Podcasts about The Last Poets

B. Cox reviews Common's classic sixth album Be as it turns 20. In light of the commercial failure and mixed critical reviews, Common found some common ground in aligning with fellow Chicago hip-hop royalty Kanye West and his GOOD Music imprint on Geffen Record. A former pupil of No. ID, who produced the majority of Common's second and third albums (Resurrection and One Day It'll All Make Sense, respectively), West proved to be a good match to get Common back on tracks and back to his hip-hop roots in the Windy City.Largely solely produced by West (with minor assists from J. Dilla, James Poyser and Karriem Riggins), Common showcased in depth lyricism marked by poignant stories about life in Chicago and themes of the streets, love, feminism, ambition and knowledge of self. Joined by collaborators such as The Last Poets, John Mayer along with label mate John Legend and West himself, the album was a well layered effort that served towards Common's strengths.The album featured many singles, highlighted by "The Corner", "Go!" and "Testify". The album was Common's 2nd album to be certified gold and is often thought to be his "comeback album". It is also regarded along with Like Water For Chocolate as his best work.Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comBuy Exclusive The Vault Podcast Merchandise!www.vaultclassicpod.com/storeSupport The Vault Classic Music Reviews on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodBuild Your Own Amazing Podcast Website In Less Than 5 Minutes!https://www.podpage.com/?via=ivecre8Show NotesOkayPlayer: Common's 'Be' Getting 20th Anniversary Re-Release with 11 New Trackshttps://www.okayplayer.com/common-be-20th-anniversarySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Novedades en AfricaPachanga, con el volumen número 11 de la excelente colección Zanzibara, que se centra en las orquestas de ngoma de Tanzania, de los años 80 con sonidos más cercanos a la música congoleña, como son la Orchestre Safari Sound y la Orchestre Maquis. Además, la última sorpresa del gran baterista del afrobeat, Tony Allen tocando junto a los míticos raperos The Last Poets. Retomamos los últimos trabajos de Kweku Of Ghana y de la caboverdiana Lucibela. En la segunda parte, el senegalés Cheikh Lô, el maliense Issa Bagayogo, la gambiana Sona Jobarteh, los congoleños Zaiko Langa Langa y la despedida con la mítica banda guineana,, la Bembeya Jazz National. Disfruta !! Track List Orchestre Safari Sound - Mamashi Pa Wemba Orchestre Maquis - Karubandika The Last Poets - Two Little Boys Kweku Of Ghana - Cry Your Own Lucibela - Nho Jon Sea Mi No Cheikh Lô - NJariñu Garab Issa Bagayogo - Fimani Sona Jobarteh - Dunoo Zaiko Langa Langa - Femme Ne Pleure Pas Bembeya Jazz National - La Guinee

It's 2025, but the Lickers are still snackin' on the sonic deliciousness that was brought to the table in the year of Our Lord 2024. Pull up a chair, slap on a bib, and join Jay, Deon, and Don for an intimate dinner party fit for rock & roll royalty. Sonic contributors to the forty-second episode of Lightnin' Licks Radio podcast include: Brothers Johnson, M.M. Knapps, James Todd Smith, The Last Poets, an uncleared sample from the west coast gangster rap label that shall not be named, Parliament Funkadelic, The Honey Drippers, Harry Shearer, Howard Shore, Memphis Horns, Eric B. & Rakim, Young-Holt Unlimited, Kool & the Gang, Ronny Bell, Ethan Klein, Hasan Piker, Jaime Grace, Xmal Deutschland, Anja Huwe, JW Francis, Dehd, Dream Eagles, Heavy Dreams, Pernice Brothers, Jack Black, Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline, Joe Pernice, Kim Gordon, The Pixies, Kim Deal, The Breeders, Jessica Pratt, Tanukichan, Smiling Friends, Koji Kondo, Shallac, Stephen Malkmus, Matt Sweeny, Jim White, Emmett Kelly, The Hard Quartet, Rolling Stones, the Rapture, Merv Griffin, fcukers, Beck, Them, Cindy Lee, Women, Shadow Show, Fab 5 Freddy, Nonjuror, and The Clockers.   2024 Leftovers mixtape: [SIDE 1] (1) Anja Huwe - O Wald (2) Shellac - WSOD (3) Dehd - Dg Days (4) Pernice Brothers - Hey, Guitar (5) Kim Dal - Big Ben Beat (6) Jessica Pratt - Life Is [SIDE 2] (1) JW Francis - Coming up for Air (2) Shadow Show - Mystic Spiral (3) fcukers - Homie Don't Shake (4) The Hard Quartet - Rio's Song (5) Cindy Lee - All I Want is You (6) Tanukichan - Low Resist the bad shit. Rock good music. Invite you friends over for drinks (Blue Chair Bay?) and shop at you local record shop (our favorite is Electric Kitsch).

This week, Andrew welcomes Dr. Sam (aka Flan F***er Page—yes, really) for a deep dive into _great_ musical collaborations. Along the way, they cover everything from Tito Puente to Sinead O'Connor, the genius of Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, and a story about Ginger Baker's olive farm that involves derelict barns, blind-drunk driving, and horses casually chilling indoors. Expect rants about Gary Boys (and how they ruined Ipswich's traffic flow), the horror of Elton John being "a bit too nice," and why Michael Jackson's legal team was probably modeled after Mr. Burns' army of lawyers. Oh, and the duo revisits Bowie collaborations—because sometimes even the Thin White Duke gets it wrong. Also discussed: - Why siblings harmonize better (scientifically proven during heated sibling arguments). - Prog metal that sounds like unicorns having a fistfight. - How to tell if you've ever accidentally given your partner a migraine with music. This episode is a messy, joyful, and slightly unhinged celebration of collaborations—because life's too short for solo acts. ### Riffs of the week #### Dr Sam's Riff - Tito Puente - Cua Cua (opening) #### Andrew's Riff - Cream - Toad (0:20) ### Dr Sam's track choices 1. The Last Poets with Bernard Purdie- Blessed Are That Struggle (opening) 2. Motorpsycho - Through the Veil (5.20) 3. Lina_Raul Refree - Foi Deus (opening) 4. The Slits - So Tough (opening) ### Andrew's track choices 1 - John Grant and Sinead O'Conner - GMF (2:20) 2 - Elton John, Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2:53) 3 - Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure (2:54) 4 - Finn - Angels Heap (2:10) Email us - beatmotel@lawsie.com

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Every Detroiter carries a tapestry of stories woven from history, resilience, and boundless creativity, and Loke's narrative is a masterclass in how place shapes purpose. Detroit native Loke embodies the vibrant intersection of culture, creativity, and community that defines the city. Rooted in generations of storytelling, from his grandmother's migration from Eufaula, Alabama, to Detroit for opportunities during the Great Migration, to his mother's Parisian roots as the daughter of a veteran, Loke's lineage is as rich as the Detroit soil that nurtured him. Growing up between Midtown's cultural corridors and suburban enclaves, he absorbed a dynamic worldview shaped by both struggle and progress. His educational journey began at Flix, an immersion school where language and cultural diversity built his foundation of global awareness. At U Prep, he explored ancient Egypt and grassroots organizing, experiences that now resonate in his multifaceted artistry. From freestyle ciphers to poetry inspired by the Last Poets, Loki's creative path weaves Detroit's hip-hop legacy with his own vision of uplifting communities. This passion carried him to stages like the KRS-One benefit concert for Highland Park's Avalon Village, where his words connected Detroit's historical legacy to its present struggles and triumphs. Through collaborations with organizations like Detroit Future City and Vanguard CDC, Loki's work transcends art, becoming a beacon of empowerment for Detroiters navigating a rapidly evolving cultural and economic landscape. Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com Find out more at https://detroit-is-different.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/detroit-is-different/583f2b0e-104b-4b9b-95b7-8bf63d347203

House, funk, soul, bass and beats for open-minded listeners fresh beats and classic gems, presented by DJ D'Francisco. Featuring my latest remix, out now on Bandcamp https://sonsofken.bandcamp.com/album/bro-ken-beats Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54 Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco Tracklist Sampha - Spirit 2.04 Hero - Star Chasers Charles Stepney - Gimme Some SugarSons of Ken - Inner City MessageRakim - Lightem UpSilvertooth - Shut Em Down (Pop Up To Get Down Remix)Uptown Funk Empire - I Guess That You Don't Mind ft. JRMThe Salsoul Orchestrab- Nice n NaastyThe Last Poets ft Egypt 80 - Just BecauseLittle Simz - one life, might liveEbo Taylor - HeavenBoddhi Satva - Dancing in CirclesDJ Kent, Mo-T, Brendan Praise, MORDA - Horns in the Sun (Thakzin Remix)Gaoule Mizik - A Ka Titine (Dam Swindle Remix)Afronaut ft. Suheir Hamad - Eye Will Not (DJ Rork War of Drums Vocal Mix)Son of Scientist - Last OneMurder He Wrote - Move (Refix)Kaval - Combo IIThink Tonk - Ride On (Zed Bias UKG Dub Mix)Scott & Leon - Sound of EdenMetronome - Voyage to the Bottom of the Bass (Remix 2)Zero T, Onj - Jazz Type ThingLidell Townsell ft Ange Mo - Surrender (Jumping Jack Frost Remix)Jaheim - Put That Woman First (Calibre Mix)Level 2 - DowntimeL-Side - MistabobdobalinaThe Nextmen - Amongst the Madness

