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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…

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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…

John Wesley Work III – Composer, Ethnomusicologist, Educator, and Choral Director

In this broadcast, Todd Lawrence and I discuss the scholarship and work Of John Wesley Work III and the newly launched Award named in His honor.

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ELIZABETH KING – Memphis’ SACRED Soul Artist

Published and Hosted by Lamont Jack Pearley In this episode of Black Spirituals, Field Hollers & Slave Seculars, brought to you by the Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation, I speak with Gospel legend Elizabeth King. Mrs. King walks us through her life…

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Randye Jones- Black Spirituals

In this episode, I speak with Randy Jones. She breaks down the black Spirituals and the many misconceptions about them. Randye Jones is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Bennett College in Greensboro.…

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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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Northeast Bluestrail Ep 1

The Northeast Blues Trail is the story of African American Traditional Music Practitioners who reside in the Northeast,

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Jontavious Willis Georgia Blues

Jontavious Willis Hails from Greenville, Ga., Jontavious grew up singing gospel music at the Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church with his grandfather. At the age of 14, he came across a YouTube video of Muddy Waters playing “Hoochie Coochie Man” and was hooked. That’s…

Black Traditional Music Practitioners FIELD RECORDINGS

SHELTON KOTTON POWE JR

BLACK FOLK MUSIC: GOD IS GOOD, VOL. 1 - SHELTON KOTTON POWE JR Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation releases it's first album of our Field Recording series. Check out Shelton Kotton Powe Jr. He's a current Black Traditional Music Practitioner. “ The…

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African-American Spirituals of the Civil War

SPEAKER: J. Weldon Norris, Steven Cornelius, Samuel Perryman EVENT DATE: 2013/03/30 RUNNING TIME: 46 minutes TRANSCRIPT: View Transcript (link will open in a new window) DESCRIPTION: A panel discussion on African-American spirituals of the Civil War. Reference:Library Of Congress

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Juneteenth and African American Folklore

Candice Ivory – Queen Of Avant Soul Sangs The Blues

John Wesley Work III – Composer, Ethnomusicologist, Educator, and Choral Director

ELIZABETH KING – Memphis’ SACRED Soul Artist

Randye Jones- Black Spirituals

Rubin Lacy – Old Hallelujahs

Northeast Bluestrail Ep 1

Jontavious Willis Georgia Blues

SHELTON KOTTON POWE JR

African-American Spirituals of the Civil War

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