Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation (JDBHPF) is a nonprofit established in 2011, officially becoming a 501 (c) 3 in 2016 to create public programs that raise cultural and ethnic awareness of Black traditional music, traditional art, folklore, oral histories, and the experiences of Black people in the United States. Standing on the foundation of the Blues People's legacy, JDBHPF works to celebrate, preserve, and conserve Blues music and culture while highlighting the many events ...
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Misty Blues: A Live Tribute to Odetta
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Misty Blues and lead singer Gina Coleman celebrate 25 years of composing and performing original blues. They will be celebrating this feat on a Blues Cruise this coming Friday. With that, after an encounter with Legendary singer and activist Odetta, Coleman and crew have been working towards a project that has now manifested as – I’m Too Old For Ga…
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The Blues Society - Memphis Country Blues Festival
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THE BLUES SOCIETY is a re-evaluation of the 1960s seen through the lens of the Memphis Country Blues Festival (1966-1969). It’s the story of Blues masters like Furry Lewisand Robert Wilkins, who had attained fame in the 1920s but were living in obscurity by the 1960s. It’s also the story of a group of white artists from the North and the South who …
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Cultural Conservation - Cultural Conservation - The Attack on Blues Legacy and Land
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In February of 2024, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum burned. The fire, believed to have been set intentionally, happened immediately after the Legendary Mississippi Blues Pioneer's cabin received landmark status. That was not the first or last attack on the Hurt Family museum, land, or legacy. A week later, the sheriff's office began investigating…
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Juneteenth and African American Folklore
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As we celebrate JUNETEENTH, we must understand how Folklore and the Blues Narrative relate to this celebration. In this episode, I will discuss the celebration, what the celebration is actually about, and its connection to and significance of African American Folklore and traditional Black Music. Juneteenth should always be mentioned with “African …
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Smithsonian Folkways releases The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert
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Black Spirituals, Field Hollers, and Slave Seculars celebrate Black American Traditional Music and Experience. This show is dedicated to sharing and raising awareness of folklife, songs, dance, scripture, lyrics, and everything related to black Spirituals, Field Hollers, and Slave secular expressions, as well as the coded songs of Black Spirituals …
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The Lady and the Empress! Lady D's One Woman Bessie Tribute Show
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On this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, enjoy the collaborationof Jack Dappa Blues Radio and Southern Ohio Folklife for a conversation w/ LadyD (West Virginia’s First Lady of Soul) to talk about her recent performance ofThe Lady and the Empress, a one-woman show about the life and music of BessieSmith, the Empress of the Blues. Learn about Bessie Smit…
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Why Is It Always About Race? - “Country, Country Blues, and Blackness”
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For some reason, when it comes to Country Music, most people do not associate it with black folk or folk musical expression. The thing is, country music, in its many forms, comes directly from black expression. i.e., the blues, country blues, and more. To give the context to the roots of commodified music presented and thought of as white music… We…
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Candice Ivory - Queen of Avant Soul Sangs The Blues
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Today, I speak with Candice Ivory about her new project, When The Levee Breaks. As said on her websiteAfter releasing three acclaimed albums of jazz-driven original songs, vocalist Candice Ivory reveals a whole new sound on When the Levee Breaks: The Music of Memphis Minnie. Raised in Memphis and based in St. Louis, Ivory hails from an illustrious …
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Black Scholarship and Black Culture
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Many Black Academic Scholars are also active practitioners in our respective cultures and traditions. That doesn't negate their ability to teach, mentor, or share skills and tricks of the trade with the folk. It actually makes them even more qualified. Some feel Black Scholars who are educated or formally trained cannot teach or pass on the folk tr…
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On this episode, I'm encouraging all folks invested in the story of Black American tradition, folklore, folklife, material art, street art, religious belief, spiritual belief, Advocacy, Organization work, Public Programming, and everything that has to do with the "so-called" African American Narrative to submit work to the African American Folklori…
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Shirley Moody-Turner African American Folklorist of The Month
