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Misty Blues: A Live Tribute To Odetta

Hosted and Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Misty Blues⁠ and lead singer Gina Coleman celebrate 25 years of composing and performing original blues. They will be celebrating this feat on a Blues Cruise this coming Friday. With that, after an encounter with…

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The Blues Society – Memphis Country Blues Festival

Hosted and Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley THE BLUES SOCIETY⁠ is a re-evaluation of the 1960s seen through the lens of the Memphis Country Blues Festival (1966-1969). It’s the story of Blues masters like Furry Lewis and Robert Wilkins, who had attained fame…

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Candice Ivory – Queen Of Avant Soul Sangs The Blues

Hosted and Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley Today, I speak with Candice Ivory about her new project, When The Levee Breaks. As said on her website After releasing three acclaimed albums of jazz-driven original songs, vocalist Candice Ivory reveals a whole new sound…

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Black Scholarship And Black Culture

Hosted and Published by: Lamont Jack Pearley Many Black Academic Scholars are also active practitioners in our respective cultures and traditions. That doesn't negate their ability to teach, mentor, or share skills and tricks of the trade with the folk. It actually makes…

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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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Black & Indian Folklife, Storyville, Oklahoma, & The Blues

By: Lamont Jack Pearley There is excellent Black Folklife, Indian Folklore, Black Music, AND educational oral history in Kentucky and nationally that Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation archives and builds a repository for. In this episode, I discuss Storyville, Oklahoma, Freedmen, Blues,…

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Glen David Andrews

Treme's Trombone Singer By Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode, I speak with Glen David Andrews, born and raised in Treme's 6 Ward, only blocks away from the historical Congo Square in New Orleans, Louisiana! Andrews shares that the gumbo…

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African American Folklorist Doc Series Ep1

“Black Is Not an Ethnic Group” Guest Gabriel Greaves

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African American Traditions, Family and Homeschool

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…

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Tony Thomas – The Origins of The Banjo

The Banjo is a very popular instrument, and it's popularity is currently growing rapidly. However, there's a convoluted and misconstrued history of this instrument. On today's episode of Jack Dappa Blues Podcast, I speak with Tony Thomas, African American Banjo Scholar, about the…

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Misty Blues: A Live Tribute To Odetta

The Blues Society – Memphis Country Blues Festival

Candice Ivory – Queen Of Avant Soul Sangs The Blues

Black Scholarship And Black Culture

Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project

Black & Indian Folklife, Storyville, Oklahoma, & The Blues

Glen David Andrews

African American Folklorist Doc Series Ep1

African American Traditions, Family and Homeschool

Tony Thomas – The Origins of The Banjo

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