“We're gonna take a (llonnnng) trip right now. Like we always do about this time.” List week has come and gone, but Lightnin' Licks Radio is once again runnin' it back. As we embark on 2025, let's reflect on the best of the best musical offerings released over the past twelve months. Lickers Jay and Deon take a deep dive into the most delightful vinyl LPs that soundtracked their day-to-day and made them feel some way. We've been gifted a bountiful cornucopia of sonic deliciousness in 2024. Join us at the dining room table for stories over champagne. Sonic contributors to episode 41 of Lightnin' Licks Radio podcast include: The Last Poets, Brothers Johnson, M. M. Knapps, L. L. Cool J, Prince Paul, DjayTiger, Van Halen, The Good Life, T. Swift, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Mustard!, Habibi, DMX, John Yoko Lennon, Harry Shearer, Wishy, Karate Guns and Tanning, MGMT, Adrianne Lenker, Big Thief, Cloud Nothings, Newdad, Lush, Liquid Mike, Superdrag, rowdy saloon ambiance, Buzz Martin, Jackyl, Andrew Gabbard, Neil Young, BNNY, Wunderhorse, The Dead Pretties, Amyl & the Sniffers, JPEG Mafia, Danny Brown, 9th Wonder, Rapsody, Erykah Badu, Hit Boy, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Lil' Wayne, Adeem the Artist, Suki Waterhouse, BLOND:ISH, White Lies, Nilufer Yanya, Marika Hackman, Revenge of the Nerds, Common & Pete Rock, Carpenters, Curtis Mayfield, Diiv, Film School, Waxahatchee, MJ Lederman, Plains, The Microphones, Mount Eerie, Dub Narcotic, Jeff Bridges, Fontaines D.C., Tyler the Creator, Ty Dolla $ign, Freddie Gibbs, GloRilla, Travis Scott, Earlonthebeat, Ojivolta, Mix Master Mike, Playboi Carti, Beastie Boys, National Lampoon's Christopher Guest and Bill Murray. Selected tracks from the Top 22 Albums of 2024 mixtape: [LISTEN] AVAILABLE NOW ON SOUNDCLOUD! AVAILABLE NOW ON MIXCLOUD! [D0] Mix Master Mike - Unidentifried (intro) [D1] Wunderhorse – July [D2] Cloud Nothings – Final Summer [D3] Amyl & the Sniffers – Going Somewhere [D4] Rapsody – Back in my Bag [D5] DIIV – Everyone Out [D6] Adrianne Lenker – Evol [D7] Waxahatchee featuring MJ Lenderman – Right Back to It [D8] Sean Ono Lennon – Thinking of M [D9] MGMT – Bubblegum Dog [D10] Mount Eerie – I Spoke with a Fish [D11] Liquid Mike – Mouse Trap. [J0] National Lampoon's Mister Robert's Neighborhood (skit) [J1] Habibi – Alone Tonight [J2] Common & Pete Rock – We're on Our Way [J3] Fontaines D.C. – Favourite [J4] Marika Hackman – Slime [J5] Wishy – Persuasion [J6] Bnny – Good Stuff [J7] Nilufer Yanya – Method Actor [J8] Andrew Gabbard – If I Could Show You (Then You Would Know What I Mean) [J9] Suki Waterhouse – Big Love [J10] Adeem the Artist – Rotations [J11] Newdad – In My Head Happy New Year!

Mixtape of various jazzy, funky and eclectic beats, breaks and other things we like. Check out video version on beyondfunk.ru tracklist: 1. Joe Armon-Jones - Sorrowful Rhodes 2. The Brooks - Soon As I Can 3. Laiz - Mena 4. YĪN YĪN - Tokyo Disko 5. The Last Poets and Tony Allen - This Is Madness (feat. Egypt 80) 6. Sonic Interventions - Twasa 7. Common Saints - Sandman 8. Greg Foat - The World of the Red Sun 9. Rowan Oliver People (Not Statues) 10. Richard Spaven - Spaven's Arc (Feat. Wildchild) 11. Brock Berrigan - Wedding in St. George 12. Nômade Orquestra - Mariposa Tigre 13. Blockhead - Dolphin Lundgren 14. The Bamboos - The Bells Of Holly Hill 15. Doctor Bionic - Light Your Path 16. Peki Momés - Rüya 17. Baker Brothers - No Sweat 18. Diego Gaeta - Uprising 19. East Coast Love Affair - I Can't Wait 20. Greg Foat - The Rituals of Infinity 21. Jerome Thomas, Pitch 92 - Sock It To Me

House, funk, soul, bass and beats for open-minded listeners fresh beats and classic gems, presented by DJ D'Francisco. Featuring my latest remix, out now on Bandcamp https://sonsofken.bandcamp.com/album/bro-ken-beats Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54 Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco Tracklist Kokoroko - HigherY Bayani & His Band of Enlightenment, Reason & Love - Obar No NiMiatta Fahnbulleh - KokoliokoVisioneers - Still Making MemoriesMC Solaar - Nouveau WesternDream Warriors - My Definition of a Bombastic Jazz StyleDubmatix - Victory DubThe Orb - Perpetual DawnLenna Bahule - Vha Mame Vha Bheta (Quiet Dawn Remix)Quincy Jones - Pink Panther ThemeThe Last Poets ft Egypt 80 - Two Little BoysGnonnas Pedro etc ses Dadjes - La Musica En VeriteVisioneers - Eyes Don't LieLabelle - MoonshadowBig Maybelle - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'OnVictor Davis - Runaway TrainDelacy - HideawaySorley - SelfishMichael Jackson - Billie Jean (Bushwacka! Remix)El B - Serious (D'Francisco No MC Edit)Murder He Wrote - Rakim Riddim DJ ZINC feat ALICAI HARLEY - Bubble (Sully remix)M-Dubs - Bump N Grind

On November 30 at 7:30pm, hip-hop originators "The Last Poets" will be coming to the Woodstock Playhouse to play alongside STRAFE, multicultural reggae band ReBelle, and SYNACURE at the Rebel Soul Music Fair!

01. Jeremy Steig - Howlin' For Judy 02. Bobbi Humphrey - Chicago, Damn 03. Heroes of Limbo - Watch Out Now 04. The Last Poets, Tony Allen & Egypt 80 - Two Little Boys (Africanism Version) 05. Cochemea - Mitote 06. Salinas - Tenha Fé, Pois Amanhã Um Lindo Dia Vai Nascer 07. Candido - I'm On My Way 08. Elkin & Nelson - Jibaro 09. Whatitdo Archive Group - Wild Man 10. Baby Huey - Hard Times 11. The Budos Band - Into the Fog 12. Poets Of Rhythm - More Mess On My Thing 13. Idris Muhammad - Crap Apple 14. Skull Snaps - It's A New Day 15. Eddie Hazel - California Dreaming Com Rui M. Teixeira

New releases from Anna Prior, Acopia, DJ Snatch, Souldynamic, Sam Redmore and The Last Poets this week. A tribute to Ray Charles, a couple of glam rock tunes and lots of other funky stuff.For more info and tracklisting, visit: https://thefaceradio.com/blues-and-grooves/Tune into new broadcasts of Blues & Grooves, Sundays from 4 - 5 PM EST / 9 - 10 PM GMT.//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Wat Blijft schenken we aandacht aan schrijver en filosoof Albert Camus. Van 1935 tot aan zijn dood in 1960 maakte Albert Camus notities in een negental schoolschriften, zijn cahiers. Na zijn dood verschenen in 1962 en 1964 de eerste zes cahiers als Carnets I en Carnets II. Pas veel later, in 1989, verscheen het derde deel met daarin de laatste drie cahiers. Camus had in 1951 net zijn Mens in opstand, over revolte versus revolutie, afgerond en wilde beginnen aan wat hij zag als de derde periode van zijn schrijverschap: die van de liefde, de levenslust en het geluk. Daaraan kwam op 4 januari 1960 een ontijdig einde door het verkeersongeluk waarbij hij de dood vond. Deze laatste cahiers zijn nu in het Nederlands vertaald. Lara Billie praat met Camus kenner en filosoof Roel Meijvis. Verder in Wat blijft: saxofonist Dave Sanborn, minister Rick Brink en muzikant Gylan Kain. In het tweede uur en de podcast van Wat blijft: Gylan Kain, geboren als Frank Gillen Oates in New York, was dichter, muzikant en acteur en één van de grondleggers van de rap. Hij richtte het spokenword-dichterscollectief The Last Poets op, een Afro-Amerikaans activistisch gezelschap dat furore maakte in de VS en Europa. Kain was een muzikaal voorbeeld voor Dr. Dre en The Prodigy en speelde bij het New Yorkse The Public Theatre. Zijn breuk met The Last Poets tekende zijn verdere leven. Hij emigreerde om die reden naar Amsterdam waar hij tientallen jaren woonde en overleed dit jaar in Lelystad. Maartje Willems volgt zijn spoor terug en praat met theatermaker Maarten van Hinte, schrijver Christine Otten en zoon Rufus Kain. Wat blijft, na de dood van Gylan Kain? ---- Redactie radio: Laura Iwuchukwu, Nina Ramkisoen, Geerte Verduijn, Jessica Zoghary. Eindredactie: Bram Vollaers  ---     Meer over Wat blijft: https://www.human.nl/wat-blijft   Zie voor de playlist met alle muziek uit Wat blijft: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Gu8KXUHeVhLYE9M2jKkwu?si=cf8248e5824a48e5

Gylan Kain, geboren als Frank Gillen Oates in New York, was dichter, muzikant en acteur. Hij was één van de grondleggers van de rap, mede-oprichter van het spokenword-dichterscollectief The Last Poets, een Afro-Amerikaans activistisch muziekgezelschap. Hij werd een muzikaal voorbeeld voor Dr. Dre en The Prodigy en speelde bij het New Yorkse The Public Theatre. De brute breuk met The Last Poets achtervolgde hem zijn leven lang. Hij emigreerde naar Nederland waar hij tot zijn dood – hij overleed dit jaar in Lelystad – bleef wonen.   Maartje Willems volgt zijn spoor terug en praat met theatermaker Maarten van Hinte, schrijver Christine Otten en zoon Rufus Kain. Wat blijft, na de dood van Gylan Kain? 

Nita Kersten is theaterregisseur en scenarioschrijver. Ze regisseerde voorstellingen als ‘De blackout van ‘77' en ‘Hatta & De Kom' bij Orkater, en schreef onder meer 'Heb ik weer' en 'Guilty until proven'. Nu regisseert Kersten de voorstelling ‘The Last Poet'. Voor het stuk liet ze zich inspireren door The Last Poets, een collectief van dichters en muzikanten uit de tijd van de civil rights movement in de VS en het boek ‘De laatste dichters' dat Christine Otten over hen schreef. Femke van der Laan gaat met Nita Kersten in gesprek.