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On this episode, I speak with Shirley Moody-Turner, an associate professor of English and African American Studies and founding co-director with Gabrielle Foreman of the Center for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk. She is an Author and award-winning educator that says, “As a young girl growing up in Buffalo, NY, I felt a deep longing to learn more ab…
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Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project
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On this episode, I speak with singer, songwriter, and music educator Hannah Mayree about her journey in music, culture, tradition, and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project. Hannah Mayree (she/her/they/them) is a creative facilitator and musician whose work and art lend itself as a tool for redesigning and reconnecting to our roots as humans on this …
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Kristina R. Gaddy - "Well of Souls - Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History"
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In this episode, I will speak with Kristina R. Gaddy about her journey and New York Times best-selling book, Well of Souls - Uncovering The Banjo's Hidden History. Kristina R. Gaddy is an award-winning writer who believes in the power of narrative nonfiction to bring stories from the past to life in order to inform the world we live in today. Her d…
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Notable Folklorists of Color - The AFS African American Folklore Section
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In this episode, Todd Lawrence, Maria Lewis, and Lamont Pearley will host a live stream event offered by the AFS African American Folklore Section, the African American Folklorist and Jack Dappa Blues featuring Notable Folklorists of Color creators and curators, Phyllis May-Machunda, Sojin Kim, and Olivia Cadaval.The conversation will detail the in…
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Brei Carter: Country Singer-Songwriter
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On this episode, I speak with Brei Carter, Country Singer-Songwriter, about her journey in Music and her signing with Brown Lee Entertainment For Exclusive Global Music Distribution & Digital Marketing. Emerging crossover country and southern pop recording artist Brei Carter proves that faith, patience, and time sometimes pay off. Growing up in Mon…
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Black & Indian Folklife, Storyville, Oklahoma, & The Blues
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There is excellent Black Folklife, Indian Folklore, Black Music, AND educational oral history in Kentucky and nationally that Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation archives and builds a repository for. In this episode, I discuss Storyville, Oklahoma, Freedmen, Blues, and the People of the Blues To Raise Cultural and Ethnic awareness of …
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DR DIANA BAIRD N'DIAYE - AAF OF THE MONTH
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On this episode, I speak with Dr. Diana Baird N'Diaye, The African American Folklorist of the Month! Dr. Diane Baird N’Diaye is an interdisciplinary Visual artist/maker and cultural scholar. N’Diaye developed and headed the African American Crafts Initiative, is the principal investigator and Curator of the Will to Adorn: African American Dress and…
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Mending Our Relationship With B.O.B (Black Owned Business) - Glows & Grows
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On this episode, we speak about, Why is B.OB. Essential in an era we are supposed to be united and integrated? What do we expect from a B.O.B. that we don’t expect from anyone else? And most of all, How do I determine where I spend my Money? The criteria for the last question is broken down by : Customer Service Products Locations We also discuss w…
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Glen David Andrews - Treme's Trombone Singer
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By Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode, I speak with Glen David Andrews, born and raised in Treme's 6 Ward, only blocks away from the historical Congo Square in New Orleans, Louisiana! Andrews shares that the gumbo of New Orleans culture is evident in the music and traditions and should be honored. Andrews knows who he is, where he comes from, and …
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Kesi Neblett - From Civil Rights Legacy to Netflix
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On this episode, I speak with the youngest daughter of Civil Rights Activists Charles and Marvinia Neblett, Kesi Neblett, who was born and raised in Russellville, KY, and has a fantastic story. She was also recently featured on THE Mole; a reality game show that originally aired on ABC from 2001 to 2008 before being rebooted on Netflix in 2022. Cha…
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The Greenwood District in Tulsa Ok, the Real Story!
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After sitting in and listening to the presentation "Greenwood’s Past, Present, and Future" at this year's American Folklore Society Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Quraysh Ali Lansana (Tri-City Collective) and Carlos A Moreno (Tri-City Collective) shared the true story of the happenings before, during and after the 1921 Riots of Tulsa, I thoug…
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From Me to You - Deidra R. Moore Janvier, Esq.
