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Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project

Pubished by: Lamont Jack Pearley 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 who's work and…

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Kristina R. Gaddy- Well of Souls

Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley 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…

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Rubin Lacy – Old Hallelujahs

Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley on 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…

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DREAM FURY COMICS, African American Folklore, and the Blues

Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley in 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…

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David Crownson – HARRIET TUBMAN DEMON SLAYER

In 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…

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Cookin’ With Chief Episode 1

Queen Chief Elwin Warhorse Gillum, the host of Cookin' With Chief, is the Queen of Tchefuncta Nation and the Chief of the Chahta Tribe. As appointed by the 365 Elders (Blood Members) of the Tribe, she was appointed the Chief of the Tribe…

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The African American Folklorist – Wanda G Addison

Featured 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…

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Dr. Tyler D Parry Part One

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"…

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Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project

Kristina R. Gaddy- Well of Souls

Rubin Lacy – Old Hallelujahs

DREAM FURY COMICS, African American Folklore, and the Blues

David Crownson – HARRIET TUBMAN DEMON SLAYER

Cookin’ With Chief Episode 1

The African American Folklorist – Wanda G Addison

Dr. Tyler D Parry Part One

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