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Tag: podcast

Burleigh the Builder

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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Burleigh the Builder Words by Okara Imani Erecting pillars, paving the way, laying the foundation: all acts of a builder, concepts mastered by an architect. Cultivating cultural crossover that broadens the span of a creative realm; not only for the cul …

Castle of Our Skins

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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Castle of Our Skins Words by Okara Imani The ancestors poured much strength into Ashleigh Gordon’s lineage: disciplined music heritage of lessons and mastery of craft, Jamaican blood upbringing that prides itself in hard, skilled work, and wise intenti …

LOCAL CLASSICAL – MELANATED MOMENTS

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Salvador Perez Lopez

Moses Hogan: A Bridge That Can Never Be Built Again

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

Moses Hogan: A Bridge That Can Never Be Built Again Words by Okara Imani Just as Moses parted the Red Sea and ushered his people across treacherous terrain, so too did Moses Hogan usher into the unforgiving world of classical music, a Blackness so auth …

Margaret Bonds – Mastering The Movement

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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Margaret Bonds – Mastering The Movement Words by Okara Imani The concept of arts activism can be a bit ambiguous and vast. Being the child of a talented teaching artist and a contemporary of the Harlem Renaissance, Margaret Bonds took a more anthropolo …

#BlackGirlMusic

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Kennedy Douglas

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#BlackGirlMusic Words by Okara Imani Just five minutes on Reverend Dr. Alisha L. Jones’ website and suddenly I’m in an assembly hall, the rich air wafting the warm, effervescent cocoa butter and essential oils through a room of creators and makers, eye …

Marian Anderson: Validating Her Existence

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Marian Anderson: Validating Her Existence Words by Okara Imani Joshua and Angela’s discussion of Marian Anderson’s career, in Melanated Moments in Classical Music podcast’s Season Two, Episode 5 “Accidental Activist” primes your mind’s canvas for this …

Ric’key Pageot: Inspiring a Moment to Learn, Acknowledge, and Respect

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Ric’key Pageot: Inspiring a Moment to Learn, Acknowledge, and Respect Words by Okara Imani How about that five hundred dollar word, eh? Diaspora. Oxford Language generally defines it as “ The dispersion of any people from their original homeland, but s …

MMCM S3E5: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – The Song of Hiawatha

Nathaniel Dett: Painting Words in Music

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Nathaniel Dett: Painting Words in Music Words by Okara Imani A mere thirty seconds into Nathaniel Dett’s In the Bottoms Suite, the “Night” prelude has you ambling along the road home from work after the sun’s set. There’s a rich and full darkness expre …

LOCAL CLASSICAL – MARK ORTWEIN

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Salvador Perez Lopez

Laura Karpman: Catch the Fire of Storytelling in Stereo

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Kennedy Douglas

Laura Karpman: Catch the Fire of Storytelling in Stereo Words by Joshua Thompson The second episode of Melanated Moments in Classical Music highlights the expansive career of one of the most prolific and impactful musical storytellers of her time, Laur …

NEW CLASSICAL – DR. BILL BANFIELD

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Salvador Perez Lopez

The Life of Margaret Garner and These United States

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

This is not a story to pass on: The Life of Margaret Garner and These United States. Words by Joshua Thompson Perhaps the most tragic and culturally traumatic feature of the first season of Melanated Moments in Classical Music is Episode 3, Laureate Li …

Recognizing the Remarkable: Thomas Wiggins

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Kennedy Douglas

Recognizing the Remarkable: Thomas Wiggins Words by Joshua Thompson Of all the featured artists in Season One of Melanated Moments in Classical Music, I find Thomas Wiggins to be the most compelling and truly remarkable. Whether one analyzes the struct …

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