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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioMASTER CLASS REPLAY: Locating Tribal Ancestry!Presented by: Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation FoundationIn partnership with The African American FolkloristThis in-depth session brings together leaders grounded in Indigenous identity, tribal sovereignty, and reclamation work to guide participants through the process of connecting and reconnecting families to tribal ancestry.💬 One powerful takeaway?Blood quantum doesn’t equal identity. In this conversation, we unpack how someone can be recorded as having no blood quantum in the Cherokee Nation — not because they aren’t Indigenous, but because they’re from a different tribal nation (like Muscogee Creek). It’s a detail that s...2025-07-041h 34
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBlues Music is Black History: The Hard Conversation at Hopson PlantationWhat does it mean to speak the truth of the Blues on the very soil where our ancestors were enslaved?In this live broadcast, Lamont Jack Pearley—traditional Bluesman, folklorist, and founder of the Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation—reflects on being invited to present his original scholarship on Blues Ecology at Hopson Plantation, once home to Blues legend Pinetop Perkins.As we close out Black Music History Month, this episode holds space for a necessary conversation about land, memory, and music. We'll explore how different landscapes—Mississippi’s cotton fields and Louisiana’s red-light...2025-06-301h 47
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioMojo Workin’: Dr. Katrina Hazzard-Donald on Hoodoo, Blues, and the Black Belt TraditionJack Dappa Blues Heritage Radio presents:Mojo Workin’: Dr. Katrina Hazzard-Donald on Hoodoo, Blues, and the Black Belt TraditionIn this culturally rich and significant episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, we welcome renowned folklorist, sociologist, and dance scholar Dr. Katrina Hazzard-Donald for an in-depth discussion on Black Belt Hoodoo, Blues culture, and African American sacred traditions.In this episode, we explore:The African origins and survival of Hoodoo as a metaphysical systemThe jook joint as a sacred space of spirit, resistance, and joyHow Blues music operates as ritual, cosmology, and cultural memoryThe overlap between Dr. Hazzard-Donald’s work and the...2025-06-181h 14
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioCreole Roots, Sinners, and Gravediggers: The Blues According to Chris Thomas KingCreole Roots, Sinners, and GravediggersBluesman, actor, and cultural preservationist Chris Thomas King joins Jack Dappa Blues Radio to uncover the real story of the Blues — from the juke joints of Louisiana to the haunting depths of Gravedigger Gonna Cut You Down.We talk Creole identity, his film Sinners, the founding of the Blues Origin Institute, and why the Blues didn’t start in the Delta — it started in Louisiana.This is the Blues you weren’t taught. The Blues that remembers.▶️ Available now on all streaming platforms.#ChrisThomasKing #CreoleBlues #JackDappaBlu...2025-06-072h 10
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioAfro Indigenous Country Blues: The Sonic Sovereignty of Cactus Rose NYCIn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, we welcome Kandia Crazy Horse, Afro-Indigenous musician, rock critic, author, and frontwoman of the genre-defying band Cactus Rose NYC. From the newsroom to the stage, Kandia has blazed a singular trail across rock, country, and Americana—reclaiming sound as a site of cultural sovereignty, survival, and storytelling.We dive into her legacy as editor of Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock ’n’ Roll, her academic work at Princeton University, and her bold mission to center Afro-Indigenous identity in American roots music. Her concept of “sonic sovereignty” challenges colonial gatekeeping in music...2025-05-311h 04
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Blues as Black Sonic Folklore: Part 1: The Folklore in the BluesIn this kickoff episode for Black Music Month, Jack Dappa Blues Radio explores the Blues as Black folklore, not just as music, but as cultural testimony, survival strategy, and sonic memory. Through the voices of Tommy Johnson, Mance Lipscomb, Rube Lacy, Charley Patton, and Blind Lemon Jefferson, we treat Blues lyrics as living archives, capturing addiction, emotional depth, environmental trauma, and coded cultural critique.We examine the Blues as testimony, as ecological witness, and as class commentary, diving into how metaphor, moan, and memory serve as vital tools for storytelling and resistance.This episode honors the spirit of Black...2025-05-261h 50
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Blues Narrative: The Children of the Great Migration🎙️ REPLAY: The Blues Narrative — The Next Chapter of the Slave NarrativesOriginally aired: Late March Broadcast | 9 PM CSTPresented by: Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation FoundationIn partnership with The African American Folklorist and We The Blues PeopleWe are proud to share the full replay of our special broadcast that launched a new chapter in our cultural memory work — The Blues Narrative.This powerful episode explores the lived experiences of the Children of The Great Migration — the Blues People whose lives carry the rhythms of survival, resistance, and Black cultural power in th...2025-05-2147 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioSpirit Work, Hoodoo & Black Southern Cosmologies: Conjure, Pentecost, and the BluesJack Dappa Blues Radio Live – Sunday Night EditionEpisode: Spirit Work, Hoodoo & Black Southern Cosmologies: Conjure, Pentecost, and the BluesIn this deeply spiritual and culturally rich episode, Jack Dappa Blues Radio Live explores the sacred intersections of Blues music, Hoodoo, Black Southern Pentecostalism, and Afro-Indigenous folk beliefs. Host and folklorist Lamont Jack Pearley guides listeners through a journey of ancestral memory, ritual practice, and the spiritual systems encoded in the Blues.We honor the life and work of the late Freeman Vines and his haunting “hanging tree guitars,” examine texts like Black Magic by Yvonne P. Chireau, Mojo Workin’ by Katrina...2025-04-091h 25
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Blues—A Living Oral HistoryJoin us for a real, Blues People conversation about the blues on Jack Dappa Blues Radio! In this live broadcast, I—Lamont Jack Pearley, a traditional blues artist and folklorist—will take you deep into the blues as an oral tradition in the American South.The blues ain’t just music; it’s a living, breathing record of our history. It carries the voices, struggles, and triumphs of Black American life, passed down through song, rhythm, and storytelling. The blues tells us where we’ve been, who we are, and how we make sense of the world around us.Throughout...2025-03-111h 41
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThere's Not One Way to Be Black – A Conversation with Honeychild ColemanIn this electrifying episode of Jack Dappa Blues, we sit down with the powerhouse that is Honeychild Coleman—a pioneering force in the world of punk, blues, and avant-garde music. A Louisville native and Brooklyn-based artist, Honeychild’s journey has taken her from busking in the New York subway to collaborating with legends like The Slits, Mad Professor, and Greg Tate’s Burnt Sugar Arkestra.As the frontwoman of blues-punk outfit The 1865, Coleman fuses raw energy with historical narratives, crafting sonic landscapes that echo the struggles and triumphs of Black American culture. Her music has graced films, documentaries, and televi...2025-03-061h 17
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Lady and the Empress! Lady D's One Woman Bessie Tribute ShowOn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, enjoy the collaboration
of Jack Dappa Blues Radio and Southern Ohio Folklife for a conversation w/ Lady
D (West Virginia’s First Lady of Soul) to talk about her recent performance of
The Lady and the Empress, a one-woman show about the life and music of Bessie
Smith, the Empress of the Blues. Learn about Bessie Smith, her role in Blues
music, her lasting impact, and why Lady D was drawn to her life story.
