African American Tribal Music

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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Juneteenth and African American Folklore

Published By: Lamont Jack Pearley As we celebrate JUNETEENTH, we must understand how Folklore and the Blues Narrative relate to this celebration. In this episode, I will discuss the celebration, what the celebration is actually about, and its connection to and significance…

Blues

Why Is It Always About Race? – “Country, Country Blues, and Blackness”

For some reason, when it comes to Country Music, most people do not associate it with black folk or folk musical expression. The thing is, country music, in its many forms, comes directly from black expression. i.e., the blues, country blues, and more.…

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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…

Blues

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…

AAF PODCAST Blues Featured

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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Brei Carter: Country Singer-Songwriter

By: Lamont Jack Pearley On this episode, I speak with Brei Carter, Country Singer-Songwriter about her journey in Music and her signing with Brown Lee Entertainment For Exclusive Global Music Distribution & Digital Marketing. Emerging crossover country and southern pop recording artist…

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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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AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP4

The African American Folklorist Doc Series Ep 4 title – “Who Is Black Enough?” Guest Gabriel Greaves – Scholar, Activist & Historian – James Lane – Community Scholar, Folklorist and Archie Green Fellowship Winner.

Black Traditional Music Practitioners

Brother Yusef California Bluesman

Brother Yusef has been described as a master solo guitarist, as well as a uniquely passionate vocalist. His performances are as raw, honest and real as the genre has ever aspired to be. Born in Bakersfield California and later moving with his family to…

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Lounge Radio

The Blues Society – Memphis Country Blues Festival

Juneteenth and African American Folklore

Why Is It Always About Race? – “Country, Country Blues, and Blackness”

Candice Ivory – Queen Of Avant Soul Sangs The Blues

Black Scholarship And Black Culture

Hannah Mayree and the Black Banjo Reclamation Project

Brei Carter: Country Singer-Songwriter

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

AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLKLORIST DOC SERIES EP4

Brother Yusef California Bluesman

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