“The archive w/Albina music trust ”
saturday afternoons at 3pm
The Archive amplifies Portland’s Black music history through recordings and interviews from Albina Music Trust’s community archive.
The Archive digs through Albina Music Trust’s community archive to share the music and stories of Portland’s Black music history and beyond—from forgotten recordings to the people and places that made the city’s music what it is.
Each episode brings something different to the surface: a musician’s story, a recording that hasn’t been heard in years, or a piece of Portland that deserves another listen. The show is rooted in Albina, but the stories reach beyond the neighborhood.
Stream past episodes of the The Archive on AMT's site. Dig deeper in AMT’s community archive.
Albina Music Trust is driven by the belief that culture survives when communities are trusted to preserve their own history
Albina Music Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the preservation and amplification of Albina’s historic Black musical culture. We exist to document, protect, and share the stories, sounds, and creative legacy of Black musicians whose work shaped Portland—often without recognition or institutional support.
For decades, Albina’s musical contributions were overlooked, undervalued, or erased. We work to correct the record—carefully, collaboratively, and with accountability to the people whose stories we steward.
Our programs exist to serve Black musicians past and present, while making Albina’s cultural legacy accessible to educators, students, listeners, and the broader public.
We believe preservation should be active, not static. Our approach blends archival care with public access—bringing history into classrooms, onto stages, into neighborhoods, and onto the airwaves.
We begin by listening. We work directly with musicians, families, and community members to gather, restore, and preserve materials. From there, we activate the archive through exhibitions, concerts, radio, walking tours, and record releases—centering the people behind the work.