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On the day of the interview, Lady D later performed at the
Southern Ohi...2024-03-2450 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioCandice Ivory - Queen of Avant Soul Sangs The BluesToday, I speak with Candice Ivory about her new project, When The Levee Breaks.
As said on her website
After 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 musical family that shaped Memphis’s secular and sacred sounds. Her great-uncle was the singer and guitarist Will Roy Sanders of the Fieldstones, one of the premier Memphis blues bands from the 1970s to the 1990s. Ivory grew up in th...2023-12-191h 24
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBlack Scholarship and Black CultureMany 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 tradition. I see it differently, and here's why.
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioYou Have A HomeOn 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 Folklorist Magazine and website. We no longer need to rely on any other platform to share, publish, or even interrogate our narratives. After a long-time supporter contacted me and shared how we are significant in disseminating and distributing the Blues People story, I felt it necessary to put the call...2023-10-2449 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioShirley Moody-Turner African American Folklorist of The MonthOn 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 about my family history.
Shirley has worked to unearth those stories and many others. She has authored, edited, and written many books, essays, and journals depicting the African American story through a folkloric and ethnographic lens. She is...2023-08-1857 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioHannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation ProjectOn 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 planet. A banjoist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist, Hannah shares original and traditional banjo compositions and harmonies through acoustic live vocal looping. She reminds us of the power found in our relationship to the earth, music, and community.
T...2023-05-281h 17
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioKristina R. Gaddy - "Well of Souls - Uncovering the Banjo's Hidden History"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 debut nonfiction book Flowers in the Gutter (Dutton 2020), tells the true story of the teenage Edelweiss Pirates who fought the Nazis. Through narratives based on memoirs, oral history interviews, and Nazi documents, she immerses the reader in...2023-05-251h 14
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioNotable Folklorists of Color - The AFS African American Folklore SectionIn 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 inspiration, vision, purpose, and work of creating such a monumental installment. We will also discuss the follow-up project called, "Notable Folklorists of Color: Expanding the Frames ."
Notable Folklorists of Color is a website that features profiles of BIPOC ancestor scholars of color and their contributions...2023-05-231h 27
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBrei Carter: Country Singer-SongwriterOn 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 Monroe, Louisiana, with a solid, southern upbringing, Brei’s family raised her on several authentic southern staples: the Bible, Lone Star Missionary Baptist Church’s choir, Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Aretha Franklin, and no shortage of familial love and devotion. However, before she beca...2023-03-1638 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBlack & Indian Folklife, Storyville, Oklahoma, & The BluesThere 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 Black American Traditional Music, Traditional Art, Folklore, Oral Histories, and the Black Experience in America.
I'm asking for donations to Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation because their mission means a lot to me, and I hope you'll consider celebrating with me. Your...2022-12-291h 03
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDR DIANA BAIRD N'DIAYE - AAF OF THE MONTHOn 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 the Aesthetics of Identity, was awarded the Smithsonian Secretary's Research Prize for Curatorial Conversations: Cultural Representation at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival; and currently holds the position as Senior Folklife Curator, Cultural Specialist, Directs African American Craft Initiative at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cult...2022-12-251h 03
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioMending Our Relationship With B.O.B (Black Owned Business) - Glows & GrowsOn 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 what is needed in the community. Are there any B.O.B.'s filling those voids, or are they just op...2022-12-191h 14
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioGlen David Andrews - Treme's Trombone SingerBy 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! Â 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 the people he descends from. One of the many musicians in his family, Glen's music transmits the roots of New Orleans.2022-12-1657 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioKesi Neblett - From Civil Rights Legacy to NetflixOn 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.
Charles “Chuck” Neblett’s songs of protest resounded in southern jails, SNCC meetings, and freedom marches. As a child in rural Tennessee, Neblett remembered walking to his one-room schoolhouse and being sickened by the “fancy white school that was...2022-12-0646 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Greenwood District in Tulsa Ok, the Real Story!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 thought it would be beneficial for the Jack Dappa Blues and African American Folklorist Audience to get a more in-depth version of the story by folks that are from there doing the work!