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From Me to You: The Power of Storytelling and Its Inherent Generational Wealth In this episode, I speak with Deidra R Moore Janvier, Esq. about her new book, From Me to You: The Power of Storytelling and Its Inherent Generational Wealth. From Me to You is the answer to one crucial question: “So, Mom, what exactly was slavery about?” asked the autho…
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John Wesley Work III - Composer, Ethnomusicologist, Educator, and Choral Director
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In this broadcast, Todd Lawrence and I discuss the scholarship and work Of John Wesley Work III and the newly launched Award named in His honor. The AFS African American Folklore Section is proud to issue the first call for submissions for the new John Wesley Work III Award, which the section has launched to honor and spotlight applied folklorists,…
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Buffalo Soldier Project, San Angelo Texas, and Black History
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In this episode of the African American Folklorist, I speak with Sherley Spears, NAACP Unit 6219 President, President of the National Historic Landmark Fort Concho, and founder of the Buffalo Soldier Project. The National Historic Landmark Fort Concho Museum preserves the structures and archeological site features for pride and educational purposes…
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GeminiiDragon - LOUISIANA'S BLUES VIXEN
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Louisiana BLUES VIXEN GEMINIIDRAGON is set to take over the BLUES MUSIC community with her latest single JUST THE WAY IT IS from her upcoming album FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE! From the murky bayous of Louisiana, comes a fresh face to the Blues music scene. A vocal dynamo GeminiiDRAGON has channeled her love for the late 60s era and 70s blues and AOR b…
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Blues Narrative - Phoenix Moon
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The “Blues Narrative: Blues People, Covid-19, and Civil Unrest” focuses on African Americans born between 1945 and 2004. The article delves into the establishment of homes, lifestyles, and traditions on a concrete terrain with Southern and country values, and shares how those values not only weathered the storm of many generations but how they arme…
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The term Soul Food and Southern Style food were not an initial naming convention for the meals eaten in the households I grew up in. We ate what grandma cooked. What granddad bought, for auntie and momma to prepare. As time went on, the meals of my family began popping up in stores around our community, then particular spaces across the nation by t…
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Mara Kaye is a blues singer, born and raised in Mill Basin, Brooklyn. She has had the pleasure of singing in venues all over NYC and beyond. Some of her most electric and rewarding moments have been her sold-out performances at Joe's Pub, Rockwood Music Hall, and the intimate gatherings at Sunny's Bar. In this episode, Mara shares her musical begin…
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Robert Johnson Recording Session of Nov 23, 1936
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On November 23rd, 1936, Robert Johnson partook in what’s considered the most historic recording session in music history. But there's a problem with the story Why was that more iconic than Peetie Wheetstraw, Memphis Minnie, Henry Thomas, or Mamie Smith? Because someone else told the story! Today we talk about the importance for everybody from any p…
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Daryl Davis - Interviewing The KKK, Traditional Black Music, and more
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Daryl Davis, a musician, author, and race relations expert was assaulted with flying bottles during the Cub Scout parade in 1968 when he was 10. This was his first experience with racism. He spent years studying and researching to answer the question he had about racial hatred. It would be a chance encounter later in life that would birth a dangero…
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ANNIKA CHAMBERS - BLACK WOMEN IN BLUES
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in this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, Annika Chambers shares with us her experience as a Black Woman navigating the current Blues Music industry. ANNIKA CHAMBERS, like so many powerful vocal artists, can trace her love of music back to early childhood. “I grew up singing in the church,” she says. Not that she had to tell us. Citing the gospel …
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KING FISH - Blues Music and Black Representation
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In this episode of jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with Brother Christone Ingram, better known as King Fish. Clarksdale, Mississippi Blues legend in the making! King Fish discusses the culture, history, and meaning of the blues as it relates to fans, the industry, musicians, and the Black Community! Once a generation, an artist comes along who not …
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Lea Gilmore, Music, Culture and Ministry
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Lea Gilmore, Minister for Racial Justice and Multicultural Engagement, First Service Music Director, and First Lady of the Church speaks with us about her journey in music, faith, and the advocacy of racial justice. Lea Gilmore is a blues, gospel, and jazz singing civic activist. a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s W. C. Handy Award: Keeping the …
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CHASE JACKSON - Artist, Blues Promoter, and Cultural Ambassador
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In this episode, I speak with the Amazing Chase Jackson. She shares with us some of the amazing things she's done for the Blues and the Blues People. For our health and wellness collection https://lamontjackpearley.itworks.com/ https://denisepearley.itworks.com/ To Donate to The African American Folklorist Newspaper Campaign https://www.indiegogo.c…
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Gullah Geechee Nation - Elder Carlie Towne
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In this episode of the African American Folklorist, I speak to Elder Carlie Towne, Minister of Information for the Gullah Geechee Nation. www.gullahgeecheenation.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010350254804 To support the African American Folklorist Newspaper and Channel PayPal.me/LamontJack Join our Patreon with a paid subscription …
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In this episode, I speak with Louisiana Bluesman DK Harrell about the culture of Blues, the system that only allows one Black artist to be highlighted at a time, and the importance of reconnecting Blues People to Blues Music. Born in Ruston, Louisiana on April 24, 1998. Dkieran was given the nickname, D.k. By his grandfather C.H. Jackson who swore …
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Join the Black Folk Narrative Revolution
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We are the African American Folklorist Newspaper. Don't be distracted by the term/classification African-American! Our platform is for the community, whatever your genealogy, identity, or nationality! We tell and help you tell the story of OUR PEOPLE! Join the Black Folk Narrative Revolution and donate, share, even become a contributing writer! The…
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Ethnographic Black Folk Narrative as Revolution
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The documenting and sharing of our story and expression is revolutionary!
