Saving the Historical Recordings from the SODRE Music Archive

What is it about?

SODRE was set up in December 1929 as an independent institute to organize radio and television transmissions with the aim of fostering arts and culture throughout Uruguay. In the following years, SODRE’s activities extended and diversified rapidly, and it gradually became a highly versatile cultural center, with the acquisition of its own theater building. Chairman of the Chopin Society of Hong Kong shares with us his experience in rescuing invaluable collection of archive recordings from SODRE.

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Why is it important?

Since 1929, SODRE’s activities extended and diversified rapidly, and it gradually became a highly versatile cultural center, with the acquisition of its own theater building. During the four decades of the 1930s to 1960s, SODRE organized hundreds of musical events, which were recorded live on 78rpm special disks and reel-to-reel tapes. Unfortunately, the growth of SODRE came to an abrupt end in September 1971 when a fire completely destroyed the theater building.