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioFrom Me to You - Deidra R. Moore Janvier, Esq.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 author’s young son after learning of the atrocities of the Holocaust and slavery. Faced with the formidable challenge of answering her son’s question, Deidra devoted herself to exploring African American...2022-08-0145 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJohn Wesley Work III - Composer, Ethnomusicologist, Educator, and Choral DirectorIn 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. Â Â 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, ethnographers, and ethnomusicologists who actively focus on the research, documentation, recording, and highlighting of African American culture through performance, written word, and music in their scholarly works. Â Â
Our Featured Guest is Fisk Alumni George 'Geo' Cooper, a pian...2022-07-181h 25
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBuffalo Soldier Project, San Angelo Texas, and Black HistoryIn 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, serving the San Angelo, Texas community.
One significant story coming from Fort Concho and the San Angelo community is the contributions and community development of and by the Buffalo Soldiers. In 1866, Congress established the 9th, 10th, 24th, and 25th U.S. Cavalry Regiments for enlisted colored people...2022-07-1144 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioGeminiiDragon - LOUISIANA'S BLUES VIXENLouisiana 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! Â
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 bands/artists the likes of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Koko Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, Cream and Led Zeppelin and the supergroup Arc A...2022-03-2024 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBlues Narrative - Phoenix MoonThe “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 armed interviewees to defend what some call an all-out attack on the Blues People in the present day. This is an ongoing project conducted from the perspective of a folklorist and ethnographer.
This episode, i speak with Phoenix Moon, a Colonial America historian, Forensic genealogist, Civi...2022-02-061h 09
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBlack Southern Food TraditionThe 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 the name “Soul Food” or “Country Kitchen.” I remember Country Kitchen specifically, because it was on the route home from church, and on special occasions my family and I would stop there to order meals. The food was...2022-01-1717 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioMARA KAYE JAZZ BLUES SINGERMara 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. Â In this episode, Mara shares her musical beginnings, introductions to the Blues, and the importance of connecting with the songs you sing. Â Â She also shares with us that she wrote and sang the chorus on AZ and Rick ROss' new song!Â
https://www.marakaye.com...2021-11-2353 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioRobert Johnson Recording Session of Nov 23, 1936On 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!Â
Today we talk about the importance for everybody from any particular community, family, or culture taking the responsibility to document their story utilizing Ethnographic and Folkloristic tools. 2021-11-2357 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDaryl Davis - Interviewing The KKK, Traditional Black Music, and moreDaryl 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 dangerously intriguing project, documenting his search for the answers.
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...2021-10-311h 20
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioANNIKA CHAMBERS - BLACK WOMEN IN BLUESin 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 influences of Yolanda Adams, Shirley Caesar, Dottie Peoples, and Whitney Houston, you can’t help but feel the Spirit moving through the entire room when Annika throws herself into the heart of a song.
Learn More about Annika here ht...2021-04-141h 04
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioKING FISH - Blues Music and Black RepresentationIn 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! Â
Once a generation, an artist comes along who not only reminds mainstream audiences how deeply satisfying and emotionally moving the best blues music can be but shakes the genre to its core. With both eyes on the future and the blues in his blood, 21-year-old guitarist, vocalist, and s...2021-04-141h 12
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioLea Gilmore, Music, Culture and MinistryLea Gilmore, Minister for Racial Justice and Multicultural Engagement, Â 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. Â Â
Lea Gilmore is a blues, gospel, and jazz singing civic activist. a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s W. C. Handy Award: Keeping the Blues Alive and was named as one of 25 “Women Shaping the World” by Essence Magazine. She was featured in the October 2005 Leadership' issue. Â
Over the past eight years, Gilmore has lent her voice to support the cause of ridding...2021-03-2658 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioCHASE JACKSON - Artist, Blues Promoter, and Cultural AmbassadorIn 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.
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioGullah Geechee Nation - Elder Carlie TowneIn this episode of the African American Folklorist, I speak to Elder Carlie Towne, Minister of Information for the Gullah Geechee Nation. Â Â Â www.gullahgeecheenation.comÂ
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDK Harrell BluesIn 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. Â
Born in Ruston, Louisiana on April 24, 1998. Dkieran was given the nickname, D.k. By his grandfather C.H. Jackson who swore that his grandson would be a musician. Dkieran grew up listening to his grandparent’s records that varied between old gospel, r&b, and blues. His mother claims that his first words were BB King’s The thrill...2021-03-261h 16
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJoin the Black Folk Narrative RevolutionWe 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! Â Â Join the Black Folk Narrative Revolution and donate, share, even become a contributing writer! Â
The African American Folklorist is a quarterly Newspaper that contains articles about traditions, traditional beliefs, the cultural context, geographical locations, music, and vernaculars of African Americans and the role each element plays in the lives of the people past and present. AAF furthers the mission of...2021-02-1752 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioEthnographic Black Folk Narrative as RevolutionThe documenting and sharing of our story and expression is revolutionary! 2021-02-1654 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBoley Oklahoma Another Thriving Black Community to know aboutIn this episode, I talk about Boley Oklahoma, John Dolphin, and Uniondale, Alabama which is featured in the documentary "The Contradiction of Fairhope" Â Â 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. Â Â n the early twentieth century Boley, Oklahoma was the largest predominantly black town in the United States. Boley was officially opened for settlement in 1903 in Creek Nation, Indian Territory along with the Fort Smith and Western Railroad. The interracial group that founded Boley included Lake Moore, a white attorney, John Boley, a wh...2021-02-091h 10
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioA New Way To Celebrate Black History MonthIn 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!Â
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioFamily Ethnography & Reading ComprehensionIn 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!Â
Also, Family Ethnography and Reading Comprehension is a great way to connect with your family history as well as encouraging reading and strong language arts!Â
READ THE ARTICLE THAT ACCOMPANIES THIS BROADCAST in the resource section of the website! Remember to subscribe to the newspaper and go to submissions if you wish to submit or become a co...2021-01-2942 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Story of Ari Merratazon Ep 2An 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, the heart of his life story actually began where the movie ended. If you remember the movie, it ended with Larenz Tate’s character being sentenced to prison after being convicted of robbing an armored truck. Mr. Merratazon did serve time...2020-12-3137 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioLovecraft Country & FOLKLORE EP ONEEpisode one begins the conversation of Lovecraft Country's inception, who is H.P. Lovecraft, and initial responses audience members have to the show. Â 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 the audience's interactive response and behaviors, i.e., Participatory culture and Fan Culture. Â Â There is a plethora of African and Southern Black spirituality, Christianity, Space and time travel, amongst other things that fall in line with the many folk narratives and beliefs of the people. Â In t...2020-12-1610 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioFreeman Vines Hanging Tree GuitarsIn 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, Â supernatural elements, as well as a tree used for possibly multiple lynchings.
