Recorded Sound Archives at FAU Libraries

10/13/2026

What happens when jazz meets Afro-Cuban rhythm? 🎶

The answer can be heard in two of Dizzy Gillespie's most celebrated compositions: A Night in Tunisia and Manteca. These classics helped redefine jazz and highlight the lasting influence of Latin musical traditions.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we're taking a closer look at the stories behind these groundbreaking works.

🔗 Read the full blog post in the link below.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by exploring how Dizzy Gillespie's A Night in Tunisia and Manteca blended jazz and Latin rhythms to help shape the sound of Afro-Cuban jazz.

10/12/2026

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! 🎶 Discover how Dizzy Gillespie's iconic compositions A Night in Tunisia and Manteca helped bridge jazz and Afro-Cuban musical traditions, creating a lasting legacy that continues to shape music today. (link to blog in bio)

10/01/2026

Celebrate International Coffee Day with Nick Lucas and *A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You,* a vintage tune that proves coffee and music have always made a pretty good pair. ☕🎵

09/09/2026

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, we’re highlighting the music of Alberto Mizrahi, one of the most celebrated cantors of our time.

His powerful voice and expressive interpretations bring the prayers of the High Holy Days to life, connecting tradition, history, and the enduring beauty of Jewish sacred music.

Explore Alberto Mizrahi’s recording in the Recorded Sound Archives’ High Holy Days Collection and listen as we welcome the Jewish New Year. https://rsa.fau.edu/album/36753

🍎🍯 Shanah Tovah from the Recorded Sound Archives!

09/03/2026

🎶 It’s World Beard Day! What better way to celebrate than with The Man with the Weird Beard by Arthur Godfrey and the Too Fat Trio? A wonderfully quirky recording that proves there’s a song for just about everything...including unusual facial hair!

Give it a listen and celebrate the beard in style. 🎵🧔

08/26/2026

🐶🎶 Happy National Dog Day!

Meet Nipper, one of the most famous dogs in music history! His image listening intently to a gramophone became an iconic symbol of the recording industry.

From record labels to advertisements, Nipper became a familiar face and ear of recorded sound. 🐾📻

08/25/2026

Belize has launched a new national music archive dedicated to preserving and documenting the country’s recorded musical history including 100 recordings being named National Recording Treasures of Belize.

A great example of how recorded sound helps preserve culture and history for future generations. 🎧

Read more in the link below.

Today, the Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Culture, the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH), and the Belize Archives and Records Service (BARS), formally launched the Belize Music Archive, a national initiative dedicated to preserving and safeguarding Belize’s recorded m...

08/24/2026

✨ Some discoveries don't happen in a classroom.

Sometimes they happen when you drop the needle on an old record and hear a voice from nearly a century ago.

The Recorded Sound Archives is home to recordings that preserve culture, tradition, and musical history, from High Holy Days services to vintage popular music and jazz classics.

Take a moment to listen to the past. You might be surprised by what you find. 🎧📀

08/21/2026

Did you know some of the vintage recordings featured in the BioShock video game series can be found in the Recorded Sound Archives? The game’s creators used historic music to help bring its alternate-history world to life—and our collection preserves some of those sounds.

Take a trip back to 1912… through the power of recorded sound. 📻🎵

08/20/2026

Every recording tells a story.

This semester, take a journey through sound with the Recorded Sound Archives. Explore traditions preserved in our Judaic Collection, revisit the voices that captivated audiences in the 1920s and 1930s, and experience the timeless artistry of Louis Armstrong.

You never know what you might discover when you start listening.

🔗 Read the full blog post and hear history for yourself.

Explore history through sound with the Recorded Sound Archives, from High Holy Days recordings to 1920s vocalists and Louis Armstrong.