#blackmusicians — Public Fediverse posts

[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_Rigg

Moses George Hogan (March 13, 1957 – February 11, 2003) was

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#blackmusicians #blackmusicproducers

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

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#blackmusicians

#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, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

#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, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

#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, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

#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, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

#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, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!

Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

With 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-Poetic

Archived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0

More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/#

#Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio

A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!

Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

With 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-Poetic

Archived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0

More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/#

#Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio

A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!

Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

With 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-Poetic

Archived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0

More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/#

#Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio

A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!

Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

With 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-Poetic

Archived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0

More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/#

#Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio

A powerful edition of #WMPG's #WaxPoetic today (#MartinLutherKingDay)!

Wax Poetic
Jan 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

With 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-Poetic

Archived version (available for 5 weeks):
www.wmpg.org/archive-player/?show_key=mon1700&archive_key=0

More archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/mon1730/#

#Funk #Soul #BlackHistory #HipHop #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #CommunityRadio

#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 FREE

Source:
https://www.wmpg.org/jazz-at-the-movies-presents-not-not-jazz-w-live-performance/

#JazzHistory #MusicHistory #AfricaAmericanHistory #BlackMusicians #NewOrleansHistory

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

#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.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/zOwwB

#RestInPowerJimmyCliff #RIPJimmyCliff #VietnamReisters #AntiWar #BlackMusicians #JamaicanMusicians #Jamaica #MissJamaica #HurricaneHattie #TheHarderTheyCome #ICanSeeClearlyNow #Trapped

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackmusicians

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

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

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

@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

Prince would have been 67 on Saturday
Lance Reddick would have been 63 Saturday
Muammar Al-Gaddafi would have been 82 Saturday

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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackfirsts #blacktivists #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackactors #arab #blackmastodon

'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

Yes, Chuck Berry Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll

https://www.billboard.com/music/features/chuck-berry-rock-n-roll-teenagers-inventor-7735698/

#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blackmusic #blackguitarists #blacksongwriters #blackfirsts

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

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

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

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

#Equinox by #JohnColtrane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m2HN2y0yV8
#BlackMusicians #SpringEquinox

@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

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

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

#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 promotion

Don'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 theirs

Don'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

As heard on #WMPG this week!

#NyashaMunashe - PARTY (2025)

"Red party, blue party
Red party, blue party..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmfCypgd5IE
#HipHop #BlackMusicians #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForARevolution

#NinaSimone - #Revolution pts 1 and 2

"And now we got a revolution
'Cause I see the face of things to come
Yeah, your Constitution
Well, my friend, it's gonna have to bend
I'm here to tell you about destruction
Of all the evil that will have to end.

Some folks are gonna get the notion
I know they'll say I'm preachin' hate
But if I have to swim the ocean
Well I would just to communicate
It's not as simple as talkin' jive
The daily struggle just to stay alive

Singin' about a revolution
Because we're talkin' about a change
It's more than just evolution
Well you know you got to clean your brain
The only way that we can stand in fact
Is when you get your foot off our back..."

From "Songs of Freedom and Spirit," 1969.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6yyqoBmI0M
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackMusicians #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForARevolution

My buddy #DJShaxx had a special #AfroPunk edition of #LeftOfTheDial on #WMPG in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth! Includes #XRaySpex, #LivingColour, #ESG, and more!

Setlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/20215451/Left-of-the-Dial

#WMPGFM #CommunityRadio #BlackMusicians #BlackHistory

#BlackHistoryMonth – Daily audio features

Posted February 6, 2024 by 'mpger

"#WMPG honors and celebrates Black History Month, You will hear stories about many different people from the Black community. From musicians to writers and actors, you’ll enjoy hearing a bit more about these well known and interesting people. A Tribe Called Quest, #EarthaKitt, #bellhooks, #JosephineBaker, Lewis Latimer, #BobTheDragQueen, Shirley Chisholm, Duke Ellington, #LeslieOdomJr., Angela Davis, #LeadBelly, #RobertLewis, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AudraMcDonald, #ClaudetteColvin, #JohnBrownRusswurm, Leonard Cummings, and Macon Bolling Allen."

