Best CARIBBEAN JAZZ Podcasts (2024)

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Culture Crawl 913 “Dust Off My Theatre Chops” 15:35

3h ago15:35

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New opera, “Fierce,” is coming to Hancher Auditorium and William Menefield and Andre Perry are in the studio with exciting insights ahead of the Iowa premiere of this landmark production. Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27, 7:30pm at Hancher Auditorium. For tickets and more information visit www.hancher.uiowa.edu Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at w…

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Culture Crawl 912 “Choreographing Primordial Ooze” 8:31

2h ago8:31

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Tim Hankewich pops in the studio ahead of the upcoming Orchestra Iowa Masterworks V: Essential Earth featuring Richard Scofano. Concerts will be Saturday 4/20, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre and Sunday 4/21, 2pm at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. The maestro also plans to reveal the orchestra’s next season! Tickets at www.artsiowa.com or ww…

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Culture Crawl 911 – “Aaron Can Explain Stuff” 15:20

3d ago15:20

15:20

Riverside Theatre presents the world premiere of “Herein Lies the Truth,” by UI Nonfiction MFA candidate Aaron Pang. It’s an autobiographical solo play that tells the story of how an accidentchanged the trajectory of Aaron Pang’s life. Part stand-up comedy and part storytelling, Herein Lies theTruth is a sincere, confused, hilarious, and imperfect …

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Culture Crawl 910 “Purdie-fied” 14:15

6d ago14:15

14:15

The Awful Purdies, an all-female group that performs acoustic and bluegrass-tinged songs, performs at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids on April 27th. Sarah Cram Driscoll talks about the band’s history, as well as their most recent album “The Great Unraveling.” Tickets for the CSPS show at www.cspshall.org. Find the Awful Purdies online at www.awfulpurdies…

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Culture Crawl 909 “Ooh, I Hope I Get to Portray You Someday” 11:20

7d ago11:20

11:20

Jonesy McElroy & Deb Kennedy with TKM Productions are in the studio ahead of the Iowa premier screening of “Stages” an original miniseries about theatre written and directed by Jonesy. Episode one introduces characters in a village of passionate theatrical enthusiasts. PG-13 rating. Stick around for a talkback after the screening with McElroy and c…

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Culture Crawl 908 “When She Picks Up The Wand, Look Out!” 10:25

9d ago10:25

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Culture Crawl 908 “When She Picks Up The Wand, Look Out!” Clear Creek-Amana High School presents “The Wizard of Oz” April 11-13. Cast members Sydney Emmel, Lily Schloss, and Evan Streit talk about seeing the movie and other stage productions, and how their take on the classic will bring some new and different things to … Continue reading The post C…

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Culture Crawl 907 “That’s Why they Call It FOLK Music” 18:36

10d ago18:36

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Singer and songwriter Martha Redbone has had the opportunity to work with talents as diverse as Junie Morrison of Parliament and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s John McEuen. The Englert and Natural Talent Music present her on April 11. Martha and Natural Talent honcho Creighton Gaynor are our guests. Learn more about Martha at wwwmartharedbone.com. … …

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Culture Crawl 906 “And The Mighty Wurlitzer, Too!” 12:04

17d ago12:04

12:04

Culture Crawl 906 “And The Mighty Wurlitzer, Too!” The Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special concert April 7 at 3pm in the Paramount Theatre. It will be a bittersweet event, as this will also be director Ghyas Zeidieh’s final concert at the helm. Ghyas will go out with a bang, … Continue reading The post Cu…

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Episode 20: Island Jazz Chat with Garvin Blake 1:15:47

23d ago1:15:47

1:15:47

Garvin Blake, pan jazz musician based in New York has re-discovered his intention to preserve and promote the idea of steelpan and jazz as global music. After a pair of significant albums in 1999, Belle Eau Road Blues, and 2015, Parallel Overtones, Blake is now in a place in his life to continue to record and let the music of the steelpan be the 'n…

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Culture Crawl 905 “Just Send a Resume to Warner Bros” 12:38

20d ago12:38

12:38

Eric Freese & Scott Chrisman with The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival are on air to talk everything film. The festival takes place April 5 through 7 at the Collins Road Theatres and will feature 57 films of varying genres and types. For more information visit www.crifm.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or … Continue…

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Culture Crawl 904 “Afro-Caribbean Accordion Music” 13:06

