On today’s episode, Adele Bertei and musicology journalist Charlotte Morgan discuss Why Labelle Matters, a history of the musical group of Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash. They discuss the obstacles women in music face, the rise of Afrofuturism in the 1970’s, and collaborations with and influences between Black and white musicians.
Content warning: within this episode, there is a discussion on sexual abuse. The discussion begins at 28:54 and ends at 31:18 .
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