik Yusef Cumbo and Joe Conzo Jr.

DJ Sets By:

• Uptown Vinyl Supreme: Latin/Disco

• Sucio Smash: Hip-Hop

• Reborn: Black Music History Presentation + DJ Set Of House, Funk, Soul

• Hard Hittin Harry: African/Caribbean

• DJ Kamala: Jazz/House

Film Screening:

“Record Shop” by Mario Carrión - Two local New York DJs walk into a Red Hook record shop searching for a rare salsa record, where the record shop clerk shares their love of Caribbean music. As the day unfolds, different dynamics come to the surface between the three of them, forcing reflection on shared social spaces and personal introspection.

Current Exhibition On Display: Rhythm, Bass and Place: Through the Lens

A Tribe Called Quest / Legendary Rap Group Featuring QTip (master producer / Lyricist) / Phife R.I.P. ( Lyricist) / Ali Shaheed Muhamed. Captured on the set of “Stressed Out” Music Video. / Photo Shoot for Historical Documentation. Circa 1996, New York City 35mm film Black and White Film by Malik Yusef Cumbo.

Rhythm, Bass and Place: Through the Lens - This exhibition will feature the works of photography documentarians, Joe Conzo Jr. & Malik Yusef Cumbo who have captured the essence and elements of Black music as it has evolved between the 1970s - 2000s through black and white photographs.

Space for this event is limited, please help us plan accordingly by registering in advance.

Registration does not guarantee entry. All events may be subject to change.

Rhythm, Bass and Place: Connections and Reflections on Music of the African Diaspora:

This event is part of CCCADI's Rhythm, Bass and Place series, a 5-month celebration of Black music that traces its migratory nature and constructs a living archive through engaging stories from neighborhoods, stages, studios and dance floors that shaped the sonic landscape in select U.S., U.K. and Caribbean cities over the last three decades.