Ep #175 The World Fusion Show Sampler #2 The World Fusion Show Sampler #2 featuring six of our previous guests doing live in the studio music, most of which was never aired before today. No interviews. Massamba Diop, superstar from Senegal on tama (with Tony Vacca also on tama), Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets doing his trademark fiery spoken word (also with Tony supporting), Jed Blume on handpan, Jim Matus on laoutar, Emily Lanxner on steel pan joined by Maestro Renald on hand drum and Stephen Katz on cello and shaker. A wide variety of fantastic musicians playing a wide variety of instruments for you to enjoy. A Worldsoul Records production www.derrikjordan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/100063982602329/videos/930657931865079 YouTube: https://youtu.be/jMz6wvuOA6c Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/twfs-podcast-ep-28-sampler-2-192

Samantha “GhettoSongBird” Hollins is an independent Culture Rock singer-songwriter-guitarist, journalist, published writer, radio show host on WHGE 95.3FM (in Wilmington, DE), filmmaker, theater stage manager and historian from North Philadelphia. Since 2001 she has been blazing stages at legendary Rock venues including CBGB's (NYC), The Bitter End (NYC), The Whisky A Go-Go (L.A.), The Mint (L.A.), The Troubadour (London) The legendary Overthrust Winter Mania Metal Fest in (Botswana), The Trocadero (Philadelphia) and The World Cafe Live (Philadelphia). She was also the curator of her own festival Wingdomfest (2005-2008) and presently her digital publication Theculturerockgriot.com. Recently there has been a documentary filmed about a segment of GhettosongBird's Philadelphia story (by Angel Hogan) and she was the recipient of a prominent award called The SweetPea Washington Star Legacy Award, alongside many of her music hero's. GhettoSongBird recorded her “Alley Of The Earth” EP in Los Angles (2002) with the help of her mentor Rosa Lee Brooks (a recording artist in the 60's, who wrote and recorded with Jimi Hendrix and recently passed away). The first single “landed" the Songbird on the classic B.E.T. show 106 & Park in 2003 in between Hip-Hop and R&B music videos, which was groundbreaking. She was also introduced to the L.A. music scene playing with musicians who played with Little Richard, Chaka Khan and The Chamber Brothers to name a few. Mrs Songbird and her Roxsploitation band (featuring her husband Ronin Ali on drums, her best friend Chris Nelson on keys, her 9 year old son Jembé on Djembe, her 12 year old son Clavé on 2nd Keys, her 6 year old son Ikembé on hand percussion and her 13 year old daughter Lihlo doing video and photography) has shared stages with some of their heroes including HR (Bad Brains), Angelo (Fishbone), RES, Free Form Funky Freaks (including Vernon Reid of Rock band Living Colour with Philly legends bassist: Jamaaladeen Tacuma & drummer: G. Calvin Weston), Botswana's metal legends Overthrust, spoken word pioneers The Last Poets, Sonia Sanchez and many veteran musicians. GhettoSongBird's message music (she calls Culture Rock) has made a lingering impact playing throughout the USA, Australia, the U.K., Brazil and Africa, breaking rules along her extraordinary journey.Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Prince featured the "Upper Room with Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault" on his official website www.npgmusicclub.com. This is the first radio show to have ever received that honor. "Musicians Reveal with Joe Kelley" has been on the radio airwaves since 1982. Joe Kelley and Gi Dussault co-host the show and are well-respected in the music business as creative air personalities and supporters of independent musicians . Our web site is located at www.musiciansreveal.com . The show features creative music in funk, R&B, jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, latin, and gospel. In addition, Joe Kelley has interviewed renowned musicians such as Victor Wooten, Sheila E. , Foley, Robin Duhe, Jef Lee Johnson, Jellybean Johnson, Monte Moir, Rhonda Smith, Bernie Worrell, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Bland, Larry Graham, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Steve Smith, St. Paul Peterson, JD Blair, Tori Ruffin, Kat Dyson, Eric Person, actor Jeff Daniels, Junior Giscombe, John Scofield, EC Scott, John Blackwell, Mystic Bowie, and many others.

Eind maart gaat het toneelstuk 'The Last Poet' in première van regisseur Nita Kersten bij Toneelschuurproducties. Kersten kreeg de vraag hoe zij het repertoire van de Toneelschuurproducties kon gaan uitbreiden, van de klassiekers naar verhalen van nu. Kersten kwam toen al meteen met het idee om het verhaal van The Last Poets te bewerken naar een toneelstuk. In Niet Thuis Magazine vertelt ze over hoe de reis naar New York en het boek van Christine Otten voor haar en de schrijver Maxine Palit de Jongh van het stuk de basis vormden voor het verhaal van Umar Bin Hassan, 1 van de dichters.

Dans ce 11e épisode des Voleurs de Feu, je voulais aborder le sujet du Spoken Word Poetry qui est un genre artistique mêlant poésie et performance orale. On s'intéressera surtout à ses origines, de la Beat Generation aux artistes proches des mouvements américains des droits civiques, comme The Last Poets, ou encore Gil Scott Heron. On écoutera ensemble les diverses formes que le Spoken Word peut revêtir à travers les œuvres de certains artistes, sans exhaustivité aucune, évidemment ;) Cet épisode sera le premier d'une trilogie dédié à la poésie et aux genres artistiques apparentés : le spoken word poetry, le slam et le rap. Je vous souhaite une très bonne écoute !   Bibliographie/ Sources : https://www.mediathequesroannaisagglomeration.fr/actualites/slam-un-art-hybride-entre-ecriture-poetique-et-performance https://journals.openedition.org/reperes/1117 https://hiya.fr/2021/05/03/slam-spoken-word-et-instagram-la-poesie-francophone-soffre-une-cure-de-jouvence/ http://publictionnaire.huma-num.fr/notice/poesie-oralisee/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBTQGhgsTE https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/spoken-word https://lelangagedement.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/spoken-word-une-autre-forme-de-poesie/ https://www.le-grigri.com/blog/2021/2/11/spoken-word-5-heritieres-beat-generation-moor-mother-kate-tempest-sol-galeano-nicotine-shell-spin https://www.brouillons-de-culture.fr/article-entre-slam-et-spoken-word-une-nouvelle-musique-est-nee-60367885.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoken_word https://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie/renaissance-de-harlem/ https://www.academia.edu/11316553/spoken_word_poetry Spoken word : les héritièrs de la Beat Generation (www.le-grigri.com) https://leclaireur.fnac.com/article/cp49030-les-meilleurs-albums-parle-chante-de-serge-gainsbourg-a-lana-del-rey/ Poésie oralisée et performée : quel objet, quels savoirs, quels enseignements ? De Judith Emery-Bruno et Magali Brunel   Extraits audios et musicaux : -  Howl, Allen GINSBERG, février 1956, Portland's Reed College, youtube -  October in the Railroad Earth (avec Steve Allen) de Jack Kerouac, extrait de l'album Poetry for The Beat Generation, 1959 -  When The Revolution Comes, de The Last Poets, extrait de l'album éponyme “The Last Poets” de 1970 -  The Revolution Will Not Be Televised de Gil Scott Heron, extrait de l'album Pieces of a Man de 1971 -  L'hôtel particulier de Serge Gainsbourg, extrait de l'album Histoire de Melody Nelson de 1971 -  Said the Shotgun to the Head de Saul Williams, écrit en 2003, dans le recueil éponyme, performé sur scène 2014. -  What happened when I left you, de Lana Del Rey, extrait de l'audiobook Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, de 2020. - Musique générique : Wish You'd Never Left de TrackTribe - Youtube Studio

- Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood, Ashufak Shay, tiré de l'album Jarak Qaribak (World Circuit, 2023)- Laura Cahen et Juliette Armanet, Danse, tiré de l'album Des filles (Pias, 2023)- Mon Laferte, Te juro que volveré tiré de l'album Autopoética (Universal Music Mexico, 2023)- Tim Bernardes, BB (Garupa de Moto Amarele), tiré de l'album Mil Coisas Invisíveis (Psychic Hotline, 2022)- Vumbi Dekula, Zanzibar, Kinshasa & Vällingby, tiré de l'album Congo Guitar (Hive Mind Records, 2023). Puis nous recevons Pat Kalla pour la sortie de son 3è album Belle Terre.Des chorales gospel de son enfance aux Last Poets et Gil Scott-Heron de son adolescence ; de sa passion pour les contes à celle pour les auteurs et compositeurs français, la carrière de Pat Kalla n'a été que succession logique de passions qui se sont ajoutées les unes aux autres, sans jamais se regarder de travers ni se renier.Les claviers ont été sa porte d'entrée musicale, son round d'échauffement où se sont écrits ses premiers textes conscients et poétiques, avant que l'adolescent de quinze ans n'aille éprouver son slam au contact des chanteurs des rues lyonnaises.Métis franco-camerounais, les percussions africaines viennent frapper à son esprit en même temps que la majorité. Elles sont guinéennes et maliennes, il les étudiera pendant de longues années. Le rap se mélange au traditionnel et, en parallèle, c'est l'écriture des contes qui, désormais, guide son stylo sur la feuille. Héritage africain encore, sagesse, rapport à la nature et aux ancêtres habitent les mots, la lumière de la philosophie les éclaire finement. Imagination trop féconde fait voyager la plume. Le chemin des contes se bariole de couleurs, c'est aux enfants que Pat Kalla va aussi s'adresser, leur écrivant des spectacles, dont l'un sera couronné du Prix Mino, des histoires camerounaises qui se revisitent sous un groove funk et soul. Le même qu'il creuse ardemment en parallèle avec E_Brothers, sa formation dirigée par la boussole du P-Funk de George Clinton. La première étape auto-produite d'une carrière discographique avant la rencontre avec le mastermind musical Patchworks de laquelle découlera Jongler (Favorite Recordings - 2018), son premier album. Ensemble, les deux hommes créeront également le Voilàà Sound System dont Pat deviendra la voix, en studio comme sur scène. Les enfants toujours. Les activités parallèles, encore. Pat Kalla travaille avec ceux qu'on étiquette « échec scolaire », les sort de leur quotidien, ouvre leurs esprits pour remettre la confiance sur les rails.Guitare en bandoulière, paré de son indestructible et incandescent groupe nommé Super Mojo, c'est sous pavillon Pura Vida Sounds (division du label Heavenly Sweetness) que Pat Kalla officie depuis 2021, année où il sort Hymne à La Vie, avant que Belle Terre ne vienne entériner la collaboration, en 2023. Deux albums réalisés et produits en co-voiturage musical avec Guts.Titres joués : Belle Terre, Aimer (Feat Bonbon Vaudou), Soldat et Rivière (Feat Rebecca Mboungou de Kolinga).► Album Belle Terre (Heavenly Sweetness 2023). - Grèn Sémé & Elida Almeida Zénès (Lusafrica 2023)- Les Amazones d'Afrique Bobo Me, extrait de l'album Musow Danse (Real World 2024).

- Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood, Ashufak Shay, tiré de l'album Jarak Qaribak (World Circuit, 2023)- Laura Cahen et Juliette Armanet, Danse, tiré de l'album Des filles (Pias, 2023)- Mon Laferte, Te juro que volveré tiré de l'album Autopoética (Universal Music Mexico, 2023)- Tim Bernardes, BB (Garupa de Moto Amarele), tiré de l'album Mil Coisas Invisíveis (Psychic Hotline, 2022)- Vumbi Dekula, Zanzibar, Kinshasa & Vällingby, tiré de l'album Congo Guitar (Hive Mind Records, 2023). Puis nous recevons Pat Kalla pour la sortie de son 3è album Belle Terre.Des chorales gospel de son enfance aux Last Poets et Gil Scott-Heron de son adolescence ; de sa passion pour les contes à celle pour les auteurs et compositeurs français, la carrière de Pat Kalla n'a été que succession logique de passions qui se sont ajoutées les unes aux autres, sans jamais se regarder de travers ni se renier.Les claviers ont été sa porte d'entrée musicale, son round d'échauffement où se sont écrits ses premiers textes conscients et poétiques, avant que l'adolescent de quinze ans n'aille éprouver son slam au contact des chanteurs des rues lyonnaises.Métis franco-camerounais, les percussions africaines viennent frapper à son esprit en même temps que la majorité. Elles sont guinéennes et maliennes, il les étudiera pendant de longues années. Le rap se mélange au traditionnel et, en parallèle, c'est l'écriture des contes qui, désormais, guide son stylo sur la feuille. Héritage africain encore, sagesse, rapport à la nature et aux ancêtres habitent les mots, la lumière de la philosophie les éclaire finement. Imagination trop féconde fait voyager la plume. Le chemin des contes se bariole de couleurs, c'est aux enfants que Pat Kalla va aussi s'adresser, leur écrivant des spectacles, dont l'un sera couronné du Prix Mino, des histoires camerounaises qui se revisitent sous un groove funk et soul. Le même qu'il creuse ardemment en parallèle avec E_Brothers, sa formation dirigée par la boussole du P-Funk de George Clinton. La première étape auto-produite d'une carrière discographique avant la rencontre avec le mastermind musical Patchworks de laquelle découlera Jongler (Favorite Recordings - 2018), son premier album. Ensemble, les deux hommes créeront également le Voilàà Sound System dont Pat deviendra la voix, en studio comme sur scène. Les enfants toujours. Les activités parallèles, encore. Pat Kalla travaille avec ceux qu'on étiquette « échec scolaire », les sort de leur quotidien, ouvre leurs esprits pour remettre la confiance sur les rails.Guitare en bandoulière, paré de son indestructible et incandescent groupe nommé Super Mojo, c'est sous pavillon Pura Vida Sounds (division du label Heavenly Sweetness) que Pat Kalla officie depuis 2021, année où il sort Hymne à La Vie, avant que Belle Terre ne vienne entériner la collaboration, en 2023. Deux albums réalisés et produits en co-voiturage musical avec Guts.Titres joués : Belle Terre, Aimer (Feat Bonbon Vaudou), Soldat et Rivière (Feat Rebecca Mboungou de Kolinga).► Album Belle Terre (Heavenly Sweetness 2023). - Grèn Sémé & Elida Almeida Zénès (Lusafrica 2023)- Les Amazones d'Afrique Bobo Me, extrait de l'album Musow Danse (Real World 2024).

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In the penultimate episode of our current series, Tim and Jeremy explore the earlier incarnations of what would become Hip-Hop. They begin by asking where the term comes from and interrogating the problematic historiography of the genre. The show then moves on to a detailed profile of the legendary DJ Cool Herc and his nascent rec room parties, alongside the contemporaneous mobile DJ culture, the Jazz poetry of Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets, the ‘merry-go-round' mixing technique, and the historical and affective significance of the breakbeat for hip-hop and disco. Plus: the only evidence you'll find of David Mancuso cutting breaks. Become a patron by visiting Patreon.com/LoveMessagePod And check out our new website: https://www.loveisthemessagepod.co.uk/ Books and Films: Wild Style (1982) Stan Cohen - Folk Devils and Moral Panics Tim Lawrence - Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor 1980-1983 Jeff Chang - Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation David Toop - The Rap Attack: African Jive to New York Hip HopTracklist: Rare Earth - Get Ready Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised The Last Poets - When the Revolution Comes Incredible Bongo Band - Apache Benny Goodman Orchestra - Sing Sing Sing Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band - Scorpio

Quoi de plus normal pour la dernière de la saison que de vous proposer une spéciale Last Poets ce groupe new yorkais polymorphe considéré comme le premier groupe de rap (dans le sens où ce furent parmi les premiers à poser des poèmes sur une rythmique percussive). Tout commence réellement pour eux le 19 mai 1968 à Harlem au Marcus Garvey Parc, c'est là que le groupe vient réciter ses poèmes pour la première fois. La date n'est pas anodine puisqu'il s'agit du jour de l'anniversaire de Malcom X. Le ton est donné: de la poésie, du rythme, et de l'engagement politique voilà ce qui va être la marque de fabrication des Last Poets qui vont être une source d'influence pour plusieurs générations de rappeurs allant de Public Enemy à Tribe Called Quest en passant par Mf Doom ou encore Common.   C'est cette influence des Last Poets qui est décortiquée, pour cette dernière de la saison, par SLurg et Bachir en exclusivité sur Grünt Radio.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this very special episode from 2020, we celebrate the shared birthday of iconic revolutionaries Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X, both born on May 19th (1890 and 1925, respectively). Join Scott and Bob as we go deep on two of the most important revolutionaries of the 20th century---their ideas, their organizations, their international leadership in the class and anti-imperial struggles, and the inspiration they gave to so many millions. Plus a little Last Poets love for Ho Chi Minh: I'm gettin' on out of here You see, I just could not win Against Ho Chi Minh No, I just could not win Against Ho Chi Minh -------------------------------- Further reading// William Duiker's Ho Chi Minh: A Life and Sacred War, The Autobiography of Malcolm X,  Peniel Joseph's The Sword and the Shield, James Cones' Martin and Malcolm and America Follow Green and Red// G&R Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast https://greenandredpodcast.org/ We're part of the Labor Podast Network. Check them out here:https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.

Reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson reveals the influences and experiences that inspired his own creativity. Born in Jamaica, he moved to south London in 1963 at the age of eleven. He made his name as a performance poet, reciting politically motivated verse to a dub-reggae backbeat, and becoming a powerful voice of resistance and protest in response to racism on the streets of Britain in the 1970s. He became the first black poet to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series, was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize in 2020, and recently published a collection of prose under the title Time Come. On stage and on record, he is renowned for angry and uncompromising works such as Five Nights Of Bleeding, Sonny's Lettah, and Iglan Is a Bitch. For This Cultural Life, Linton Kwesi Johnson recalls growing up in poverty in rural Jamaica, where his grandmother told him ghost stories and read The Bible. Appalled at the racism he experienced, he joined the Black Panthers whilst still at school and became a political activist. He began to write and perform poetry, set to music and delivered in Jamaican patois, after being inspired by reggae artists such as Prince Buster and U-Roy, and the American group The Last Poets. Johnson also talks about the tragic fire that killed 13 young partygoers in New Cross, south London in 1981, an event that he commemorated in one of his best known works, New Craas Massahkah. Producer: Edwina Pitman

2023 is the 50th anniversary of hip hop. All year, we are dropping episodes in a special series that digs into one of the most popular forms of music. We're kicking off the season with a look at the birth of hip hop. In this episode, we look at the connection between protest poetry and hip-hop, DJ Kool Herc's iconic 1973 party, and all the external forces that contributed to hip-hop's growth like the fires that consumed parts of the South Bronx in the 70s.  Guests:  Darryl McDaniels Ed Lover Grand Wizzard Theodore Rich Nice  The Last Poets Credits:  Noa Caines, Researcher John Davis, Researcher Jill Webb, Producer Dempsey Pillot, Producer Anddy Egan-Thorpe, Audio Engineer Femi Redwood, Host and Executive Producer

Happy Holidays. While we're on break, we'd love to share with you a recent addition to the Talkhouse Podcast Network, Noble Champions with Santigold. This episode originally aired on Nov. 7, 2022, and is titled "Questlove, Angela Yee and Tunde Adebimpe." Subscribe to Noble Champions with Santigold. In this episode, Santi rallies her longtime friends Questlove, Angela Yee, and Tunde Adebimpe, who are fellow artists, industry insiders, and cultural critics, to try to tackle the question, 'What exactly is Black Music?'. They discuss complex issues like what happens when you step out of the genre box - specifically when Black artists are making music that's left outside the 'Black Music' box, who built the box, and what's the bigger impact of caging in or boxing out music and the artists that make it? All this while geeking out about some of their favorite seminal recording artists like Bad Brains, Nina Simone, Fela Kuti, The Last Poets and more.