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Boley Oklahoma Another Thriving Black Community to know about
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In this episode, I talk about Boley Oklahoma, John Dolphin, and Uniondale, Alabama which is featured in the documentary "The Contradiction of Fairhope" As we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, we shouldn't repeat the same stories always told. Black Wall St. wasn't the only thriving Black Community, there were many others. n the early twentieth century B…
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A New Way To Celebrate Black History Month
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In this episode, I discuss a new way we should think about celebrating "Black History Month! Also, forgive me, guys! Carter G Woodson called it Negro History Month when he first established it! For the Black History Month Blues Line log on to https://jackdappabluesstore.online/ For A healthy alternative to coffee and other great products log on to …
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Family Ethnography & Reading Comprehension
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In this episode, I discuss how we should think about removing the word obscure from the vocabulary for ethnography, folklore, and ethnomusicology! The people we document from these cultures are pillars of their community! They are not obscure! Also, Family Ethnography and Reading Comprehension is a great way to connect with your family history as w…
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An American Hero & Anti-Hero Talks Reparations – The Story of Ari Merratazon Most of you are familiar with the movie Dead Presidents starring Larenz Tate. I bet you don’t know that Tate’s character was inspired by the real-life story of decorated war hero and Vietnam Blood, Haywood Kirkland – now known as Ari Merratazon. According to Mr. Merratazon…
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Lovecraft Country & FOLKLORE EP ONE
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Episode one begins the conversation of Lovecraft Country's inception, who is H.P. Lovecraft, and initial responses audience members have to the show. The purpose of this series is to document the program's folklore, how convergence culture and mass media transmission play a part in the program's popularity, how Lovecraft Country is received, and th…
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Freeman Vines Hanging Tree Guitars
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In this episode of The African American Folklorist, I speak with Freeman Vines, a North Carolina guitar maker and bluesman. Vines shares with us the context of his latest project Hanging Tree Guitars, which has a spiritual connection, supernatural elements, as well as a tree used for possibly multiple lynchings. The book is a collaboration between …
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Holle Thee Maxwell FREEBASE AIN'T FREE
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In this interview I speak with Holle Thee Maxwell about her musical journey and recent book, Freebase Ain't Free, which depicts her 15 years working with and helping the Legendary Ike Turner. Chicago-born vocalist Holly Maxwell, now professionally known as Holle Thee Maxwell, found her early fortune in the vibrant California music scene of the 1970…
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Jumping The Broom - The African American Folklorist
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In this episode of The African American Folklorist, I speak with Dr. Tyler Parry, author of the book "Jumping The Broom - The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual" In this definitive history of a unique tradition, Tyler D. Parry untangles the convoluted history of the "broomstick wedding." Popularly associated with African Ame…
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In this episode, I speak with Blues Harmonica Legend, Dr. Adam Gussow about his most recent book "Whose Blues - Facing Up to Race and the Future of the Music" If there's "No black. No white. Just the blues," as one familiar meme suggests, why do some blues people hear such pronouncements as an aggressive attempt at cultural appropriation and erasur…
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Jimi Hendrix Black Legacy - A Dream Deferred
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On this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, I speak with Corey A Washington, author of the book "Jimi Hendrix Black Legacy (A Dream Deferred). Corey shares with us the importance of the book, as well as the importance and relevance Jimi has and is in the Black community, the history of black music & activism, along with the contributions to the Blues Peop…
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The Story of Ari Merratazon EP 1 -The African American Folklorist Newspaper
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An American Hero & Anti-Hero Talks Reparations - The Story of Ari Merratazon Most of you are familiar with the movie Dead Presidents starring Larenz Tate. I bet you don’t know that Tate’s character was inspired by the real-life story of decorated war hero and Vietnam Blood, Haywood Kirkland - now known as Ari Merratazon. According to Mr. Merratazon…
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In this Episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with Children Book writer, and Musician Gary Golio about his current book "Dark Was the Night - Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars" (Penguin/Nancy Paulsen, 2020). Gary has a catalog of books and shares with us the inspiration and message of his work. He also shares his reverence for Blind …
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