The book is a collaboration between Freeman Vines, photographer Timothy Duffy, and folklorist Zoe Van Buren. Van Buren writes, “Vines and Duffy have since embarked on a relationship of artistic exchange that has transformed their respective bodies of work.” Duffy says that he planned for his shoots for s...2020-12-0952 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioHolle Thee Maxwell FREEBASE AIN'T FREEIn 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 1970s, eventually bringing her to the audience of rock n’ roll icon Ike Turner. What started off as a professional relationship became a strange adventure through the music studios, hotel rooms, and drug houses of Los Angeles, with Maxwell acting as Turner's personal assistant, bodyguard, conf...2020-12-091h 06
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJumping The Broom - The African American FolkloristIn 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 American culture, Parry traces the ritual’s origins to marginalized groups in the British Isles and explores how it influenced the marriage traditions of different communities on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. His surprising findings shed new light on the complexities of cultural exchange betw...2020-12-091h 09
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioAdam Gussow - Whose BluesIn 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" Â Â 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 erasure of traumatic histories that lie deep in the heart of the music? Then again, if "blues is black music," as some performers and critics insist, what should we make of the vibrant global blues scene, with its all-comers mi...2020-12-091h 15
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJimi Hendrix Black Legacy - A Dream DeferredOn 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 People! Â Â Jimi Hendrix - Black Legacy (A Dream Deferred) is the culmination of a two-decade journey of author Corey Washington's exploration of Jimi Hendrix's complex and misunderstood relationship and impact, on the Black Community. Â Jimi's life has been fea...2020-12-091h 02
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Story of Ari Merratazon EP 1 -The African American Folklorist NewspaperAn 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, the heart of his life story actually began where the movie ended. If you remember the movie, it ended with Larenz Tate’s character being sentenced to prison after being convicted of robbing an armored truck. Mr. Merrat...2020-11-2949 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioGARY GOLIO - Dark Was the NightIn 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 Willie Johnson, and how he looked to pay homage to him in "Dark Was The Night."Â
In Dark Was the Night - Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars, NY Times-bestselling author Gary G...2020-11-1456 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioRandye Jones- Black SpiritualsIn this episode, Â I speak with Randy Jones. She breaks down the black Spirituals and the many misconceptions about them.Â
 Randye Jones is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Bennett College in Greensboro. While there, Randye's academic achievements included being named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. She earned a Masters’ degree in Vocal Performance from Florida State University, Tallahassee, where she studied with Barbara Ford and Enrico Di Giuseppe. Some of the greats she studied with are Mary Jane Crawford, Judith...2020-10-101h 13
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBlues Narrative interview 1 Waltho Wallace WesleyThe Blues Narrative – “Blues People, COVID19 & Civil Unrest” is a first-person account of the life and experiences of African Americans, Black Indians, Pan-Africanists (individuals and families), aka The Blues People, during this moment in history where there’s a global pandemic, quarantines, protests, and riots happening ALL AT THE SAME TIME and in real-time.
