#blackmusicians — Public Fediverse posts
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So, here's a different take on #Americas250th -- a special #July4th edition of "Juke, Jive 'n #Jazz" on #WMPG (July 1, 2026 broadcast). Playlist includes #BillieHoliday, #RayCharles, #JamesBrown, #WadadaLeoSmith, #MontyAlexander, and #OrnetteColeman!
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/22659312/Juke-Jive-n-JazzAudio archive (available for 5 weeks):
https://www.wmpg.org/show/wed1300/#BlackMusicians #JazzMusicians #CollegeRadio #CommunityRadio #CommunitySupportedRadio
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Very worthy of a listen/watch ❤️🎵🎶🙌
The String Queens - Troubled Liberty (Official Video)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WFWkraLx5Xs#NowPlaying #music #MusicVideo #BlackWomen #BlackMastodon #BlackPower #BlackCulture #FreshRelease #TheStringQueens #cello #violin #BlackMusicians #StringInstruments
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#JazzLegend #SonnyRollins dies aged 95
by Toby Mann, May 26, 2026
"Legendary Jazz musician Sonny Rollins, who was known as the '#SaxophoneColossus', has died aged 95.
"He died at his home in Woodstock, New York, on Monday afternoon according to a statement from his publicist, who called him 'one of the most honored and influential figures in American music'.
"Rollins had a prolific career that began in the late 1940s. He worked with artists including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and released more than 60 albums as a band leader. He won two Grammys before respiratory illness forced him to retire in 2014.
"The cause of his death has not been announced."
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[Black british] musician and music producer who had paranoid schizophrenia. He died following a cardiac arrest on 21 August 2008 while in [pig] custody
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sean_RiggMoses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was
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musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. ...Considered one of the icons of Creole and musica criolla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Ayll%C3%B3n/6
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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth
"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.
Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."
Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArtsListen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio
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A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!
Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMWith Chet
"Mixtape style on wax...
From Funk to Punk! A high energy eclectic mix brought to you on VINYL!"
Includes both music and spoken word tracks including: #MartinLutherKingJr, #CutChemist, #CharlesBradley #TheTemptations , #OtisRedding #StevieWonder , #GilScottHeron, #PublicEnemy, and #NinaSimone.
Playlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/21849701/Wax-PoeticArchived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/##Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio
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#PortlandME - #JazzAtTheMovies film series
"#WMPG’s Jazz At The Movies team are pleased to present our first film of the 2026 season, the documentary 'Music Pictures: #NewOrleans'.
"Beautifully shot and recorded, the film is a loving portrait of four Crescent City jazz, soul, and blues legends, and a celebration of 100 years of New Orleans musical history.
"Directed by New Orleans native filmmaker #BenChace, 'Music Pictures: New Orleans' is a vibrant documentary exploring the rich musical heritage of New Orleans. It showcases the city’s diverse musical landscape, from legendary #JazzClubs to lively street performances, highlighting the influences of #Creole, #AfricanAmerican, and #French cultures, and how historical events, like #MardiGras and #HurricaneKatrina, have shaped the city’s music scene. Through interviews with local musicians and historians, Music Pictures: New Orleans reveals music’s central role in the city’s cultural and social fabric.
"The film showcases four New Orleans music legends: Grammy-winning #IrmaThomas 'The Soul Queen of New Orleans' ; #BennyJonesSr., the leader and drummer of the world renowned #TremeBrassBand; guitarist #LittleFreddieKing, the 'Last King of the Blues'; and the pianist and educator, #EllisMarsalisJr., patriarch of the famed jazz family, in what would be his last concert before his death. Music Pictures: New Orleans follows each of the four artists, one by one, as they talk about their lives, rehearse, and record a new album in the studio in early 2020s. By combining vintage footage with live interviews and rare backstage access, this film provides a wonderful snapshot of New Orleans as the home for so much great American music, from #soul to #BrassBand to jazz and #TheBlues. What better way to get ready for the Mardi Gras season!"
Saturday, January 31st,
7PM
Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland
Admission is FREESource:
https://www.wmpg.org/jazz-at-the-movies-presents-not-not-jazz-w-live-performance/#JazzHistory #MusicHistory #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #NewOrleansHistory
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Long before #LedZeppelin's [unattributed / stolen] cover...
