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Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #45 “Point of No Return” Jean Luc-Ponty“Malmequer” Guida De Palma“The Root” John Pattitucci“Emerge” Daniel Kelly“Somehow” Geoffrey Williams“Sun Lovers” Jake Hertzog“Modern Man” Roby Duke“High Pockets and a Fanny Pack” Charlie Hunter“Bugaloo Blue” Steve Parry“Feel Like Makin’ Love” Benny Green & Russell Malone“Sketches #6″ Vince Mendoza“Nothing Lik ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Speaking your truth: Interview with K. Dapree of HeART & Soul (Houston)Interview with K. Dapree a.k.a. Kevin Anderson about the HeART & Soul collective in Houston, Texas, supporting artists in all their disciplines and all their truth.
HeART & Soul comes to Dallas on 4/17/10. Mark your calendars.
Also, words from Amiri Baraka speaking at UC Berkley on jazz-America’s classical music, poetry by Athens [...]
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Annise Parker has been elected as mayor of Houston, ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Review: Sade – Soldier of LoveSade continues to be an artist who blends melancholy and longing into a intoxicating musical cocktail. Her latest work, Solider of Love, will give hardcore fans reason to rejoice in that the formula still works.
Beginning with the passionate, “The Moon and The Sky”, the mood is set for most of the CD, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Review: Jomama Jones – Lone StarTake of the premise of a early 80’s vocal superstar making her come back to America and the music spotlight and you have Lone Star, the new recording by Jomama Jones. Jomama Jones is the creation of artist/playwright, Daniel Alexander Jones, who with music director, Bobby Halverson, have crafted an engaging and poetic project [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Thinking about human rightsA short show as the first Mandrake Society Radio podcast of 2010, and I’m thinking about Bayard Rustin and his work towards international human rights, which include economic rights, social rights, cultural rights, developmental rights, environmental rights, and sexual rights. Some links for today’s show:
J*Davey’s track can be found at Bandcamp as a free [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #29
“JoePye Weed” – Rob Garcia 4
“Free” – Deniece Williams
“Start to Move” – Elizabeth Shephard
“Lagos Blues” – Antonio Ciacca
“Eu e Min” – Luciano Calazans
“Piano Etude No. 4″ – Lisa Moore
“The Here and After” – Jun Miyake
“Tax Return” – Troyka
“The Chant” – Fareed Haque
“A New Kiss” – Matthew Flowers
“Hurts ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #28
A special Holiday edition of the Monday Jazzsession Mixtape. Enjoy!
“Christmas time is Here” – Thomas Marriott, Jeff Johnson, Bill Anschell, John Bishop
“The Christmas Song” – The Swingle Singers
“Oh Christmas Tree (Salsa)” – Bobby Rodriguez
“Don’t Play No Party This Christmas” – Mel Brown & The Homewreckers
“Away in A Manager/Fiesta ‘05″ – Ottmar Liebert
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“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – Alexis Cole
“Mende Chiraj” – Jaqcues Schawrz-Bart
“The Map” – Dee Carstensen
“Felise” – Tama Waipara
“Miles To Go” – Jessica Williams
“Sudeste” – Meirells e Os Copa 5
“Have a Crazy Cool Christmas” – Kermit Ruffin
“Emerge” – Daniel Kelly
“Blue Marble (Africa)” – Brad Shepik
“Stay A W ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #26“Paixo e Fe” – Tavinho Moura, Fernando Brant
“High Pockets and a Fanny Pack” – Charlie Hunter, 8-string guitar
“TutWiler” – The Grip
“Mississippi Goddamn” – Nina Simone, vocal
“The Music Goes On” – Jeb Patton, piano
“What For” – Clara Hill, vocal
“Elephants on Ice Skates” – Brian Bromberg, bass guitar
“Feel” – Teddy Rok Seven
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“Allison” – Sean Jones, trumpet
“Hot Blue” – Somi, vocal
“Fortuna” – Roni Ben-Hur, guitar
“You don’t Know Me” – Intervision, group
“Bingo Wings” – If Destroyed Still True
“Don’t Plan No Party This Christmas” – Mel Brown and the Homewreckers