In this episode, I speak to Mr. Waltho Wallace Wesley, a  descendant from the Muskogee Creek and Seminole Nations. A Life long resident of Indian territory in present-day Oklahoma, and 'Black' Indian historian. 2020-09-131h 22
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioRubin Lacy - Old Hallelujahson this premiere episode of Black Spirituals, Field Hollers, and Slave Seculars series, David Evans ( tenured ethnomusicologist, folklorist, and Grammy Winner) and I discuss and listen to some of the songs from his 1966 recording of Reverand Rubin Lacy and Congregation. He gives us the story of the legendary Rube Lacy, which most enthusiasts and fans know from his days as a bluesman from the Mississippi and entire delta region.   Rev. Rubin Lacy - Vocals Mrs. Rubin Lacy - 2nd Vocals  David Evans - Guitar John Fahey - Guitar  Alan Wilson - Guitar Mr. & Mrs. Idella Booth - Vocals Mr. McCo...2020-06-091h 22
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioStrange Fruit - American Cartoonist Joel Christian GillIn this episode of jack Dappa Blues "The American Folklorist" I speak with American Cartoonist Joel Christian Gill. Joel shares with us his journey from painting to becoming a cartoonist, his role as a storyteller, his mission to encourage apathy, and the reasons and process behind his many comic novels. Â Â Joel Christian Gill is an American cartoonist, educator, and author of a number of graphic novels from Fulcrum Publishing: Strange Fruit Vol I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History, Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth No.1, and Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth, No. 2, Strange Fruit Vol II: Mo...2020-06-0358 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDREAM FURY COMICS, African American Folklore and the Bluesin this episode of the African American Folklorist, I speak with Newton Lilavois, who is the founder and senior writer for this amazing comic publishing company called Dream Fury Comics. Our conversation focuses on Crescent City Monsters, which is a graphic novel series from DREAM FURY COMICS publishing company. The story incorporates supernatural elements from different cultures. What we call Creole Magic. The story introduces us to a sorcerer named Jonas and explores what happens when his life is violently taken away from him by the monsters of New Orleans. Jonas is a young blues musician deep-seated in that...2020-05-271h 04
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioREAL LIFE HOBO BLUES - The Eric Freeman StoryIn this episode of the Jack Dappa Blues Radio Podcast, I speak with Eric Freeman, also known as "The Blueridge Boy." Eric shares with us his journey learning and playing the blues, his humble beginnings in the Appalachia mountains, and his of real-life experienced Hobo Blues.  Eric is currently homeless, so we ask that any donations for this episode go to him @  PayPal blueridgeboy3@gmail.com or Venmo blueridgeericcountryblues@gmail.com  https://www.youtube.com/user/bunnyboyblue1 Â
If you are interested in sponsoring content and/or ad space in our newspaper The African American Folklorist, please contact - la...2020-05-191h 09
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioSlave Hounds, Abolition and the America'sIn this episode of The Jack Dappa Blues Radio Podcast, I speak to co-authors Dr. Tyler D. Parry and Dr. Chaz Yingling about their book in the works Slave Hounds, Abolition and The Americas. 40 pages of the book are currently available at https://academic.oup.com/past/article/246/1/69/5722095 Â
They also pinned another great article we discuss in the podcast, and the link is  https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/05/dogs-bloodhounds-slavery-police-brutality-racism/ Â
Be sure to listen to the podcast and read the articles. Â https://twitter.com/ProfTDParry Â
Remember you can donate to the Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Prese...2020-03-301h 08
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDavid Crownson - HARRIET TUBMAN DEMON SLAYERIn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with Actor, Write Director David Crownson, who is the creator and writer of the Comic Book Harriet Tubman, Demon Slayer. David shares with us the inception of the comic, the need for a black woman heroine, the history and folklore of the storyline and the people who were positively affected by the comic series. Â
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paypal.me/LamontJack2020-03-2451 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioVeronika Jackson - The Woman I AmIn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with America's Folk and Blues Singer Veronika Jackson. She shares with us her journey of making her latest album, "The Woman I Am", and states that "In these trying times, encouragement and a good message always helps." Her message of making this record is - "This CD is meant to touch people's Heart! Men and Women and Children, To be able to listen to it and be encouraged ” - Veronika Jackson. Listen to my interview with her and enjoy the selection of songs off of the album that’s part...2020-03-201h 26
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJoseph 'Mojo' Morganfield - Blues LegacyIn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, I speak with Joseph 'Mojo' Morganfield, the youngest son of Muddy Waters.Â
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Joseph Morganfield, Born April 14, 1964, in Chicago Illinois. Joseph is the youngest son of the World Famous Muddy Waters. Joseph began his career following in his fathers' footsteps. As a young boy, Joseph would travel and perform with his father growing up in the Blues. His brothers are also Blues performers Big Bill Morganfield, and Larry Morganfield. He attended Westmont High School, in Westmont Illinois. He was learning guitar from his father Muddy Waters, an...2020-03-1550 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe African American Folklorist - Wanda G AddisonFeatured Folklorist
Wanda G Addison, PhD
In this episode I speak with February’s African American Folklorist of the month is Wanda G. Addison. Addison, an African American folklorist, and Professor of English sat on the board of the American Folklore Society, and through storytelling, social groups and community practices use her folklore experience for cultural sustainability and preservation of intangible cultural heritage. Coming from an English Literature background, on the road to her Ph.D., Addison took a Pro Seminar class in Folklore. One of her assignments focused on oral literature, specifically documenting the vo...2020-03-141h 12
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioGina Coleman, IBC and the Misty Blues Music JourneyOn this episode, I speak to Gina Coleman, the frontwoman of the blues band Misty Blues! She shares with us their journey to the IBC finals, her love for playing the cigar box guitar, and how blues runs in the family!
Gina is a graduate of Williams College. She began singing in 1990 on a dare by her co-workers and hasn’t turned back since. She began performing in a duet, The Siblings. Gina shortly started her own duet, Cole-Connection, which blossomed to a five-piece band that allowed her to showcase some of her original music. Gina has perfor...2020-01-081h 11
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJames Bunch - Hip Hop Farmers InitiativeOn this episode, I speak with James Bunch (Peetie Wheatstraws Grand Nephew) and his son - n - law about Bunch's agriculture initiative "Hip Hop Farmers." James, born July 1957 in a little place called cotton plant Arkansas, grew up on a farm picking cotton and turned his agricultural experience into a successful career. Farming and agriculture is a huge staple of African American heritage, tradition and folklore, Bunch is working to reconnect our youth and adults to an industry that would generate economies, jobs, healthy foods as well as bringing generations and traditional music together.
