Music Education In The Pandemic And Beyondby Mark Anthony Neal / 19h
"Teaching orchestra, choir or band virtually in a pandemic presents some unique challenges. Even with schools reopening, it's difficult to hold in-person band practice in a way that's safe and socially distant. How has music education changed during the pandemic? And what does its future in U.S. education look like?" -- 1A
Actor Daniel Kaluuya’s Road to Revolutionaryby Mark Anthony Neal / 19h
"Actor Daniel Kaluuya -- known for his roles in Get Out and Queen & Slim -- portrays Fred Hampton in the new film, Judas and the Black Messiah , which follows Hampton’s meteoric rise through the party, a multiracial class movement and the series of betrayals that led to his untimely fall. Weeks before he won the Golden Globe award for “ Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motio
Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation and the Politics of the Paralympicsby Mark Anthony Neal / 19h
"On this episode of Edge of Sports , host Dave Zirin speaks with Leroy Moore , one of the founders of the hip hop organization, Krip Hop Nation about the Paralympics. Edge of Sports also talks to Moore about his love of Hip-Hop, his favorite artists, and growing up in New York City during the birth of the music genre." Edge of Sports ·
The Quarantine Tapes 165: Sanford Biggersby Mark Anthony Neal / 21h
"On episode 165 of The Quarantine Tapes , guest host Imani Perry is joined by Sanford Biggers . Sanford is an artist working across a wide range of disciplines. He talks with Imani about some of his recent work with quilting, describing how he came to that medium and talking about the cultural and historical elements of that work. Imani asks Sanford about his beginnings in art and about the range
'Crusade For Harmony' Surveys The Life Work Of Saxophonist Julius Hemphillby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
" Julius Hemphill was a founding member and principal composer for the World Saxophone Quartet. The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony features seven discs of newly released music from his archives." -- Fresh Air
The Voice And Spirit Of Bobi Céspedesby Mark Anthony Neal / 1d
"Considered the musical madrina of the Bay Area's Afro-Cuban community, Bobi Céspedes has been practicing her art there in a number of bands and performance settings for over 40 years. Céspedes' recent album, Mujer y Cantante, was recorded with a small group that includes top notch instrumentalists, some of whom are young enough to be her sons. It gives her voice and her spirit a boost of youthfu
Tigress & Tweed: Andra Day Channels Billie Holliday and Angela Davisby Mark Anthony Neal / 2d
In this multivalent performance of the song "Tigress & Tweed" from the film The United States vs. Billie Holiday , Golden Globe winner Andra Day channels Billie Holiday and Angela Davis .
The Quarantine Tapes 163: Alicia Hall Moranby Mark Anthony Neal / 3d
"On episode 163 of The Quarantine Tapes , guest host Imani Perry is joined by Alicia Hall Moran for a two-part episode. Imani and Alicia have a fascinating and wide-reaching conversation about Alicia’s work as an artist and vocalist. Alicia pulls on varied threads of history and music in their