“The Archer or The Arrow” -Motet
“Once I Get Up” – Fonkmasters
“Mend Chiraj” – Jacque ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #24
“Autumn in New York” – Billie Holiday
“Peace” – Guilherme Monteiro, Ben Street
“Parkdale” – Elizabeth Shepherd
“True Blue” – Joe Sealy, Paul Novotny
“Change Partners / If you Never Come To Me” – Kurt Elling
“Isobel” – Sean Nowell
“Heaven Help” – Angie Stone
“Second First” – Drop Trio
“Waltz of the Mushroom Hunters” – Buddy Rich
... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mononauts on the mic with “China Blue”Listeners of Mandrake Society Radio podcast will attest to the fact that I totally groove on the music of William L. Hasan, who was once Autolect, but now goes by Velox Nur. His latest project with OnBeats (a.k.a. Fanatic) called Mononauts is another tasty treat. Take a listen to the track, “China Blue”. [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Interview with Pastor Charles Curtiss of www.onechurchtx.org On Mandrake Society Radio podcast this week, Pastor Charles Curtiss of the The One Church in Garland, TX, talks about building his LGBT affirming ministry, his Apostolic / Assemblies of God preaching experience, coming out as gay, and coming out again as a gay Pentecostal. At the beginning of the talk, we’re [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #23
“Feel” – Teddy Rok Seven
“Fillings Mignon”- Janne Schafer
“The Cage” – NYNDK
“Invisible Tattoo” – Sharon Robinson
“Cross My Finger” – Dave Bianchi
“The Here and After” – Jun Miyake
“Fire on the Mountain” – Asa
“What About Peace Of Mind” – Stan Harrison
“After The Fact” – Dapp Theory
“Not Like You” – Fabu
“Title ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #22This week’s Monday Jazzsession Mixtape is brought to you by our sponsor, Dallas Blue Network. Here’s the lineup:
“Test of Time” – Repercussions
“We Dream Oceans” – David Binney
“Long Overdue” – Vance Taylor
“Is It A Crime” – Kevin Sandbloom
“Iberia” – Mongo Santamaria
“Vertigo” – Rene Marie
“Mizrab” – Gabor Szazo
“Reprise” – Adam Niewood ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #21
“Fur Turban” – The AS-IS Ensemble
“Slip-n-Stride” – Ehud Asherie, piano
“Invitation” – Rochelle House, vocal
“Soul Purpose” – Tom Braxton, sax
“On Green Dolphin Street” – Vox One
“So What?” – John La Barbara Big Band
“Mini Bop” – Santiago Vasquez
“The Search” – The Quiet Night Orchestra
“Dawn” – Patrick Zimmerli & Octurn
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Freedom Train Productions panel at Fire & Ink III: The CotillionI hope you’ve enjoyed the special podcasts from Fire & Ink III: The Cotillion as just a taste what was experienced there. However, you’re making plans now to attend the next one, and including in those plans are to help now to secure the financial ability to hold the writers; festival again. Please click [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Interview with Patsy Moore, PT 2In the second part of my interview with Patsy Moore, we discuss her music and vision since leaving Nashville for LA and how her music literally saves her through broken relationship and her bout with cancer. Her music credits post-Nashville including working with contemporary jazz stars, Dianne Reeves and Billy Childs. The tracks [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Building LGBTQ Collections for Librarians panel from Fire & Ink III in AustinMore goodies from the Fire & Ink III: The Cotillion! Enjoying these episodes from the conference? I knew you would, so show your love by clicking here to support Fire & Ink, Inc. today, so we can do it again soon!
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This panel focuses on keeping black queer writing and [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Interview with Patsy Moore, PT. 1I’m speaking with songwriter and vocalist, Patsy Moore, on the podcast today. Patsy Moore was a special musical guest, along with Tim Dillinger, at the September Mandrake Arts & Media anniversary event in Dallas at Jack’s Backyard.