Their mission...2020-01-0542 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioHermene Hartman - The Legacy of Chicago's N'DIGOOn this episode, I have the honor to speak with activist, publisher, teacher, entrepreneur, and Chicago historian Hermene Hartman. Â She shares the beginnings of N'digo Print and walks us through to its current studio and television program! Hartman is a true historian, folklorist and she works tirelessly to platform Chicago the way it should be seen!
N'DIGO STUDIOÂ is a new talk show, independently produced. It is Chicago-centric and features interviews with notables and newbies. Hermene Hartman and Shannon Peoples are the co-hosts.
N'DIGO STUDIOÂ brings real talk with African American insights to...2020-01-0440 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDolphin's Of Hollywood - The John Dolphin StoryWhat does Dolomite, Lawanda Page, Scatman Crothers, Sam Cooke Pee Wee Crayton, T- Bone Walker, Johnny Lee Hooker, Bill Brown, Clyde
McPhatter, Charlie White, and King Records have in common with Central Avenue? The answer is, John Dolphin and his owner-operated open 24/7 record shop rightfully named "Dolphin's of Hollywood."Â
Bringing Hollywood to Central Avenue, John Dolphin cut records in the back of his store, then broke the record on his radio station that broadcasted in the front window of his store. John's efforts platformed black music and artists who wouldn't have had a chance to b...2019-12-2957 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioPeetie Wheatstraw ReloadedOn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, I speak to William Bunch, AKA Peetie Wheatstraws Great Nephews about the remastered and remixed Peetie Wheatstraw album that was released on His Birthday, December 21st, 2019.Â
James Bunch, Peetie's great Nephew, and his son n law Ricco Doty own Peetie's publishing and are on a mission to get Peetie a well-earned grammy. They've remastered and released a five-song album, with two bonus tracks by Peetie's great great-nephews, who rerecorded Peetie's songs.Â
https://music.apple.com/us/album/reloaded/14808631852019-12-2228 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe African American Folklorist Ep 2 - Elijah CoxOn this episode of The African American Folklorist, I share the story of the born free, African American Traditional Music Practitioner Elijah Cox, who was a fiddler, Buffalo soldier, and recorded in 1935 at the age of 93 for the Library of Congress Elijah Cox was also interviewed and recorded for the Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938, which now lives can be found of the Library Of Congress Website.Â
As I share the story of Elijah, I make the case that he was and utilized the tools of the folklorist.Â
Written, Pr...2019-12-0818 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioHENRY THOMAS TEXAS BLUES LEGEND PT 3 F/DOM FLEMONSThis is part three, the last episode of the series of the Jack Dappa Blues Podcast Series in affiliation with Lonestar Blues & Heritage Festival about Henry Thomas, also known as Henry Ragtime Texas Thomas featuring our recurring guest The American Songster Dom Flemons. Â
On this last installment, we discuss the blues of Henry Thomas, the similarities of his songs to what W.C. Handy expressed he heard the first time he experienced the blues and the rich history of African American Traditional Music that comes out Texas.Â
Podcast also available on iHeart, iTunes, Apple Podcast, Radio...2019-12-071h 06
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioTyler D. Parry Ep2 - The History of Slave Hounds & The Blues PeopleThis episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio is part two of my discussion with scholar Tyler D. Parry, Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies Program and Book Review Editor: Black Perspectives, about his co-authored journal and the upcoming book titled ' Slavehounds and Abolition". Â Dr. Parry gives great detail of the role of the bloodhound before, during, and after slavery. Â He delves into the origins of the purpose this hybrid animal was created, Â where they were trained and how it's been utilized for centuries as a weapon against the freedoms and lives of the "Blues People" on...2019-11-3034 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDr. Tyler D Parry Part OneOn this episode, I speak to Dr. Tyler D. Parry, professor of African American and African Diaspora studies at UNLV, about his latest project "Jumping The Broom: A Multicultural History" based on his Zora Neale Hurston Prize award-winning paper, "Married in Slavery Time" in the Journal of Southern History. Â He's also written "The Holy Land of Matrimony," in American Studies (both available on my academia.edu webpage) should provide enough content for an interviewer.Â
Professor Parry also is a Book Review Editor: Black Perspectives, and Editor of H-Afro-Am.Â
Follow Tyler @ProfTDParry
2019-10-1144 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioHenry Thomas Texas Blues Legend pt 2 F/Dom FlemonsThis is part one of the Jack Dappa Blues Podcast Series in affiliation with Lonestar Blues & Heritage Festival about Henry Thomas, also known as Henry Ragtime Texas Thomas featuring our recurring guest The American Songster Dom Flemons.
On this episode, we delve into the evolution of African American Traditions Music from the theater to records. How it became popular to record records that spoke directly to the audience listening in their homes. We also speak of how the change in consciousness of African American musicians, composers and the like, sparked by an article in the Indianapolis Freedman Newspaper...2019-09-2359 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioMichael L Jones Share Kentucky's Musical HistoryOn this episode of the Jack Dappa Blues Podcast, I speak to Kentucky Music Historian Michael L Jones about The Jugband Jubilee Festival and his exhibit of Kentucky Music history. We also discuss the rise of jug band music, the inception of Kentucky. Michael shares how Kentucky is a riverboat location which culminated in the creation of music legends. Â Michael shares rarely heard facts about Kentucky history.
Michael is an author and journalist who's research and writing reclaims the African American Traditions and music started popularized in Kentucky and traveled the world.
Links of Michael's w...2019-09-181h 01
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioHenry Thomas Texas Blues Legend pt1 W/ Dom FlemonsThis is part one of the Jack Dappa Blues Podcast Series in affiliation with Lonestar Blues & Heritage Festival about Henry Thomas, also known as Henry Ragtime Texas Thomas featuring our recurring guest The American Songster Dom Flemons.
