*DISCLAIMER* This is an episode from my former show What’s the Moooove that focused on Black music history. Once upon a time I had two radio shows here on BFF.fm but as a Virgo tends to do, I was stretching myself thin. I have since decided to combine both shows so that you the listener can get aaaaalll the musical black history you can get. Enjoy this throwback for the archives, I hope you learn something new :)
I’m going to get into Soul Jazz, its place in the tapestry of resistance and its connection to George Jackson and the black power movement.
We’ll venture into the ethereal landscapes of Spiritual Jazz, a genre molded by the quest for transference and spirituality in a world marked by turbulence.
Here is the African American Timeline of Music for reference
PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR by Jasper Joyner
If you are interested in Ragas check out this TikToker Pria Khil who composes them to keep Carnatic music alive and contemporary.