Link to embedded audio:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-daily-audio-features/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #WMPGFM #CommunityRadio

#BlackHistoryMonth at #WMPG

Posted February 2, 2023 by Annella Linton

"Our University of Southern Maine (USM) students and DJ’s are honoring Black History Month at WMPG. This year’s theme is #BlackResistance. You will hear specially curated playlists from DJ’s. Our students are producing audio which will highlight achievements and contributions, including #PreColonial history plus profiles of contemporary figures recognizing people from politics, education, pop culture, sports and other areas. Featuring stories about #ATribeCalledQuest, #Beyonce, #OtisRedding, #JamesBaldwin, #ToniMorrison, #BadBrains, and #RobertLewis."

Link to embedded audio:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-at-wmpg/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #WMPGFM #CommunityRadio

#BlackHistoryMonth - daily short history audio features

Posted February 7, 2022 by 'mpger

"Everyday in the month of February #WMPG is airing a short audio feature about an influential Black man or woman in history. We’ll hear about people from Maine to Malawi. We celebrate scientists, radicals, teachers, preachers, musicians, athletes, and those who fought to followed their dreams.

You can hear them all again right here:
Billie Holiday, Leonard Cummings, Macon Bolling Allen, Harriet Tubman, Nelson Mandela, Shirley Chisholm, Marsha P. Johnson, Gordon Parks, Jackie Robinson, #MaryMcleodBethune, #JosephineBaker, #GeraldTalbot, #DukeEllington, #NinaSimone, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLorde, #SojournerTruth, Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisolm, Tarana Burke, #ScottJoplin, Angela Davis, #EmmittTill, #BarackObama, #ClaudetteColvin, #RubyBridges, Cornel West, #AliciaGarza #PatrisseCullors and #OpalTometi"

Link to mp3 audio files:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-audio-history-stories/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #CommunityRadio #WMPGFM

[Thread] So, it took having to do a search on the website, but I managed to find the #BlackHistoryMonth audio archives on the #WMPG website. Hopefully, the ones from 2025 will also be posted on their website (and the ones already posted won't disappear...).

Black History month - daily short history audio features

Posted February 3, 2021 by 'mpger

"Everyday in the month of February (Black history month), WMPG is airing a short audio feature about an influential Black man or woman in history. We’ll hear about people from Maine to Malawi. We celebrate scientists, radicals, teachers, preachers, musicians, athletes, and those who fought to followed their dreams. You can hear them all again right here: #BillieHoliday , #LeonardCummings , #MaconBollingAllen , #HarrietTubman , #NelsonMandela , #ShirleyChisholm , #MarshaPJohnson , #GordonParks , #JackieRobinson, #AngelaDavis , #ThurgoodMarshall , #StevieWonder , #Lizzo , #CornellWest , #TrevorNoah , #MaeJemison , #TaranaBurke , #AlvinAiley , #JosephineBaker, #RhiannonGiddens, #SunRa, and #LaverneCox."

Link to mp3 audio files:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-daily-short-history-audio-features/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #CommunityRadio #WMPGFM

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Sean Rigg was a 40-year-old black British musician and music producer who

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I'm 57. He would have been 57 today.

Sean Rigg was a 40-year-old [Black british] musician and music producer who

#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #babylon #blackmusicians #blackproducers #blackrecordproducers #blackmusicproducers #blackmastodon

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I'm 57. He would have been 57 today.

Sean Rigg was a 40-year-old black British musician and music producer who

#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #babylon #blackmusicians #blackproducers #blackrecordproducers #blackmusicproducers #blackmastodon

(1/46)

I'm 57. He would have been 57 today.

Sean Rigg was a 40-year-old black British musician and music producer who

#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #babylon #blackmusicians #blackproducers #blackrecordproducers #blackmusicproducers #blackmastodon

(1/46)

I'm 57. He would have been 57 today.

Sean Rigg was a 40-year-old [Black british] musician and music producer who

#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #police #whitepeople #whitedevil #babylon #blackmusicians #blackproducers #blackrecordproducers #blackmusicproducers #blackmastodon

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