"You inspire us to work hard to improve the service we do for the music community." In this episode of MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle offers a retrospective of the progress of the MFM Speaks Out podcast in 2022. The guests mentioned, and / or whose music was included, include Ken Butler, Ariel Hyatt, Neel Murgai, Banning Eyre, Baba Don Eaton Babatunde, William Parker, Bruce Lee Gallanter, Jeff Slatnick, Hubert Howe, and April Centrone.The progress and accomplishments of MFM as a whole during the year 2022 were also briefly discussed. Topics discussed:Our guest for episode 35 in January was musician, experimental musical instrument builder, and visual artist Ken Butler. He builds hybrid musical instruments and other artworks that explore the interaction and transformation of common and uncommon objects, altered images, sounds and silence.He is internationally recognized as an innovator of experimental musical instruments created from diverse materials including tools, sports equipment, and household objects.February's episode 36 featured Ariel Hyatt. Ariel is a digital marketer, writer, and teacher who assists independent musicians in career development. She is the author of Music Success in 9 Weeks, Cyber PR For Musicians, Crowdstart, and other books. Hyatt worked at New York City's WNEW-FM, and the What Are Records? record label. She moved to Boulder CO, where she managed and handled publicity for the funk band, Lord of Word. She is also the founder and owner of the New York-based public relations firm Cyber PR. Her clients included the Toasters and George Clinton.Neel Murgai was our 37th guest in March. Neel is a sitarist, overtone singer, percussionist, composer, teacher, and Co-Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Raga Massive, a raga inspired musician's collective.Banning Eyre is a writer, guitarist and producer, and the senior editor and producer of the public radio program Afropop Worldwide.  He has traveled and done music research in over 20 African countries, as well as in the Caribbean, South America and Europe. His latest initiative is the launch of Lion Songs Records, an independent label dedicated to uplifting overlooked, mostly acoustic music from the African universe. He is the author of several books, and the co-author of AFROPOP! An Illustrated Guide to Contemporary African Music. Eyre is a contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and his writing has been published in Billboard, Guitar Player, Salon, the Boston Phoenix, College Music Journal, Option, The Beat, Folk Roots, Global Rhythm, and other publications. He also has a background in technology, and worked for 10 years as a software technical writer. Eyre is also on the Advisory Committee of Musicians for Musicians.  Baba Don Eaton Babatunde. He is a percussionist and master of African Drumming and the rhythms of the African Diaspora in the Americas. Baba Don has performed and recorded with Abidun Oyewole and The Last Poets, Pattie Labelle, Joe Henderson, Donald Brown, Jason Linder, Tyrone Jefferson, Tevin Thomas, James Spaulding, Ron Carter, George Clinton, Pharaoh Sanders, the Metropolitan Orchestra, Bill Laswell, and Philycia Rashadto name a few. His work with dance companies and choreographers includes The Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Maurice Hines, Gregory Hines, Andy Williams, Chuck Davis Dance theatre, Frank Hatchet, Geoffrey Holder, Louis Johnson, and Pyramid Dance Company.Episode 40 featured free jazz bass master William Parker. He has also performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor, Peter Brotzmann, Derek Bailey, John Zorn, Hamid Drake, Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves, Oliver Lake, Daniel Carter, Billy Bang, Andrew Cyrille, Matthew Shipp, Roy Campbell, Warren Smith, Joe McPhee, Roscoe Mitchell, Jemeel Moondoc, Joe Morris, Steve Swell, David S. Ware, Leena Conquest, and many others. He was the leader of the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra and In Order to Survive, a member of the Other Dimensions in Music cooperative, and co-founder of the musician's non-profit organization Arts For Art. Our guest for episode 41 was Bruce Lee Gallanter, the owner and proprietor of Downtown Music Gallery (DMG), a Manhattan based music store that specializes in new, used, hard to find, and out of print CDs, Vinyl, DVDs, and books. DMG was started in 1991 by David Yamner & Steve Popkin, with Gallanter working for the store. They remained in their first location on east 4th street in Manhattan for 12 years until 2003, and started having weekly free concerts, an idea that Gallanter had started with Manny Maris when they worked at Lunch For Your Ears. Gallanter became the owner in 1997. Around the time. he and Emperor Mike started the DMG newsletter, In 2003, they moved into a new store on the Bowery, not far from St. Marks Place, Tower Records, and Other Music.Jeff Slatnick was our 42nd guest. Jeff has been an employee and later the owner of Music Inn for over 54 years. Music Inn is one of the oldest music stores in New York City (second in longevity only to Sam Ash). It is a landmark music store in the West Village of NYC specializing in imported world and western instruments, rare and exotic music items, and records. Music Inn has been described as “a museum, rich with music history from around the world.” Music Inn is also the headquarters of Limulus, a company that designs and manufactures unique solid body string instruments. Hubert Howe graced the annals of our podcast as our 43rd guest. Hubert was one of the first researchers in computer music, and became Professor of Music and Director of the Electronic Music studios at Queens College in New York, where he was also Director of the Aaron Copland School of Music from 1989 to 1998, 2001 to 2002, and Autumn 2007. He taught at the Juilliard School from 1974 through 1994. In 1988-89 he held the Endowed Chair in Music at the University of Alabama. He has been a member of the Society of Composers, Inc. , President of the US section of the League of Composers / International Society of Contemporary Music, a member of the International Computer Music Association, and directed the International Computer Music Conference at Queens College, a member of Society for Electro-Acoustic Music, a member of BMI, and the American Composers Alliance since 1974 and served as their President from 2002 to 2011. He is a member of the New York Composer's Circle and has served as Executive Director since 2013. In 2009, he founded the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, and he continues as Director.Our final guest for for 2022 was April Centrone. April Centrone is a multi-instrumentalist (specialising in the riqq, darbuka, frame drum, trap drum, and oud), co-founder of the New York Arabic Orchestra, teacher, composer, film producer and director, and music therapist. She is a Carnegie Hall World Explorer musician and educator, business owner and founder of 10PRL, arts/film/event space on the Jersey Shore. Shehas performed in venues such as the United Nations, NYC Opera House, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and has toured throughout Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Far East.Music on this episode:"Aurora" by Adam Reifsteck / Sonic Fear"Building a Desert Blizzard" by Ken Butler"Bagheshri Unbound" by Neel Murgai"Today is a New Day" by Voyagers"25 Years" by Abiodun Oyewole, featurning Baba Don Eaton"Give Me Back My Drum" by William Parker"Warm Arms to Hold You" by Dawoud the Renegade Sufi (a.k.a. Dawoud Kringle)"Inharmonic Fantasy No. 7" by Hubert Howe"New Moon" by April Centrone"Welcome New Iran" by SoSaLa (a.k.a. Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi)(All music used by permission)

In this episode, Santi rallies her longtime friends Questlove, Angela Yee, and Tunde Adebimpe, who are fellow artists, industry insiders, and cultural critics, to try to tackle the question, 'What exactly is Black Music?'. They discuss complex issues like what happens when you step out of the genre box - specifically when Black artists are making music that's left outside the 'Black Music' box, who built the box, and what's the bigger impact of caging in or boxing out music and the artists that make it? All this while geeking out about some of their favorite seminal recording artists like Bad Brains, Nina Simone, Fela Kuti, The Last Poets and more.

A mythic figure in the Southern California arts scene, Kamau Daáood is a performance poet, educator, and community arts activist. Born and raised in Los Angeles, he was instrumental in transforming Leimert Park into a cultural center and is widely acknowledged as a major force driving L.A.'s Black cultural renaissance. Kamau was a member of the Watts Writers Workshop and developed his style as a "word musician" with the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, under the direction of Horace Tapscott. Over the course of hundreds of readings, his words have lifted audiences from their seats. He's shared a podium with Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, Amiri Baraka, and Sonia Sanchez, and has read in Egypt and Somalia. In this episode, we discuss his passion, energy, and intensity as a poet and ambassador of arts and culture for the community in L.A., and his pride in contributing still to its vibrant traditions. We discuss jazz and what legends like John Coltrane, Billy Higgins, and Mr. Tapscott have meant to him and his journey, as well as his relationship with Juno Lewis—the master instrument-maker, vocalist, and percussionist who played on Coltrane's classic album Kulu Se Mama.

NOW, 'Part TWO' of this week's @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ has two halves. So in 'Part Two - B', we sit down with one of the giants of graffiti!!! Watch the conversation: HERE. https://youtu.be/3ggThLAlNuY There are certain titles that get flung around these days, like legend, but there doesn't seem the weight behind it. However, some people warrant those terms wholeheartedly! Nathan “Sloke” Nordstrom, isn't the first, but what he's brought to, and continues to give back to the graffiti community, he's definitely 'OG' status! In the documentary 'Duality: A Graffiti Story...' he really opens up about things, and when we sat down, the stories and insight just keep on flowing!!! ------------ *(Music) 'The Corner' (feat. The Last Poets) by Common - 2005 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eftv/message

House, funk, soul, bass and beats for open-minded listeners with an old-skool state of mind. Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on Music Box Radio 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco Tracklisting: Kokoroko - Somethings Going On Alhaji Waziri oshomah - Forgive them Oh God Kabaka Pyramid - The Kalling Stephen marley - Mind Control Lee Scratch Perry - Exodus Om Unit - Acid Tempo Butcher Brown - Freeze Me Dr Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringing Lightnin Rod - Sport James Brown - Out of Sight 6Blocc - A Thin Line INKSWEL FEAT ELIZA DICKSON/PUGS ATOMZ - Why Don't You listen (Fred Everything Remix) Romanthony ft The Trojan Horse - Bring U Up (PBR Street Gang Remix) Jomanda - Don't You Want My Love (Bizzy Ass Breakdown) Wish - Touch me Roses Gabor - Pressure The Last Poets - We Must Be Sacred (EVM128 Remix) Status IV - You Ain't Really Down (Jazzanova Hey Baby Remix) Ezra Collective - Victory Dance Wayne Gorbea Y Su Conjuncto Salsa - Paranoia The Fatback Band - Spanish Hustle A-Track - Bubble Guts (Braxe & Falcon) Eddie Amador - Rise c&c music factory - Deeper Love Soft house company - What You Need

