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What happens when a classically trained violinist reclaims the roots of Black folk, Blues, and community power? In this robust conversation, I sit down with Benjamin Hunter, Artistic Director of Northwest Folklife and co-founder of Black & Tan Hall, to explore the intersections of music, memory, and modern-day folklore.? Ben Hunter isn’t just playing music—he’s cultivating spaces where memory, folk wisdom, and creative resistance live.He’s an award-winning musician, composer, educator, and social entrepreneur whose work bridges ancestral traditions with contemporary movement-building.? In this episode, we dig into:– His journey from classical to Blues and American roots– What it means to be a modern-day griot– The future of folk music and community preservation– Cultural equity, creative space-making, and musical storytelling– Winning the International Blues Challenge & composing for Black Bois– Why community is the archive—and the artist is the folklorist? "The music he plays not only spans an array of genres but a huge swath of history." – City Arts Magazine? Whether you're an artist, cultural worker, or lover of the Blues, this episode will inspire, inform, and move you.? Subscribe for more interviews exploring Black traditional music, folklore, and cultural memory.? Drop a comment below: How does Benjamin Hunter's journey connect with your own story?

Tonight’s live broadcast, “You Have a Home, Part 2,” is a community update and a homecoming message for Blues People. We’re sharing what’s next as we prepare to live broadcast on WPBR, We The Blues People Radio Network, and the Reflexive Podcast on Patreon, expanding the ways our community can gather, learn, and stay connected.We’ll walk through the rhythm of our programming, our Thursday night show and Sunday night show, and connect it to the larger African American Folklorist ecosystem, an archive and a Well, rooted in cultural memory, story, sound, and community-led stewardship. Come in, tap in, and welcome home.

Tony Kail, Memphis Hoodoo, and the Spiritual Traditions of the Black SouthWhat is Black American Folk Belief? And what does it have to do with the Blues?In this episode, cultural anthropologist and author Tony Kail, whose work documenting Memphis Hoodoo and the Beale Street Hoodoo History and Folklife Museum helps preserve the stories of African American healers, rootworkers, and spiritual practitioners whose traditions supported Black communities for generations, joins the podcast to discuss:• Black American Folk Belief as cultural knowledge• The connection between Blues music and spiritual traditions• Memphis Hoodoo and the cultural world of Beale Street• How land, environment, and Southern space shaped Black tradition• The role of rootworkers and healers in Black community survival• Why folklore documentation matters todayThis episode is part of the Jack Dappa Blues mission to document the intellectual traditions, cultural memory, and lived experiences of Blues People.Jack Dappa Blues is not just about music.It’s about the people, the land, the memory, and the knowledge that made the Blues possible.Subscribe for more conversations on:Blues History • Black Folklore • Cultural Preservation • Ethnomusicology • African American Traditional MusicJoin our community:► Support Jack Dappa Blues on Patreon► Join The African American Folklorist community► Attend our workshops and courses► Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities availableJack Dappa Blues – Preserving the Blues People, one voice, one story, one tradition at a time.