The Little Village Foundation is a nonprofit cultural producer and record label that discovers, records and produces music that otherwise would not find a platform in the mainstream music industry. Founder and musician Jim Pugh has a distinguished international performance career that spans 40 years and includes multiple Grammy Award-winning, platinum and gold records. Jim values diversity in music. He founded the Little Village Foundation to seek out talented artists who might not be heard outside their own communities. The Little Village Foundation records their music at no cost to the artists and all proceeds from music sales go back to the artists.
The Jonathan Logan Family Foundation provided crucial general operating support for this unique organization connecting diverse artists to new audiences. New releases include:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Little Village Foundation partnered with the Arhoolie Foundation to produce Working From Home, a series of mini concerts recorded live from the homes of musicians across the country. See below for the first video in the series, featuring sisters Xóchitl and Anaí Morales of the band Mariachi Mestizo.