My familiarity with Patsy’s work comes from her two CDs released in the 90’s on the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Interview with Jesse GarciaToday, I’m speaking with Jesse Garcia about the beginning of LULAC 4871 (also called “The Dallas Rainbow Chapter”), building bridges between the Dallas Latino and LGBT communities, and how immigration reform affect many more LGBT people than we may realize (and not just Latino people). Find out more at http://lulac4871.org
Our interview was recorded at [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazzsession Mixtape #19 Just in case it’s your first listen to these jazz shows, I call them “mixtapes” for a reason. If you’re a traditional jazz purist, this may not be the show for you. However, if you’re inspired by traditional and contemporary jazz and sometimes love hearing your jazz music mixed with a touch [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Heterosexism and Homo-hop panel from Fire & Ink 2009 in Austin, TXA lively discussion recorded in Austin, TX, at The Fire & ink III: The Cotillion on Saturday, October 10th on contemporary hip-hop, the double edged sword of image of hyper-masculinity in hip-hop by gay artists, and the musical double standard by gay clubs and Pride event planners in our communities. The panel includes hip-hop/soul [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: The Black LGBTQ Blogosphere panel at Fire & Ink III: The CotillionOn Saturday, October 11, Pam Spaulding of Pam’s House Blend, Darian Aaron of Living out Loud with Darian, and yours truly comprised a panel on LGBTQ Blogging from the Black perspective at the Fire & Ink Conference, The Cotillion, held in Austin, Texas this year. The panel was hosted by Lambda Literary Award-nominated writer [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Thomas Glave, reading from The Torturer’s WifeThomas Glave was born in the Bronx and grew up there and in Kingston, Jamaica. A 1993 Honors graduate of Bowdoin College and a graduate of Brown University, Glave traveled as a Fulbright Scholar to Jamaica, where he studied Jamaican historiography and Caribbean intellectual and literary traditions. While in Jamaica, Glave worked on [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sonia Sanchez at Tulisoma 2009, Dallas, TexasOn August 29, 2009, poet, author, and playwright, Sonia Sanchez was the keynote speaker for the community breakfast at Tulisoma 2009, the annual South Dallas book fair. Ms. Sanchez is considered an architect of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and 1970s. She has lectured at over 500 universities and colleges in [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monday Jazz session mixtapeA mixed bag this Monday with traditional jazz, funk, and swing. Remember you can get the link to download each of the tracks individually in the comments section. Enjoy the music you’re hearing?! Be sure to leave a comment here or rating at iTunes. Here is today’s tracklist:
“I Want to Be a Popstar” [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: N’Dambi speaks with Mandrake Society Radio.comToday, I’m sharing a phone conversation with songwriter and vocalist, N’Dambi. Once recognized as a background vocalist for Erykah Badu (the one with the afro!), N’Dambi not only performed vocals but also co-wrote with Erykah, as well as several artists in the Dallas music scene. We discuss the making of her latest independent [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Gays and God-more Mandrake Society Radio storiesContinuing our birthday celebration, today’s show is a small collection of stories shared on the podcast on individual journey with God as LGBT people. After hearing the snippets here, feel free to go back and listen to the interviews dealing with Judaism to Christianity to Shamanism and more, I believe it’s important for B/black [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Happy Birthday, Mandrake Society Radio podcast!Well, today it’s officially four years of sharing stories of a unique Dallas and/or African-American and/or LGBT blend with Mandrake Society Radio podcast. I’m thankful for the opportunity to meet many people and share their stories. Thanks to you for continuing to listen and enjoy! And yes, there will be a party, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast: Conjuring Black Funk - Part 2Today is the second part of my discussion with sociologist, sexologist, and shaman, Dr. Herukhuti about his book, Conjuring Black Funk–Notes on Culture, Sexuality, and Spirituality Vol. 1. Part two picks up with a review of the “HIV Industrial Complex” (discussed in part one of the interview and in the book). We also talk [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Interview with Jarid Manos
This episode, I’m talking with Fort Worth-based, author and ecological health advocate, Jarid Manos. We’re discussing his journey of discovering how the “violence that we accept into ourselves mirrors the violence that we do to the earth”, which I believe is expertly chronicled in his book, Ghetto Plainsman. This is one of my book [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good as Gold: Ari Gold visits with Mandrake Society Radio podcastIn this episode, I’m speaking with musician/songwriter, Ari Gold, about his Transport Systems tour and new music economy concerning online promotion and radio. Find out more about Ari via his website, www.arigold.com, and definitely buy a copy of his latest work, Transport Systems.
Plus, you’ve seen the photos here (and here, and here) on the site [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mandrake FM talks with Jennie Laws(Special note: Mandrake FM.com is where the music only podcasts are, however I want to share the interviews with you here as well. Enjoy and subscribe to both.)