#KansasJoeMcCoy and #MemphisMinnie When the Levee Breaks - Famous 1927 #MississippiRiverFlood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swhEa8vuP6U
#WhenTheLeveeBreaks #Floods #Levees #BlackMusicians #BlackHistory #MusicHistory
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#JimmyCliff: 8 Essential Songs
A giant of #JamaicanMusic, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish #reggae’s themes of #struggle, #resistance and uplift.By Ben Sisario
Nov. 24, 2025, 12:12 p.m. ET“I’d rather be a free man in my grave / Than living as a puppet or a slave.”
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/arts/music/jimmy-cliff-songs.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/zOwwB#RestInPowerJimmyCliff #RIPJimmyCliff #VietnamReisters #AntiWar #BlackMusicians #JamaicanMusicians #Jamaica #MissJamaica #HurricaneHattie #TheHarderTheyCome #ICanSeeClearlyNow #Trapped
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Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzmusicians #blackmusicians #blacksaxophonists #blackjazzsaxophonists #blackclarinetists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackbandleaders #blackmusic #blackcreatives #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Florence Kasumba (born 26 October 1976) is a Ugandan-born German actress.
Milton Nascimento (born October 26, 1942) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Curtis Jonnie (26 October 1946 – 12 January 2021) was an Ojibwe singer and songwriter from Canada
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#indigenous #afrobrazilian #afrolatino #hispanic #latino #firstnation #blacksongwriters #blackmusicians
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George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 Oct 1778 – 29 Feb 1860) was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in [england] for much of his life. His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata.
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Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (1909 – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), was a South African musician
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #whitepeople #whitedevil #blackmusicians #blacksingers #blackcomposers #blackmusic #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was [a Black] Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackirish #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was [a US-er] actor, musician and poet.
…In July 2025, Warner died, aged 54, from drowning in the ocean off Limón Province,
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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@josinaanderson, a Black Goddess wrote:
Cosby Alum Malcolm Jamal Warner's last message before transitioning from the terrestrial to the celestial:
[No matter what's going on, find a reason to smile and
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#tv #greattv #blacktv #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Prince would have been 67 on Saturday
Lance Reddick would have been 63 Saturday
Muammar Al-Gaddafi would have been 82 Saturday(1/3)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackfirsts #blacktivists #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackactors #arab #blackmastodon
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'William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzcomposers #blackpianists #blacklyricists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackmusicians #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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King of Cool released in 2021
Dean Martin was not the King of Cool
That is Miles Davis
#film #blackmusicians #blackmen #blackamerican #blackjazztrumpeters #blackbandleaders #blackcomposers #blackmastodon
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Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (né Springer; 15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackwriters #blackdubpoet #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackprofessors #blacklecturers #blackmastodon
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Ronnie Wilson [April 7th 1948 - November 2nd 2021], co-founding member
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blacktrumpeters #blackflugelhorn #blackpianists #blacksynthesizer #blackpercussionists #blacksongwriters #blackmusic #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(pianist)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackhistory #blackjazzpianists #blackpianists #blackmusicians #blackcomposers #blackarrangers #blackfounders #blackmusicaldirectors #blackdirectors #blackmastodon
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@lordbonkers.bsky.social
The [Black british] soul group Sweet Sensation topped the singles chart in 1974 with Sad Sweet Dreamer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Rrrz0ZfRc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Sensation_(band)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blackmastodon
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Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blacktrinidad #blackpianists #blackinstrumentalists #blackmusicians #blackartitsts #blacktivists #blackaustralians #blackhistory #blackmastodon
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Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music,
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blackcontralto #blackhistory #blackmusicians #blacktivists #blackclassicalmusicians #blackmastodon
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#TalkinBoutARevolution by #TracyChapman (1988)
"Don't ya know
They're talking about a revolution?
It sounds like a whisper
Don't ya know
They're talking about a revolution?
It sounds like a whisper[While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sittin' around waitin' for a promotionDon't ya know?
They're talking about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirsDon't ya know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Oh, I said you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run'Cause finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no..."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8FBjo1Y8I
#BlackMusicians #BlackHistoryMonth #80sMusic #MusicForARevolution #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos