Gumbo Friday’s – Blues People in the Bible
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Gumbo Friday's where we discuss everything that has to do with African American Tribal Music and the Black Experience. Our main topic of the last few weeks is the Blues in The Bible, Blues People in the Bible, and identifying…

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Sorrow Songs and Slave Seculars Podcast
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode I will be discussing Sorrow Songs, Slave Seculars and the early discussions by Musicologists. Richard Wallaschek, in his Book, Primitive Music(1893) sites that Black Music is a mere imitation of European Compositions. Henry Krehbiel, was an American music…

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African American Writers, Folklorists and The Blues
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode we will be looking into and discussing Eileen Southern, a scholar of Renaissance and African-American music and the first black woman to be appointed a tenured full professor at Harvard University, and her works. After that, I have…

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The Slave Narrative – Uncle Cinto Lewis
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Radio i will be reading from and discussing the Slave Narrative of Ex- Slave Uncle Cinto Lewis. Uncle Cinto Lewis, ex-slave, claims to "be 111 years old. He lived in a brick cabin…

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Valerie June – Working Woman Blues
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley On today's show I speak with Valerie June, Working Woman Blues in the flesh, about her humble beginnings, inspirations and taking the long road. Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Podcast Lamont Pearly / Jack Dappa Producer / Host / Audio Editor Deric Johnson /…

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Gumbo Friday’s Ep1- Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Radio
Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Gumbo Friday were We talk about everything that comes to mind about all things in regards to African American Tribal Music and the Black Experience! On this episode I speak with Brock Lightnin and Sista Zaki about White Flight, Black Flight,…

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The Second Migration – Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Radio
Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley Today we will speak about the Great Migration that went West. I will also be joined by Moses Crouch who's a phenomenal musician and historian! During the decade that followed the stock market crash of 1929, initial Migration slowed to a…

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