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The African American Folklorist Ep 2 – Elijah Cox
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On 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…
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HENRY THOMAS TEXAS BLUES LEGEND PT 3 F/DOM FLEMONS
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This is part three, the last episode of the series of the Jack Dappa Blues Podcast Series on Texas Blues Legend Henry Thomas in affiliation with Lonestar Blues & Heritage Festival featuring our recurring guest The American Songster Dom Flemons. On this last installment, we discuss the blues of Henry Thomas, the similarities of his songs…
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African American Traditions, Family and Homeschool
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by: Lamont Jack Pearley Being a homeschooling family, we are always looking for creative ways for learning, as well as teaching. There are not enough hours in the day to do everything one would like. The kids want and need different experiences, and the parents want to make sure that their children are getting…
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Tyler D. Parry Ep2 – The History of Slave Hounds & The Blues People
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This 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”. Dr. Parry gives great detail of the…
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Robert Gibbons – This Generations Langston Hughes
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Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe, the Green Pavilion, Nomad’s Choir, Brownstone Poets, Hydrogen Juke Box, Saturn Series, and Phoenix among other venues. His first book, Close to the Tree,…
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Dr. Tyler D Parry Part One
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On this episode, I speak with 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. He’s also written “The Holy…
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Henry Thomas Texas Blues Legend pt 2 F/Dom Flemons
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This 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…
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Michael L Jones Share Kentucky’s Musical History
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On 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…
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Henry Thomas Texas Blues Legend pt1 W/ Dom Flemons
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This 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…
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Jorge Arévalo Mateus, Exec Director Of Association For Cultural Equity
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on 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! 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…