The Blues as Black Sonic Folklore: Part 2:"Hard Ground and High Water: The Blues of Survival and Struggle"We continue our Black Music Month series by diving into the Blues as a witness to environmental crisis and class struggle.Featuring music by Bessie Smith, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Lead Belly, we explore how songs about flood, drought, and urban segregation serve as time capsules, preserving Black ecological, economic, and emotional history through sound. These are more than Blues, they are survival songs, testimonies of people shaped by both nature and the systems that fail them.
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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation (JDBHPF) is a nonprofit established in 2011, officially becoming a 501 (c) 3 in 2016 to create public programs that raise cultural and ethnic awareness of Black traditional music, traditional art, folklore, oral histories, and the experiences of Black people in the United States. Standing on the foundation of the Blues People's legacy, JDBHPF works to celebrate, preserve, and conserve Blues music and culture while highlighting the many events in American history that have cultivated our communities and musical expressions.
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Folge vom 02.06.2025The Blues as Black Sonic Folklore Pt. 2 – Hard Ground & High Water
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Folge vom 31.05.2025Afro Indigenous Country Blues: The Sonic Sovereignty of Cactus Rose NYCIn this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, we welcome Kandia Crazy Horse, Afro-Indigenous musician, rock critic, author, and frontwoman of the genre-defying band Cactus Rose NYC. From the newsroom to the stage, Kandia has blazed a singular trail across rock, country, and Americana—reclaiming sound as a site of cultural sovereignty, survival, and storytelling.We dive into her legacy as editor of Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock ’n’ Roll, her academic work at Princeton University, and her bold mission to center Afro-Indigenous identity in American roots music. Her concept of “sonic sovereignty” challenges colonial gatekeeping in music, and her voice—both literal and literary—carries the spirit of revolution.? Listen to Kandia Crazy Horse’s music:? Spotify – “Gravedigger Gonna Cut You Down” Spotify - "Cactus Rose NYC" ? Featured Topics:Afro-Indigenous identity in musicReclaiming Americana and country bluesThe politics of sound and representationCactus Rose NYC and creative freedomRip It Up and the Black Rock archiveCultural revolt in music journalism and academia
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Folge vom 26.05.2025The Blues as Black Sonic Folklore: Part 1: The Folklore in the BluesIn this kickoff episode for Black Music Month, Jack Dappa Blues Radio explores the Blues as Black folklore, not just as music, but as cultural testimony, survival strategy, and sonic memory. Through the voices of Tommy Johnson, Mance Lipscomb, Rube Lacy, Charley Patton, and Blind Lemon Jefferson, we treat Blues lyrics as living archives, capturing addiction, emotional depth, environmental trauma, and coded cultural critique.We examine the Blues as testimony, as ecological witness, and as class commentary, diving into how metaphor, moan, and memory serve as vital tools for storytelling and resistance.This episode honors the spirit of Black Music Month by placing tradition bearers front and center, revealing how the Blues doesn't just recall history—it makes it.?️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! ? https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6735755289559040
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Folge vom 21.05.2025The Blues Narrative: The Children of the Great Migration?️ REPLAY: The Blues Narrative — The Next Chapter of the Slave NarrativesOriginally aired: Late March Broadcast | 9 PM CSTPresented by: Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation FoundationIn partnership with The African American Folklorist and We The Blues PeopleWe are proud to share the full replay of our special broadcast that launched a new chapter in our cultural memory work — The Blues Narrative.This powerful episode explores the lived experiences of the Children of The Great Migration — the Blues People whose lives carry the rhythms of survival, resistance, and Black cultural power in the face of systemic oppression.In this broadcast, you’ll experience:? First-hand accounts and oral histories from tradition-bearers? Blues soundscapes that score our shared historical memory? Critical theory grounded in Black ecological, cultural, and musical traditions?️ Reflections on how the Blues functions as both archive and resistanceThis series is the continuation of the Slave Narratives — a living archive voiced by those who inherited the legacy and forged new paths through song, story, and sound.? Available now to members.Your support helps us preserve, publish, and share the Black oral tradition — rooted in the real lives of our elders, our communities, and our future.?? Join us, support the work, and be part of the Blues Narrative.