Recently I spoke with Toronto-born vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Jeannie Laws, about her new EP, Introducing Jennie Laws, which hits stores on May 13th (You can buy it [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website coming out todayWith stories from rappers Bigg Nugg and Feloni, Dallas music artist, Dan Paul, and poets Gayle Bell and Christopher Soden (both of which are featured here), it’s all about coming out today.
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The Skip Heller Trio “Bright Blue Skye Eyes” (mp3) from “Mean Things Happen [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website coming out todayWith stories from rappers Bigg Nugg and Feloni, Dallas music artist, Dan Paul, and poets Gayle Bell and Christopher Soden (both of which are featured here), it’s all about coming out today.
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The Skip Heller Trio “Bright Blue Skye Eyes” (mp3) from “Mean Things Happen [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website coming out todayWith stories from rappers Bigg Nugg and Feloni, Dallas music artist, Dan Paul, and poets Gayle Bell and Christopher Soden (both of which are featured here), it’s all about coming out today.
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The Skip Heller Trio “Bright Blue Skye Eyes” (mp3) from “Mean Things Happen [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Of Pride and poundageIt’s Dallas Black Gay Pride week in Dallas, also known to many Dallas Southern Pride. Hear about the events you can’t miss, and interviews with local guests giving some historical perspective weekend on open African-American gay nightlife in Dallas and the situations that created a need for a Black Pride weekend.
Also, a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Of Pride and poundageIt’s Dallas Black Gay Pride week in Dallas, also known to many Dallas Southern Pride. Hear about the events you can’t miss, and interviews with local guests giving some historical perspective weekend on open African-American gay nightlife in Dallas and the situations that created a need for a Black Pride weekend.
Also, a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Of Pride and poundageIt’s Dallas Black Gay Pride week in Dallas, also known to many Dallas Southern Pride. Hear about the events you can’t miss, and interviews with local guests giving some historical perspective weekend on open African-American gay nightlife in Dallas and the situations that created a need for a Black Pride weekend.
Also, a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Venton Jones of Abounding ProsperityI’m speaking with Venton Jones of Abounding Prosperity, Inc., an organization that addresses the
health, social, and economic disparities among African American men
and their families in Dallas. Venton shares his experience in raising awareness for the work of AP, especially among local black gays who may be apprehensive to accepting AP’s mission and work due [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Venton Jones of Abounding ProsperityI’m speaking with Venton Jones of Abounding Prosperity, Inc., an organization that addresses the
health, social, and economic disparities among African American men
and their families in Dallas. Venton shares his experience in raising awareness for the work of AP, especially among local black gays who may be apprehensive to accepting AP’s mission and work due [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website rise!In honor of those left us on 09-11-01, may we always rise to live in their memory and spirit.
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Today, Im speaking with music artist Brian Kent, whose new CD, Breathe Life, drops September 11th. Brians bringing his style to the forefront after being a background vocalist like Kristine W, as well as former stints as [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website rise!In honor of those left us on 09-11-01, may we always rise to live in their memory and spirit.
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Today, Im speaking with music artist Brian Kent, whose new CD, Breathe Life, drops September 11th. Brians bringing his style to the forefront after being a background vocalist like Kristine W, as well as former stints as [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Houston, do you hear me?
Poet and musician, Aaron Coleman, begins this week as a special Houston correspondent for Mandrake Society Radio. He brings an candid conversation with PoeticRockStar a.k.a. Christopher Whaley, president and founder of SOBO Magazine. Where my last talk with Christopher (and wife/business partner, Georgette) dealt with SOBO Magazine as a whole, Aaron discusses Christopher’s [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Interview with Reuben Butchart
Im talking with music artist, Reuben Butchart. While sharing pieces from his latest CD, Golden Boy, well also talk about his creative process for this CD, the work of being an artist and building his band, and why hed rather not be labeled as a gay artist or Blue-eyed soul artist. Hes received [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The griot tradition with Alassane Sarr
Todays show is an interview with artist, Alassane Sarr, a griot and cultural teacher from Senegal and currently living in Dallas, TX, to share West African culture through story and drum. He also has a MySpace page.
I also have two new books to give away to anyone who calls the comment line - [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website listen to Opalina
Today’s show is poetry and thoughts by respected Dallas poet, Opalina Salas. Find out more about her (and about her new chap book) at her MySpace page.
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