On this episode we delve into the unique and wide musical range of Henry Thomas whos songs represent the oldest of the African American Traditional music. He also played a traditional African American instrument called the "Quill". The history and role of the A&R. Early recording industry methods, and the fact that Henry, as well as other early...2019-09-1248 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJorge ArĂ©valo Mateus, Exec Director Of Association For Cultural Equityon this archive episode, I speak with Jorge Arèvalo Mateus about the Association For Cultural Equity, The Folklorist convention and the work of ethnomusicologists and folklorists!Â
Jorge Arevalo Mateus, Ph.D.
Executive Director
The Association for Cultural Equity (ACE) was founded by Alan Lomax to explore and preserve the world's expressive traditions with humanistic commitment and scientific engagement. ACE was registered as a charitable organization in the State of New York in 1983, and is housed at New York City's Hunter College.
http://www.culturalequity.org/2019-07-2020 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBilly Jones Bluez - The Politics, Segregation and Business of The BluesIf you enjoyed and learned something from my recent article in Blues Festival Guide Magazine titled “Beyond The Green Book,” and Enjoyed the Robert Johnson Documentary on Netflix, then you’re in for a treat! Billy Jones Bluez, who I referenced in my article, in this rebroadcast of my WFDU Radio Program, gives his first hand account of blues people, traveling while black, his upbringing in a juke joint, the services his grandfather provided while running the bar, and his very own journey as a bluesman from Arkansas. He gives great detail of the boarding rooms his family rented out to...2019-05-1150 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioTony Thomas - The 'Real' Origins of the BanjoThe Banjo is a very popular instrument, and it's popularity is currently growing rapidly. However, there's a convoluted and misconstrued history of this instrument. On today's episode of Jack Dappa Blues Podcast, I speak with Tony Thomas, Â African American Banjo Scholar, about the history, origins and commercial explosion of the Banjo.
Along with Sule Greg Wilson and Cece Conway, Tony Thomas organized the 2005 Black Banjo Gathering that launched the contemporary Black Banjo revival. Â
In 2013, “Why African Americans Put the Banjo Down,” Thomas’s contribution to Duke University Press’s Hidden in the Mix: The African American P...2019-04-281h 07
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDom Flemons - Understanding Blackface, Minstrelsy and Early Black EntertainmentOn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues I speak with the American Songster Dom Flemons about how Blackface, Minstrelsy and African American Traditional Music morphed into America's top entertainment industry. In our discussion the true context of what became a stain on the image of Black folk is unpacked.Â
Dom Flemons is known as “The American Songster” since his repertoire of music covers nearly 100 years of American folklore, ballads, and tunes. Flemons is a music scholar, historian, record collector and a multi-instrumentalist. He was recently nominated for a Grammy from his current album "The Black Cowboy" with Smith...2019-04-0357 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe African American Folklorist ep1 - Charlotte Forten Grimke pt 1The African American Folklorist Podcast Series -
Charlotte Forten Grimke -
The First series of the African American Folklorist will be covering the works, journals, and lineage of Charlotte Forten Grimke. Documented as the first person to record Black Spirituals on her excursion to Sea Island in 1864, Charlotte, a teacher, anti-slavery activist, and poet comes from four generations of successful, free abolitionists African Americans. The series will raise awareness and discuss the people and experiences she's had during a turbulent time in America for Black people that shaped her views and propelled her to achieve...2019-03-1043 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioChris Thomas King - The True Origins of The BluesAs Black History Month comes to an end, after the Grammy's are long gone and post his open letter about the miseducation and representation of the Blues category nomination process, I sit down in Time Square New York to speak with Chris Thomas King.  On this special 2 hour episode, CTK shares the misconception of the birthplace of the Blues, the proof of this misconception, history of Louisiana and the Creole culture, as well as addressing his open letter and the book titled “The Original Blues: The Emergence of the Blues in African American Vaudeville” by Lynn Abbott & Doug Seroff.Â
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioElizabeth Lynn Kilrain - Dancing the Blues in San Diego!on this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Podcast, I speak with Elizabeth Lynn Kilrain about her journey with Blues Dancing and her organization Blue Note SD who's mantra is:
"Dancing the Blues in San Diego!"
The mission of her organization is exploring, celebrating, and growing the blues dance community through musical immersion, classes, social dancing, and competition.Â
We discuss how the music, culture, lifestyle and vernacular of the Blues People resonate with the feel of the Blues Dance.
https://bluenotesd.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_VS8h...2018-12-2937 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioWe The Blues People- Gentrification of the BluesOn this episode, Marquise Knox and I discuss the issues that prompted Chris Thomas King to write his open letter addressing the gentrification of the Blues based on him being removed from the Grammy nomination list for best Blues Album. As we address this issue, we refer and share quotes from other Black Blues Musicians, (Chick Willis and Corey Harris) that have addressed similar, if not the same concerns in the past.
Links to articles
http://www.offbeat.com/news/bluesman-chris-thomas-king-says-hes-banned-grammys/?fbclid=IwAR1Nj3Pb_BfUJJh4FT5oCnLEkk9ofxQ0FXYt0id4tR8Hx50QL_JWmALhiXc#.W9si2bA6YVZ.facebook
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJimmy Duck Holmes - Bentonia BluesOn this episode of jack Dappa Blues Podcast I have the honor of speaking with one of the last remaining threads to original Blues....and owner of the longest running Juke Joint in America, Bentonia Bluesman Jimmy Duck Holmes, as he breaks down the real Blue.
