Secret Stash Records: Making Good Impressions

From: KFAI
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Length: 06:56

Secret Stash Records is an independent record label in Minneapolis. Founded in 2009 by then-23-year-old Eric Foss, its special reserve collection features artists from around the globe--Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the United States--many lost, forgotten or obscure. KFAI producer Liberty Finch visits SSR headquarters for a look, and listen, inside this young and innovative company. Read the full description.

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298973_10150299229231557_990852696_n_small Secret Stash Records is an independent record label in Minneapolis. Founded in 2009 by then-23-year-old Eric Foss, its special reserve collection features artists from around the globe--Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the United States--many lost, forgotten or obscure. KFAI producer Liberty Finch visits SSR headquarters for a look, and listen, inside this young and innovative company.

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Secret Stash Records is an independent record label in Minneapolis. Founded in 2009 by then-23-year-old Eric Foss, its special reserve collection features artists from around the globe--Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin American and the United States--many lost, forgotten or obscure. KFAI producer Liberty Finch visits SSR headquarters for a look, and listen, inside this young and innovative company.