J. Ivy is an American performance poet, spoken-word artist, recording artist, songwriter and author. He is a three-time HBO Def Poet and is known for his performance on Kanye West's Grammy Award-winning debut album The College Dropout, which featured him on the song "Never Let Me Down" along with Jay-Z. He received an NAACP Image Award for his writing and on-camera narration of the BET documentary Muhammad Ali: The People's Champ. Recently, J. Ivy recorded and filmed a concert titled Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago, which was Nominated for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards in the Best Spoken Word Category alongside Levar Burton, Don Cheadle, Dave Chappelle, and Barack Obama. But before he was able to celebrate, J. Ivy took up the roles of Lead Writer, Voice Director, and Cast Member of Netflix's new film, jeen-yuhs A Kanye Trilogy, directed by Coodie & Chike. “Jeen-yuhs” shared a nomination for Outstanding Documentary Series in the 2022 Emmys with The Beatles' new documentary series, “Get Back”.   In this episode, J. Ivy and Jack discuss sharing an Emmy nomination with The Beatles, what it's like to work with Kanye West, finding inspiration in poetry and music, changing The Grammys, and picking a Beatle to collaborate with.   Check out J. Ivy's newest album on Spotify   Follow J . Ivy on Twitter: @J_Ivy Follow J . Ivy on Instagram: @J_Ivy   If you like this episode, be sure to subscribe to this podcast! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Or click here for more information: Linktr.ee/BeatlesEarth   ----- The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time[1] and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form.[2] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements. Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles evolved from Lennon's previous group, the Quarrymen, and built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after signing to EMI Records and achieving their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. J. Ivy was born March 3, 1976 as James Ivy Richardson II in Chicago, Illinois to James Ivy Richardson Sr. and Pamela Richardson. His father was a Disc Jockey and On-Air Personality, who went by the name Jim Richards. Jim Richards' highlights included hosting the morning hour show on Chicago's popular radio station WVON,[2] and his mother was a registered nurse. J. Ivy grew up on Chicago's South side with his family until the age of 14 before moving to the South Suburbs of Chicago, where he attended Rich Central High School. Ivy discovered his poetry talent during his junior year when his English teacher asked him to perform a piece he had written for a routine homework assignment.[3] He performed in front of the student body and received a standing ovation. J. was heavily influenced by his mother, who supported his budding talent by encouraging him to continue writing and publish his burgeoning body of work. After his successful school performance, J took his poetry passion as a serious hobby and began regularly writing and performing well into his college years. J. Ivy attended Illinois State University, where he became known on campus as "The Poet" and delved deeper into the art form. After college, J. Ivy returned to Chicago and frequently performed on the local arts circuit. As his popularity grew, J. Ivy was featured several times on Chicago's WGCIradio station and later became the host of "Rituals," (from 1997 to 2000) the most popular poetry night in Chicago and perhaps the nation at that time. He was eventually asked to come on Russell Simmons' HBO Def Poetry Jam. He received a standing ovation for his performance of "I Need to Write"[4] and was invited back for two encore appearances in later seasons where he performed his signature poems "Dear Father" and "Never Let Me Down." Fellow Chicagoan Kanye West heard about J. Ivy from mutual friends while he was working on his debut album The College Dropout for Roc-A-Fella Records. He contacted Ivy and offered him the opportunity to be on the song, "Never Let Me Down" which also featured Jay-Z. The College Dropout album earned a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. The night J. Ivy recorded his verse on "Never Let Me Down," he heard music from a singer named John Stephens. J. Ivy was so inspired by John's music that he began to call him John Legend. J. Ivy is also featured in the first episode of the Kanye three part documentary Jeen-yuhs. His distinct hip-hop poetic style caught the attention of many who were not accustomed to hearing poetry incorporated into music in this manner which led him to collaborating with many artists including John Legend, Estelle, Slum Village, Maurice Brown, Smoke DZA, and more. On October 26, 2010, J. Ivy released his second studio album "HERE I AM", which features guest artists Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets, Jessica Care Moore, Jesse Boykins III, Blitz the Ambassador, Chris Rob, Amanda Seales, Mikkey Halsted, and more. In 2014 J. Ivy released a mixtape titled, "Diggin' in the Papes Vol.1", which features a host of collaborative records Ivy has created with Hip-Hop artist and producers like Crooked I, The Cool Kids, Ski Beatz, Slum Village, Carl Thomas, Tall Black Guy, and more. In 2017 J. Ivy released his third studio album, "My Daddy's Records", an album created for his book "Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain." J. Ivy is currently the Chicago Chapter President of the Recording Academy and is the first Spoken-Word Artist to hold a Chapter President seat in the history of the Recording Academy. In 2012, J. Ivy followed up his album "HERE I AM" with the release of his book "HERE I AM: Then & Now," a compilation of the album's lyrics, stories regarding the inspiration for the album, and additional poetry. In January 2014 J. Ivy inked a book deal with Beyond Words Publishing, an imprint of Atria Books & Simon & Schuster, for the January 2015 release of his new book "Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain",[6] which is based on J. Ivy's poem "Dear Father" (as seen on HBO Def Poetry). In addition to his voice, Ivy has been a featured in numerous ads and served as a spokesperson for national corporate initiatives. He has been a model for both Mecca and LRG's national print-ads as well as a spokesperson for Ford Urban.com alongside Tarrey Torae, Rocsi from BET's 106 & Park and MTV's VJ Sway Calloway. J. Ivy was the sole voice and face in Verizon's History in the Making Campaign, which earned him a Gold Clio Award for the campaign's commercial, which was shown in movie theaters nationwide. This campaign was directed by Bob Giraldi, who directed Michael Jackson's "Beat It." J. Ivy's musical endorsements have also included extensive work with Allstate Insurance's Beyond February initiative. J. Ivy's voice has also been heard on 2013 Benjamin Moore & Co. Paint Commercial, 2013–15 Nissan Commercials, HBO Boxing, Monday Night Football, CBS Sports, MTV's Who's Got Game, and in the 2009 and 2011 NFL seasons, he was featured on the introduction for the entire season of NBC's Sunday Night Football alongside Faith Hill. J. Ivy supports programs that bring arts into the school system. He is a regular performer in Chicago Public Schools. J. Ivy was a guest speaker/performer at Deepak Chopra's 2012 Annual Sages & Scientists Symposium and was the official MC for the 2013 & 2014 edition.[7] Additionally, J. Ivy has conducted poetry workshops and given performances for Reading Is Fundamental, The Kanye West Foundation, and Steve Harvey's Mentoring Camp For Young Men, where he presented his Dear Father Initiative, which teaches the power of forgiveness and promotes social emotional healing through the exercise of writing and journaling. J. Ivy has appeared on many programs and series, including: ER, The Martha Stewart Show, ABC's BCS Selection Show, ABC's All-America Team Show, ABC's FedEx Orange Bowl Championship Game, ABC's Monday Night Football, ABC's NBA Finals, Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on HBO, HBO's Bob Costas Now, HBO Boxing, MTV's Who's Got Game, MTV's 2004 New Year's Eve Bash (2004), MTV's Black History Month Special (2004), MTV's My Block, VH-1's Best Year Ever (2005), B.E.T.'s Lyric Café, BET's Black Carpet Series, B.E.T.'s Harlem Nights, the independent film, Backstabbers (1999), ESPN's 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee, and B.E.T.'s "Ali: The People's Champ, which won a NAACP Image Award. In 2018 Ivy's national T.V. commercial for AARP premiered on Super Bowl Sunday during the episode of NBC's This Is Us and has run through 2019. In January of 2019 J. Ivy wrote for, starred in, and narrated B.E.T.'s documentary "Martin: The Legacy of a King." He was also featured in Episode 1 of AMC's [1] "Hip-Hop: The Songs that Shook America." After dating for six years, J. Ivy married singer-songwriter Tarrey Torae, on September 4, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois.  

Situated within the current context of police brutality, for-profit prisons, and excessive incarceration rates, Am Johal sits down with educator, writer, and public scholar, Walidah Imarisha. Walidah describes her creative works involving ideas and futures of police and prison abolition, including her book Angels with Dirty Faces, and her current work developing Space to Breathe – a film that looks back on our present moment of the abolitionist movement from a future where police and prisons have been abolished. She also shares her collaboration with adrienne maree brown in the creating the Octavia's Brood, an anthology inspired out of their desire to push movement organizers beyond ideas if “realistic” change. Throughout the interview Walidah also speaks about science fiction as an avenue to inspire greater imaginings for social change, and discusses white supremacy, imperial colonialism, and white “progressiveness” within the past and present histories of Oregon and The United States. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/185-walidah-imarisha.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/185-walidah-imarisha.html Resources: Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements: https://www.akpress.org/octavia-s-brood.html Walida's website: https://www.walidah.com/ Below the Radar with adrienne maree brown: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/166-adrienne-maree-brown/ Space to Breath film: https://www.walidah.com/blog/2021/3/24/grant-recipient-for-sci-fi-documentary-film Angels with Dirty Faces: https://www.akpress.org/angelswithdirtyfaces.html What a City Is For by Matt Hern: https://www.akpress.org/angelswithdirtyfaces.html Bio: Walidah Imarisha is an educator, writer, public scholar and spoken word artist. She has co-edited two anthologies, Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories From Social Justice Movements and Another World is Possible. Imarisha's nonfiction book Angels with Dirty Faces: Three Stories of Crime, Prison, and Redemption won a 2017 Oregon Book Award. She is also the author of the poetry collection Scars/Stars, and in 2015, she received a Tiptree Fellowship for her science fiction writing. Imarisha is currently an Assistant Professor in the Black Studies Department and Director of the Center for Black Studies at Portland State University. In the past, she has taught at Stanford University, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts and Oregon State University. For six years, she presented statewide as a public scholar with Oregon Humanities' Conversation Project on several topics, including Oregon Black history. She was one of the founders and first editor of the political hip hop magazine AWOL. She has toured the country many times performing, lecturing and challenging, and has shared the stage with folks as different as Angela Davis, Cornel West, Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, Kenny Muhammad of the Roots, Chuck D, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Robin D.G. Kelley, Umar bin Hassan from The Last Poets, Boots Riley, Saul Williams, Ani DiFranco, John Irving, dead prez, Rebecca Solnit, and Yuri Kochiyama. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Science Fiction & Social Justice — with Walidah Imarisha.” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, September 13, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/185-walidah-imarisha.html.

Hip-hop was not born in a day. In fact, its influences go way back to the first spoken word poets and original storytellers of the times. In this episode, The Godfather of West Coast hip-hop Lonzo Williams and journalist Davey D return to discuss The Watts Prophets, The Last Poets, and influences of street culture on the birth of hip-hop. Plus, former radio DJ turned station owner Greg Mack talks about the gangs and pimp culture that shaped what is hip-hop then and now. So, get a pen and pad because we're tracing hip-hop's lineage in this episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"You Gotta Make Them Say 'Wow!'"Our guest for this episode of MFM Speaks Out is Baba Don Eaton Babatunde. He is a percussionist and master of African drumming and the rhythms of the African Diaspora in the Americas.Baba Don has performed and recorded with Abidun Oyewole and The Last Poets, Pattie Labelle, Joe Henderson, Donald Brown, Jason Linder, Tyrone Jefferson, Tevin Thomas, James Spaulding, Ron Carter, George Clinton, Pharaoh Sanders, the Metropolitan Orchestra, Bill Laswell, and Philycia Rashad to name a few. His work with dance companies and choreographers includes The Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Maurice Hines, Gregory Hines, Andy Williams, Chuck Davis Dance theatre, Frank Hatchet, Geoffrey Holder, Louis Johnson, and Pyramid Dance Company.His theatrical credits include The Classical Theatre of Harlem's productions of Macbeth, Caligula, and Dream on Monkey Mountain, He performed on HBO's Hoop Life soundtrack and Julie Andrews' Green Room, and has been featured on a Sesame Street segment called Drumming School.He has performed at Carnegie Hall, The State Theater,  Avery Fisher's Hall, City Center, The Apollo Theatre and The House Of Blues to name a few.He is also a respected music educator. His credentials include workshops throughout the Metropolitan, Tri State  Area, with many institutions such as The Harlem School of The Arts, John Jay College, Arts Connections, Harlem Late Night Jazz, African Horizon, Arts Horizon, Yaffa Productions, North Hampden High School and Jack and Jill Arts Center.Topics discussed:Baba Don's family lineage and their part in the history of Harlem and the civil rights movement, his education, his work as a music educator and purveyor of African drumming in modern western music, the many people he performed with, including his work with Abiodun Oyewole and the Last Poets, The Alvin Ailey Dance Company, and Patti LaBelle, his association with MFM, and his experience, thoughts, and advice about the music business. Music on this episode:"25 Years" by Abiodun Oyewole, featurning Baba Don Eaton"Brothers Working" by Abiodun Oyewole, featurning Baba Don Eaton"Festival" by Abiodun Oyewole, featurning Baba Don Eaton