Jimmy is the last living link to the "Bentonia School" of blues. Other artists who played in this style include Skip James, Jack Owens, Henry Stuckey and Cornelius Bright.
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes has lived a life steeped in blues. Today he is the last living practitioner of the celebrated style of Bentonia blues made...2018-12-1342 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBig Bill Morganfield - Living the LegacyOn this episode, I have the honor to talk Blues with living Legend, son of a Legend Big Bill Morganfield about his New album Bloodstains on the Wall, His new record Label Black Shucks Records and his process of music making.2018-12-1359 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDr. Steve Perry - Education for Black & Brown ChildrenOn this powerful episode of Jack Dappa Blues, I speak with Dr. Steve Perry as we discuss the Blues of the educational system for Back and Brown children!
Dr. Perry gives us many examples of why we should be serious when making the decision of where our children attends school, what we should be looking for in schools, and why His Charter school and those affiliated are the best choices to break the Blues we and our children face in the educational system2018-12-111h 03
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJontavious Willis - Regional Styles of BluesOn this episode I will be talking with Blues Sensation Jontavious Willis. This young man is the rebirth of real Roots Blues, and we will be discussing the regional styles of Blues such as Piedmont, Delta and the like...along with hearing some great Original Blues records that will allow you to feel the music we're discussing.2018-12-1159 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioMary Hurt-Wright - Mississippi John's GranddaughterOn this part one episode of a two part series, I have the honor to speak to the great grand daughter of Mississippi John Hurt, Mary Hurt Wright, who shares with us her upbringing in Mississippi with her parents and grandfather which opened her eyes to the importance of not only her Grandfather's legacy, but the legacy she's building by preserving his.2018-12-111h 03
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioPeetie Wheatstraws Great Nephewson this episode I speak to the great nephew of the legendary Blues Pioneer Peetie Wheatstraw. They share how they are acquiring Peetie's long musical catalog. They also share how they found out they were related to Peetie, and the family history!2018-12-1148 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBobby Rush - Blues Legendon this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Podcast I have the honor to speak with the living Legend Bobby Rush!! 50 years strong in the Blues Music business, and has a new album out!!2018-12-111h 03
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioValerie June - Working Woman BluesOn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Podcast, Valerie June shares her beginnings, where her voice comes from, her humble home and church experiences and the meaning of her sound, art and culture that's made her into the sensation and traditional music practitioner she is today. A major part of her story is her work ethic, passed down by her parents and the sacrifices they made to run their business and take care of their family. She also shares that she has the honor of having Mavis Staples cover her song.2018-12-0853 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioBlues Dance NY - Odysseus BailerOn this episode, I speak to Actor, Historian and Blues Dance NY Instructor/Dj Odysseus Bailer on the importance of Blues Dance to the tradition of the Blues People, and the great program and community of Blues Dance NY, which is dedicated to fostering community and encouraging life-long learning through a shared passion for blues dancing.
Odysseus also shares his journey with Blues dancing and music, as it pertains to the African American experience.2018-12-0731 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioOn The Porch at Augusta Heritage's Blues n Swing WeekOn this episode, I sit and speak with Piedmont Blūz Ben and Valerie Turner, Dena Ross Jennings, Jim Bunch, and Steve and Melissa Waggy, all musicians and attendees of Augusta Heritage Blues and Swing week in West Virginia. We engage in a deep conversation about Society, Stereo Types, Traditions and Traditional Musics, Perception and everything that makes the expression of cultures extremely relevant2018-10-0548 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioJoel Bailes at Blues & Swing WeekOn this episode of The Jack Dappa Blues Podcast, I speak with Joel Bailes, historian, musician, and husband of a Blues Harp Woman at Augusta’s Blues & Swing Week, which provides participants with the opportunity to work with some of the finest performers and educators in the Blues and Swing worlds.
Joel shares with us his musical journey, family story and why African American Traditional Music is important to him. He also speaks about how culture is extremely important to America.2018-08-1941 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioWe The Blues People F/ Marquis Knox“We The Blues People” is a biweekly broadcast produced and hosted by Jack Dappa Blues Public Media, in partnership with Knox Entertainment located in St. Louis, which is a live feed broadcast that discusses events and laws from the past which results continue to leave a strains on African American politics, economy and family of today.
The program is hosted by Lamont Jack Pearley and Marquis Knox.
"The path the slave took to 'citizenship' is what I want to look at. And I make my analogy through the slave citizen's music -- through the music that is most closely associated with...2018-08-121h 13
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioThe Black Spirituals are the Expressions of FreedomOn this episode, I speak with Reverend, Dr. Derrick McQueen, New Testament Scholar and Black Spirituals Historian about the history of the Black Spirituals, it's importance and it's truly the songs and expressions of revolution.
http://www.derrickmcqueen.com/2018-08-1251 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioDom Flemons - Black CowboyOn this episode, Dom goes into detail of how a visit with family some 10 years ago landed him at a gift shop around the Petrified Forest, where he came across a book called “The Negro Cowboys”. Probably no coincidence, Dom shares with us what transpired from this book purchase, and how the journey of producing The Black Cowboys album brings him full circle of his own family’s lineage.2018-04-2430 min
Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation RadioNAMA Harlem's Rich HistoryNAMA Harlem, also known as The New Amsterdam Musical Association is a staple of the Harlem community as it is with the History of African American Music, Entertainment and Heritage. On this episode, Arthur Brown, Vice President of the legendary organization walks us through the story of NAMA Harlem’s Rich History, and gives insights of its significance in African American History, Traditional Music and Culture.2018-04-2427 min