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  Django Legacy – The Music of Django Reinhardt & the Birth of...

  Announcement DjangoBooks 10.1K views 41 comments 21 points Most recent by dennis September 2019
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  Sinti culture, language & the origin of the name Django

  Announcement DjangoBooks 13.8K views 90 comments 0 points Most recent by Jazzaferri June 2015
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  The Great Gypsy Jazz Debate in the Wake of the 1970s

  Announcement DjangoBooks 3.7K views 19 comments 2 points Most recent by Lango-Django April 2015
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  Chez Eux - Norbert Aboudarham

  spatzo 35 views 1 comment 4 points Most recent by billyshakes 12:43PM
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  Mystery guitar duo

  stubla 7.5K views 18 comments 0 points Most recent by spatzo 10:38AM
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  History buffs, can you help with these photos?

  Buco 1.5K views 45 comments 16 points Most recent by spatzo October 15
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  Fun Question Of The Month--October

  MikeK 433 views 17 comments 10 points Most recent by paulmcevoy75 October 7
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  Jan de Jongs VHS tape conversions

  nicksansone 258 views 3 comments 22 points Most recent by billyshakes September 17
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  RIP Tony Gatlif (1948-2026)

  djazzy 240 views 5 comments 31 points Most recent by billyshakes September 9
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  Fun Question Of The Month--Sept.

  MikeK 217 views 6 comments 4 points Most recent by pdg September 8
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  Year of Djangos's switch to the 14-fret petite bouche

  sadow 291 views 2 comments 4 points Most recent by sadow July 17
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  Fun Question Of The Month--May

  MikeK 819 views 26 comments 4 points Most recent by Buco May 21
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  Provenance of Selmer #560

  marcelodamon 1.3K views 19 comments 18 points Most recent by spatzo May 15
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  Your favorite Gypsy Jazz concerts!

  TheGarethJones 746 views 23 comments 5 points Most recent by DjoeNL May 13
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  Louis Armstrong influence on Django

  DoubleWhisky 1.3K views 15 comments 36 points Most recent by Buco April 25
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  Adrian Holovaty interviewed by Denis Chang

  BillDaCostaWilliams 348 views 3 comments 17 points Most recent by billyshakes April 24
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  Fun Question Of The Month--March

  MikeK 1.9K views 63 comments 4 points Most recent by Buco March 24
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  Django in Alan Furst's "Night Soldiers"

  billyshakes 191 views 3 comments 8 points Most recent by Russell Letson March 13
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  Stimer's history (short)

  jazzz 459 views 10 comments 21 points Most recent by jazzz March 7
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  Lousson Reinhardt - film clip (new to me)

  TonyRees 334 views 8 comments 17 points Most recent by Buco March 6
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  Concert review of Fats Waller and QHCF (1938)

  billyshakes 204 views 4 comments 19 points Most recent by TheGarethJones February 8
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  WASO Live recordings archive

  Djalt_Baculalay 446 views 11 comments 12 points Most recent by Joonas January 21
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  Mario Maccaferri's design inspiration

  BillDaCostaWilliams 805 views 15 comments 17 points Most recent by paulmcevoy75 January 20
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  selmer 505

  rarely_plays 2.1K views 28 comments 10 points Most recent by JasonS January 19
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  RIP Bob Weir

  MikeK 368 views 8 comments 8 points Most recent by djazzy January 16
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  What's the story behind Serge Camps' lefthanded guitar?

  Joonas 238 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by wim January 11
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  Lost Jimmy Rosenberg's / Frank Vignola's album?

  Joonas 465 views 12 comments 0 points Most recent by Buco January 6
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  Why no pickguards

  littlemark 880 views 24 comments 0 points Most recent by littlemark January 4
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  Bobby Falta & Coco Briaval

  Cuimean 3.7K views 16 comments 0 points Most recent by billyshakes January 3
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  "Nuages" documentary by Norbert Aboudarham and Pierre Befvé (France 1991) - available again (?)

  TonyRees 371 views 6 comments 8 points Most recent by TheGarethJones December 2025
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  Question Of The Month--Dec.

  MikeK 477 views 13 comments 12 points Most recent by djazzy December 2025
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  Nov. Song Of The Month--Crazy Rhythm

  MikeK 321 views 4 comments 14 points Most recent by MikeK November 2025
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  Fun Question Of The Month--Oct

  MikeK 958 views 28 comments 14 points Most recent by B25Gib October 2025