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Listen • 2:21 Trumpeter and composer Rod McGaha has a sound that translates through many dialects in the tradition of Black American Music. Nicknamed the Preacherman, he has a vocal and roots-driven timbre on the instrument as distinct as his choice of notes. The sensibilities in McGahas sound can be traced to fellow Midwest trumpet heroes such as Miles Davis, Lester Bowie and Clark Terry. Growing up in Chicago, McGaha developed musically on local bandstands and abroad wit...

Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Announces Series of Socially Distanced Summer Concerts The final stream of IPO’s reimagined season streaming free from May 28 – June 13 is Fanfare for the Common Man and Uncommon Woman.by BWW News Desk Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the return of their Socially Distanced Summer in-person concerts at Olympia Fields Country Club on May 19, June 23, July 14 and August 4, at 6:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., plus the streaming of the final concert of the ...

Https://youtu.be/U1Eg-vtSABE   Coming to Vancouver, as part of the Doxa Film Festival ( May 6-16th) is th...

Amnesty International’s new chief By Susan Owensby - RFI 5 HOURS AGO This week on The Sound Kitchen youll hear the answer to the question about the new head of the international rights watchdog, Amnesty International. Theres a bit of history on celebrating May Day, Ollias “Happy Moment”, and music chosen by The Sound Kitchens producing engineer, musician Erwan Rome. All that, and the new quiz question too! Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to Th...

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the new head of the international rights watchdog, Amnesty International. There’s a bit of history on celebrating May Day,…

Jeremy Allen , April 29th, 2021 08:13 Featuring collaborations with Skepta, Ben Okri, and Danny Brown, the final album from afrobeat legend Tony Allen offers a fitting coda to one of musics great second acts, finds Jeremy Allen (no relation) When Tony Allen died in Paris at the end of April last year, it came as a surprise despite his advancing years. I’d interviewed him just seven weeks before at the Sony offices in West London. He was in good spirits in anticipation of events planned around...

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Harlems "Black Woodstock" Comes To Life In Trailer For Questloves Documentary "Summer Of Soul" arrow Sly Stone at "Black Woodstock" in 1969 While Woodstock was coming together at Max Yasgurs farm in upstate New York, New York City had its own momentous musical festival happening all during the summer of 1969. Over the course of six weeks, an incredible assemblage of musicians took part in The Harlem Cultural Festival—a.k.a. "Black Woodstock"—in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus ...

"The revolution will not be televised!" Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the new music history documentary Summer of Soul, the feature directorial debut of DJ / musician Questlove - who MCd the Academy Awards show live last night. Summer of Soul first premiered at this years Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, and it will stop by HotDocs next. This film won over critics and audiences with audacious, joyful, upli...

Gladys Knight & the Pips, Ray Baretto, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach and more, all from a historic festival that would eventually be overshadowed by the wild Woodstock concert that same summer. In fact, the Harlem Cultural Festival unfolded just 100 miles south of where Woodstock took place and lasted six whole weeks. The documentary debuted at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and it ended up winning both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. In his review from the fest, our own Ben Pearson sa...