The Rosetta Records Project

On Saturday, November 7, at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the record label SPINSTER and Americana Music Productionswelcome the regional community to their announcement and celebration of the Rosetta Records Project: a series of 3 LPs that renew and expand Rosetta Records’ legacy of deep engagement with and community-building around Black women artists whose innovative musical practices have shaped blues, jazz, and feminist activism for over a century. Soul, blues, and R&B singer-songwriter Anissa Hampton will play two sets of live music.

Due in 2028, the 3-LP project features original and previously-unreleased historic recordings, newly-remastered audio, liner notes by established and emerging Black feminists, newly-commissioned artwork, and extensive original archival research. The first record, Jailhouse Blues,will consist of field recordings of performances by incarcerated women in Mississippi in the 1930s. The second record, Independent Women’s Blues, will consist of new transfers of rare commercial 78rpm records by women blues and jazz performers. The third and final record of the series, Old and New Blues, will feature contemporary interpretations of classic blues songs by active working artists.

The Rosetta Records Project is presented by the radical feminist record label SPINSTER, the blues and jazz research and production group Americana Music Productions, and the live music venue Ground Zero Blues Club.

WHO: soul, R&B, and blues singer-songwriter Anissa Hampton

WHAT: An announcement and celebration of the Rosetta Records Project, featuring live music, cash & card bar, & more

WHERE: Ground Zero Blues Club, 387 Delta Ave, Clarksdale, MS 38614

WHEN: 8pm, November 7, 2026

TICKETS: suggested donation $20, donate here