I am editor-in-chief for Those Who Were Dancing, a publication about music anthrolopology and roots. This is a personal and intriguing meditation on record shops - how they can be inclusive spaces, not for gatekeeping music. If you want to read more cultural, anthropological and personal essays on music, follow us on Medium, Those Who Were Dancing: https://medium.com/those-who-were-dancing/learning-to-love-record-stores-from-the-90s-till-now-82c05e5f2808. https://medium.com/those-who-were-dancing