Repost of our 2020 episode celebrating M19! In this very special episode, we celebrate the shared birthday of iconic revolutionaries Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X, both born on May 19th (1890 and 1925, respectively). Join Scott and Bob as we go deep on two of the most important revolutionaries of the 20th century---their ideas, their organizations, their international leadership in the class and anti-imperial struggles, and the inspiration they gave to so many millions. Plus a little Last Poets love for Ho Chi Minh: "I'm gettin' on out of here You see, I just could not win Against Ho Chi Minh No, I just could not win Against Ho Chi Minh" -------------------- Further reading: William Duiker's books Ho Chi Minh: A Life and Sacred War, The Autobiography of Malcolm X,   Peniel Joseph's The Sword and the Shield, and James Cones' Martin and  Malcolm and America. Follow Green and Red// https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast ** out our new website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ Join our Discord Party: https://discord.gg/dF99bJNb Donate to Green and Red Podcast// Become a recurring donor at  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast   (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott  (@sparki1969).  “Green and Red  Blues" by Moody.  Editing by  Isaac.

Episode 73 of the Burning Ambulance podcast features an interview with pianist Cameron Graves.I have a single subject we're going to be exploring through all ten episodes that I'm going to be presenting this season, and that subject is fusion. Fusion means much more, I think, than just the music that most people probably think of when they hear the word. Of course, it immediately brings to mind bands from the 1970s like the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, and Weather Report: groups that were formed by ex-members of Miles Davis's band, playing extremely complex compositions that blurred the lines between progressive rock and jazz, while still leaving room for extended improvisation. But if you think of fusion as a process rather than a style, the discussion gets a lot more interesting. Because then you can pull in the music being made by Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Santana, etc., all of which gets filed under just plain rock. And you can talk about the music Latin artists like Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, and the Fania All Stars were making at the same time. Or the really adventurous funk and R&B that was being made by Sly and the Family Stone, Parliament, Funkadelic, the Isley Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, the Ohio Players, Slave, which then leads you to jazz-funk names like George Duke, Billy Cobham, the Crusaders, Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, and of course Mwandishi and the Headhunters. This is how I prefer to think about fusion. It's not just a specific, narrow slice of music, it's the sound of walls being knocked down across the landscape.So that's the kind of philosophical starting point for all the interviews I'm doing this season, and that's what makes Cameron Graves such a perfect person to talk to. Because he's a guy who crosses all sorts of musical boundaries. He's had a lot of classical music training, as I learned during this conversation, he spent several years studying Indian music, and obviously he's got a deep jazz background starting out as a member of the Young Jazz Giants with Kamasi Washington and the Bruner brothers, Stephen aka Thundercat on bass and his brother Ronald on drums, which evolved into the West Coast Get Down and all the albums that they've made over the last half dozen years or so. But Cameron's also a lifelong metalhead — in fact, he played keyboards and guitar in Wicked Wisdom, the nu-metal band fronted by Jada Pinkett Smith in the early 2000s. So he's not only toured the world with Kamasi Washington and with Stanley Clarke, because he's a member of Clarke's band, too — he also played Ozzfest.And here's an interesting connection: the drummer for Wicked Wisdom was Philip “Fish” Fisher, the drummer for Fishbone. And when you talk about fusion as the kind of big-tent/umbrella sort of conceptual thing that I'm talking about, you have to include them in there. They mixed funk and hard rock and punk and metal and ska and reggae and jazz into one big swirl, particularly on their most ambitious album, 1991's The Reality of My Surroundings. There's all kinds of music on there, from Bad Brains-style hardcore to Last Poets-style abstract jazz poetry. And of course they were the best live band on the planet from the mid '80s to the early '90s.Fishbone were never as big as they deserved to be, but they were absolute heroes in L.A., and they were a huge inspiration to all kinds of open-minded musicians who came up in their wake. Last year, I interviewed Terrace Martin, who's an alto saxophonist affiliated with the West Coast Get Down but is also a hip-hop producer who's worked with Snoop Dogg for years — in fact, he put together a live band for Snoop in about 2010 that included Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Ryan Porter, who's been on this podcast before, and other people from their circle as well. Anyway, when I talked to Martin, he expressed a lot of love for Fishbone. And he's now a member of Herbie Hancock's band, in addition to being part of R+R=NOW, a group that also includes Robert Glasper and Christian Scott. And Thundercat and his brother, Ronald Bruner Jr., were both members of Suicidal Tendencies, playing straight-up punk and thrash, for years. There are so many connections between jazz and funk and metal, when you look for them, and bands that combine them in various really fascinating ways. It's all fusion, in the broad sense.Another thing that's really interesting, to me anyway, is that there are so many direct connections between the West Coast Get Down guys and the Seventies fusion artists. Like I said, Cameron Graves is in Stanley Clarke's band. Terrace Martin is in Herbie Hancock's band. Ronald Bruner Jr. played with George Duke before Duke died. Thundercat covered a George Duke song on one of his albums, and had Steve Arrington from Slave on his most recent record. It really is like they're the next generation of fusion. And we talk about all this and a lot more in the interview you're about to hear. This was a really fun conversation that went in some very interesting directions, and I hope you enjoy listening to it.Music in this episode:Cameron Graves, “Planetary Prince” (from Planetary Prince)Cameron Graves, “The Life Carriers” (from Seven)Cameron Graves, “Red” (from Live From the Seven Spheres)

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more NEWS FROM Tuesday April 5 2022  34 minutes Steven Greenhouse is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where he writes about wages and working conditions, labor organizing, and other workplace issues. Before coming to The Century Foundation, he was a reporter for the New York Times for thirty-one years, spending his last nineteen years there as its labor and workplace reporter, before retiring from the paper in December 2014. He is the author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2019. As the New York Times' labor and workplace reporter from 1995 to 2014, he covered myriad topics, including conditions for the nation's farm workers, the Fight for $15, Walmart's locking in workers at night, the New York City transit strike, factory disasters in Bangladesh, and Scott Walker's push to cripple public employee unions. Greenhouse joined the New York Times in September 1983 as a business reporter, covering steel and other basic industries. He then spent two-and-a-half years as the newspaper's Midwestern business correspondent based in Chicago. In 1987, he moved to Paris, where he served as the New York Times' European economics correspondent, covering everything from Western Europe's economy to the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe. After five years in Paris, he served as a New York Times correspondent in Washington for four years, covering economics and the Federal Reserve and then the U.S. Department of State and foreign affairs. Greenhouse's most recent book, Beaten Down, Worked Up, looks at key historic episodes that built the nation's labor unions and shows how unions and worker power helped build the world's largest, richest middle class as well as a fairer, more democratic America. The book explains how the decline of worker power in recent decades has hurt workers and the nation, fueling income inequality and weakening the voice of workers in politics and policymaking.  The book also examines the future of the labor movement, looking at new forms of worker power, such as the Fight for $15, the #RedforEd teachers' strikes, and some innovative efforts to lift Uber drivers and other gig workers. A native of Massapequa, New York, Greenhouse is a graduate of Wesleyan University (1973), the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (1975), and NYU Law School, from which he graduated as class valedictorian in 1982. His first book, The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, was published in April 2008 by Knopf. It won the 2009 Sidney Hillman Book Prize for a non-fiction book that advances social justice. Greenhouse has also been honored with the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club award, a New York Press Club award, and a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Reporting. He continues to freelance for, among others, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, the Atlantic, the American Prospect, the Columbia Journalism Review, AARP Magazine, and Nieman Reports.   1:05 Dr. Omékongo Dibinga is the UPstander. His life's mission is to inspire all across the globe to take a stand when they witness an injustice, no matter how small or large. He is a motivational speaker, trilingual poet, TV talk show host, rapper, and professor of cross-cultural communication at American University. His Urban Music Award winning work has best been described by Nikki Giovanni as “outstanding, exciting, and new while being very old.” His book, From the Limbs of My Poetree was described by Essence Magazine as “a remarkable and insightful collection of exquisite poetry that touches sacred places within your spirit.” He was one of 5 international recipients out of 750,000 to win the first ever “CNN iReport Spirit Award.” He has received over 1,000,000 views on CNN.com. Omékongo's writings and performances have appeared in O Magazine, as well as on TV and radio from CNN, BET, and the BBC to NPR, Music Choice, and Voice of America in millions of homes in over 150 countries. He has also written songs for major motion pictures as well as organizations such as NASA and the Enough! Project. He has spoken before the United Nations, partners with the State Department to conduct youth leadership trainings overseas, and speaks to leadership and youth student conferences across the country. Omékongo's music and writings have appeared alongside artists such as Sheryl Crow, Angelina Jolie, Norah Jones, Damien Rice, Angelique Kidjo, Don Cheadle, and Mos Def. He has shared the stage with Wyclef Jean, OutKast, Sonia Sanchez, Dennis Brutus, Emmanuelle Chriqui, The Last Poets, and NFL great Aaron Rodgers. Internationally, he has shared his work in over 20 countries on 3 continents. Omékongo has studied at Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Georgetown, Morehouse, and The Fletcher School, where he earned his M.A. in Law & Diplomacy. He earned his Ph.D. in International Education Policy at The University of Maryland (UMD) where his dissertation centered on the global hip-hop phenomenon and Jay-Z. At UMD, he also worked with the Southern Poverty Law Center's “Teaching Diverse Students Initiative.” He worked for four years as the lead Teaching Assistant to Dr. Michael Eric Dyson at Georgetown University. He provides leadership, educational and diversity empowerment as a consultant and motivational speaker for organizations, associations and institutions. He has featured/lectured nationwide in venues from TEDx and Harvard to Russell Simmons' Hip-Hop Summit and the Nuyorican Poets Café. His rap mixtape series “Bootleg” promotes positive hip-hop with remixes of songs by Tupac, Notorious BIG, Jay Z, Nas, 50 Cent, and others. His 1,000,000 Youth Campaign has directly impacted over100,000 youth across the globe to date. He has also partnered with Intel on its campaign to make their computer processors free of minerals that come from the war in the Congo. Omékongo has published and produced 7 books, 7-fusion music and motivational CDs, and one independent DVD. His motivational book G.R.O.W. Towards Your Greatness! 10 Steps to Living Your Best Life has received praise from great motivational speakers such as Willie Jolley. His most recent book “The UPstander's Guide to an Outstanding Life” is a life balance book for students. For more information, please visit www.upstanderinternational.com. All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

