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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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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…
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Juneteenth and African American Traditional Music
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Juneteenth should always be mentioned with the term “African American Traditional Music!” Juneteenth is the celebration of the releasing of the last remaining slaves after the emancipation proclamation and civil war. In 1865, June 19 Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger shared the news that the war is…
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The African American Folklorist – Charlotte Forten Grimke Ep 1
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The 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…
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Coffle Gang America’s Domestic Slave Trade
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Coffle Gangs America’s Domestic Slave Trade by Lamont Jack Pearley I’m learning to deal with this nostalgia people have for the antebellum south that birthed a tribal music that became an internationally commercial success, making non African Americans extremely wealthy. International wealth off of the backs of Black people isn’t a new concept either.…
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Black Spirituals – America’s Folk Songs
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Black Spirituals – America’s Folk Songs By Lamont Jack Pearley The Black Spirituals are the product of suffering, the hardships and despairs of those in bondage as they gave utterance through deep grievance in song. Said to be religious folksongs that were born during American slavery, Krehbiel states, “they were literally born and not…
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African American Tribal Music – The Emancipation
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Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley The Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln is a very important mark for the Blues People as it would forever change the dynamic of the African American experience and interactions in America, as well as the expressions that represented our daily life. Though this particular entry is…