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Lamont Jack Pearley
on this episode, I speak with the ambassadors and inductees of the Feb 7 NY Blues Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at BB Kings
The New York Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at BB Kings in Time Square!
Doors open at 6:30…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
On this episode I have the privilege to speak with Jj Thames about her Journey to becoming the Mississippi Blues Diva!
Raised in a General Motors fueled family, the classically and jazz trained JJ began performing at the tender age of…
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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…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
Beareather Reddy, vocalist/actress/producer, is a native of Sylvania, Georgia, received a B.A. in performance arts from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She has performed in numerous plays throughout the New York metropolitan area, including "The First Wife", "Going Homeless",…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
MICHAEL HILL
Raised in the South Bronx, Michael Hill’s early exposure to music included Harry Belafonte, Jackie Wilson, Elvis Presley and many other artists heard on his father’s records. He took piano lessons at age seven and sang in…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
Dr. Daphne Harrison, former Chair of the Africana Studies, and Dr. Michelle Scott, Associate Professor of History, joined the Marc Steiner Show on Tuesday, June 19, for a segment called Juneteenth: Holiday Commemorating the Abolition of Slavery in Texas. The…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
African American Tribal Music
The heritage and culture that are the foundation of what I like to call “African American Tribal Music” are the products of two continents - Africa and America. They stem from a long tradition…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
Most people don’t think to associate the word Tribe or Tribal with African American. For the most part, African and Native American usually comes to mind. However, the irony of the names “African American” and “Native American” are really names…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
on this episode, I have the wonderful honor to speak with Ben and Valerie Turner, the Husband and Wife team that makes up Peidmont Bluz Acoustic Duo.
The Piedmont Bluz acoustic duo is dedicated to the preservation of Country Blues and…
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Lamont Jack Pearley
This episode is part of a series from Jack Dappa Blues Radio called the Blues of the Black And Brown community from education to plain ole systematic racism.
on this episode I have the honer to speak with Seanne N. Murray,…