“Dreams don't come true, they are true.” J. Ivy is living proof of his mantra. He is living his dream as a writer; a 2022 Grammy-nominated writer and performer for his spoken word album “Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago.” His creative calling started in high school and hasn't stopped. He shares with Jeanne why he believes following your instincts is a key to success; how fearless authenticity got him to where he is today; why listening is so important; and his proudest moments that don't involve writing.  About J. Ivy:J. Ivy is an award-winning poet, recording artist, songwriter, actor, and author from Chicago. He received a Peabody Award for his performance on Russell Simmons's Def Poetry, as well as a Grammy Award for his contribution with Jay-Z on Kanye West's The College Dropout album. J. has also collaborated with John Legend, RZA, The Last Poets, The Roots, Common, Mos Def, The Black Crowes, Bob Dylan, and many more. He supports his community through his Write to Live Academy and the Dear Father Initiative, which encourages young people to explore careers in the arts.Twitter: @J_IvyInstagram: @j_ivyFacebook: J. IvyPoetYouTube:  J. IvyWebsite: j.vy.com

Scott Morris and Noodlez chop it up about turning dreams to reality. Scott Morris sits down with Noodlez to talk about life as an artist, business owner, life lessons, touring, growing up, dreams, and more. Connect https://www.lifeofmorris.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lifeofmorris https://www.instagram.com/type88show https://www.instagram.com/davenoodlez https://www.instagram.com/stereotypeco https://www.instagram.com/awheremedia https://www.stereotypeco.com http://www.awheremedia.com Bio (Courtesy of LifeOfMorris.com) Award winning artist Scott Morris, is a native to Brooklyn, New York, and as seen on MTV's True Life, he is known for his vibrant yet down-to-earth personality. Scott has opened up and hosted for Dead Prez, The Last Poets, Spoken Reasons, Nitty Scott, Baby Cham, and more. He can be found among the most talented and sought-after college / underground entertainment artists and hosts in New York City. In 2013, he was nominated for 3 categories for the All-Star Music Awards and won the category of Promoter Of The Year. Young, humble, and driven he is building his career as a leader in the entertainment field. You will find him dedicating his time to not only building his personal craft of hip hop but also investing his time in building various platforms to help other peers grow and showcase their talents. Born Nigel Guscott, the name Scott Morris was derived as a result of desiring a stage name for his Hip Hop musical path. Today he is found coordinating tours / various events, displaying his talent on the microphone through Hip Hop, and hosting special events. Scott Morris a student of John Jay College, an event coordinator, CEO of the Booking Agency, Mor.Bookings and CEO of the national growing phenomenon, the Deans List Tour. You can definitely expect to see him at the forefront of plenty more in the near future.

It wouldn't be Women's history month with the poetry queen herself Ebony Eyze. Introduced to us by the man the EDC general Live Johnson Ebony Eyze will be debuting her latest visual for Plastic on Rawrrzone Get to know Ebony Eyze EBONY EYZE BIO Tiffany "Ebony Eyze" Broadwater is a spoken word artist and lyric writer who has used the drive within to make her dreams a reality. Growing up in Saint Albans, Queens - once home to many jazz greats and hip-hop legends - inspired her to pursue the arts at the tender age of 9. Learning music theory and how to romance words fueled what later became her passion - spoken word. Ebony honed her craft by studying and taking workshops at Jamaica Center for the Arts, The Center for Culture: Afrikan Poetry Theatre, Inc and Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Ebony writes with a sincere mind, presenting social issues and human desires in a way that pushes audiences to the edge. She uses monologues as a catalyst to encourage listeners to reflect deeply on their personal struggles and promote positive change. Writers such as the late Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets as well as Def Poetry Jam artists have had a major influence on her style of writing. As an artist, exposure to Motown, 90's R&B and hip-hop culture has helped her create her unique sound. Ebony has blessed the stage at several prestigious venues including Nuyorican Poets Cafe in NYC. In 2015, she worked with producer HazAli (Forthelovers Productions) to create and release her jazz-driven debut spoken word album Soul Intuition: Vol 1. Entering 2022, Ebony is excited to be finishing up her sophomore LP Soul Intuition: Vol 2 with hip hop producer Live Johnson (EDC Beats.com), which includes the single "Plastic" available now on music streaming platforms. She looks forward to collaborating with other artists on future projects as she introduces a “new wave” of spoken word to the world. Follow Ebony Eyze: Instagram:@iamebonyeyze Facebook: @ebonyeyze Twitter: @ebonyeyze YouTube: @ebonyeyze --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If we're saying two of the predecessors of rap music told us something 50 years, it means the lesson hasn't been learned. Bouncing red balls seem to be highly effective as a distraction, while the world continues to turn. Today's episode includes: • The Metaverse and moving forward with[out] “The Culture” • Colin Powell and all the takes • Netflix walkout and Geronimo's thoughts as the resident trans person • Jon Gruden and standing firm in your misogyny Friend-of-the-show Marcus K. Dowling also joins, so you already know this conversation will go into some rabbit holes and tunnels. Chaos & Culture: Musings From the Minds of Geronimo Knows and "BeMo" Brown is a show with candid conversations and objective opinions about Black culture, lifestyle, and spirituality. Subscribe today and hit the notification bell so you won't miss future episodes! Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/alltheflykids https://instagram.com/geronimoknows https://instagram.com/bemobrown https://instagram.com/wakenbakewithbemo https://instagram.com/marcuskdowling

Covers the British Invasion, incorporation of funk into other music styles, early hip-hop influences. Artists covered: Jimi Hendrix, The Last Poets, The Meters Find out more about the timeline at https://www.bluelineage.com

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the history of the independent label Fortune Records. They discuss the unpredictable music, unique cast of characters and why it had famous admirers ranging from Smokey Robinson to Lou Reed. Plus, they review some new music. Become a member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soundopinionsMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/36zIhZK Record a Voice Memo: https://www.micdropp.com/studio/5febf006eba45/ Featured Songs:The Premiers, "The Trap of Love," The Trap of Love (Single), Fortune, 1957The Hold Steady, "The Feelers," Open Door Policy, Positive Jams, 2021The Hold Steady, "Unpleasant Breakfast," Open Door Policy, Positive Jams, 2021The Hold Steady, "Hanover Camera," Open Door Policy, Positive Jams, 2021King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard, "O.N.E.," L.W., Flightless, 2021King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard, "Pleura," L.W., Flightless, 2021King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard, "K.G.L.W.," L.W., Flightless, 2021King Gizzard & the Wizard Lizard, "East West Link," L.W., Flightless, 2021Julien Baker, "Song in E," Little Oblivions, Matador, 2021Julien Baker, "Hardline," Little Oblivions, Matador, 2021Julien Baker, "Faith Healer," Little Oblivions, Matador, 2021Nolan Strong & The Diablos, "If Oh I (Could Be With You Tonight)," If Oh I (Could Be With You Tonight) (Single), Fortune, 1959Andre Williams, "Bacon Fat," Bacon Fat (Single), Fortune, 1957Roy Hall and the Cohutta Mountain Boys, "Dirty Boogie," Dirty Boogie (Single), Fortune, 1949Skeets McDonald, "The Tattooed Lady (feat. Johnny White and His Rhythm Riders)," The Tattooed Lady (Single), Fortune, 1961Rufus Shoffner & Joyce Songer, "It Always Happens to Me," It Always Happens to Me (Single), Fortune, 1961Nolan Strong & The Diablos, "Do You Remember What You Did," Do You Remember What You Did (Single), Fortune, 1955Nolan Strong & The Diablos, "Mind Over Matter," Mind Over Matter (Single), Fortune, 1962Shorty Frog & The Space Cats, "Sheddin' Tears over You," Sheddin' Tears over You (Single), Fortune, 1958John Lee Hooker, "Blues For Big Town," John Lee Hooker & Big Maceo Merriweather, Fortune, 1963Dead Prez , "Panthers (feat. Common and the Last Poets)," Hip​-​Hop Docktrine: The Official Boondocks Mixtape, Self-released, 2006

In this week's episode, Mark, Barney and Jasper discuss the role music has played in expressing the pain and rage of Black Americans. Touching on such seminal figures as Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield and the Last Poets, they listen to clips from a 1976 audio interview with the late Gil Scott-Heron, assessing his militant poetics and the albums he made with Brian Jackson. From there, the RBP team considers interviews with Public Enemy's Chuck D in 1992 and, from 2015, Kendrick Lamar. They also discuss a 1971 piece about James Brown by pioneering Black "rock critic" Vernon Gibbs. Mark talks us through such highlights of the week's new additions to the RBP library — Philip Elwood's live review of Judy Garland at San Carlos' Circle Star, Roy Carr's interview with New Orleans piano great Professor Longhair, Michael Goldberg's salute to New York electro-punk duo Suicide and David Toop's tribute to '60s pop Svengali Larry Parnes. Barney cites a timely 2011 interview with Harry Belafonte, wherein the singer-actor reflects on his civil-rights activism, after which Jasper wraps up matters by looking at pieces about the boundary-pushing Peaches, the return of Neneh Cherry and the bizarre artist known formerly as Terence Trent D'Arby. The Rock's Backpages podcast is part of the Pantheon podcast network.Please consider donating to organisations fighting against racism and injustice, such as Black Lives Matter UK and the NAACP/NAACP Legal Defense Fund.For further resources, readings, and ways to help, please visit https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co.Pieces discussed: Gil Scott-Heron audio, Nina Simone, Public Enemy, Kendrick Lamar, James Brown, Indie labels, Judy Garland, Professor Longhair, Suicide, Larry Parnes, Depeche Mode, Charles Brown, Harry Belafonte, Peaches, Alicia Keys, Neneh Cherry and Terence Trent D'Arby.