22d ago13:06

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The Swampland Jewels release their first album on April 5 with a concert at The Black Angel in Iowa City. They’ll be at Old Neighborhood Pub in Cedar Rapids on April 20, with a raft gigs this spring and summer. Get an album preview on Bandcamp and get more details at www.theswamplandjewels.com. Subscribe to The … Continue reading The post Culture C…

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Episode 19: Island Music Chat with Teddyson John 47:27

3M ago47:27

47:27

Saint Lucian singer Teddyson John returns to Trinidad with his Stripped: Carnival Magic show in 2024, in which he transforms his deep catalogue of soca hits of more than a decade into jazzy smooth songs that discard the aesthetic of an energetic Carnival for a sophisticated tropical experience island experience. Teddyson chats about his beginnings …

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Episode 19: Creole Christmas Chat with Etienne Charles 41:09

6M ago41:09

41:09

Island Jazz Chat host, Nigel Campbell chats with globe-trotting Trinidadian musician and Guggenheim Fellow Etienne Charles about his upcoming performance in Trinidad and Tobago, A Creole Christmas Gift: Concert and Cocktails presented by HADCO Experiences. This event will showcase the extraordinary talents of Caribbean music legend and 7-time Gramm…

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Episode 18: Island Jazz Chat with Etienne Charles 59:53

7M ago59:53

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Etienne Charles is a creole soul. A Caribbean intellectual and sublime musician who positions the "native gaze" to reflect a new perspective on the wider Americas beyond a boundary. From Trinidad, with a trumpet in his hand and a rhythm in his veins, he has, over an 18-year recording career, observed and composed music that "re-charts the ruins," e…

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Ama ft Naana Blu 3:58

11M ago3:58

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Naana Blu's voice dances beautifully on feet-stomping beats by Akablay, the legendary Highlife guitarist and band leader. Ghana's leading singer and Tik Tok star opens Ama's new soundtrack with a Kool rendition of the legendary song. I love the horns! The African Dawn Podcast. Untold stories breaking at dawn!…

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Ama Movie Trailer 3:44

11M ago3:44

3:44

One of Cinema's most intriguing works of Magic Realism A twelve-year-old girl, Ama, comes across a computer disc in a deserted African encampment in the English countryside which tells her who she is, an ancestral messenger selected to save her father from death and her brother Joe, a boxer from disaster in an upcoming fight. Can Ama convince them …

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Winston James on Claude McKay’s Red Summer 15:35

1y ago15:35

15:35

In the first part of this mini-series, Winston James, the eminent scholar of Pan-African history talks to Kwesi Owusu about the life of Claude Mckay, the Jamaican-born, American writer and poet and the events that inspired his most famous poem, “If We Must Die”. Rare archival records, including the original recording of McKay’s poem, vintage music …

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Episode 17: Island Jazz Chat with Jacques Schwarz-Bart 1:31:32

1+ y ago1:31:32

1:31:32

Jacques Schwarz-Bart from Guadeloupe can be considered a Caribbean jazz explorer who is mining musical histories and creating new experiences based on tradition, heritage, spirituality, and a full understanding of the Caribbean legacy of being at the centre of many cultural moments in the Americas. His dual Afro-Caribbean and Jewish heritage has al…

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Episode 16: Island Jazz Chat with Leon 'Foster' Thomas 1:35:39

1+ y ago1:35:39

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Leon 'Foster' Thomas, contemporary steelpan jazz musician and composer from Trinidad, and at present, Caribbean Jazz researcher now based in the UK, chats on his career and the continuing journey to move the steelpan to the front of the jazz bandstand with his recordings and performances. His compositions, what he calls his "book of stories", posit…

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Tribute to the legendary DJ Wala. One more night at Limpopo Club! 29:56

1+ y ago29:56

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For 25 years, Wala Dangarembizi’s legendary Limpopo Club at Africa Centre in London hosted and introduced stars like Baaba Maal, Angelique Kidzo, The Bundu Boys, Kanda Bongo Man and numerous others from across Africa to the international music circuit. The story of the club's fascinating success is told with classic tracks from its 80s heydays and …

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Episode 15: Island Jazz Chat with Richard Bailey 1:23:51

1+ y ago1:23:51

1:23:51

Richard Bailey, born in Guyana (then British Guiana), raised in Trinidad, and long resident in England, is the go-to drummer for major recording and touring artists in the UK since the 1970s. Jamming and recording with the likes of Jeff Beck and Bob Marley as a teenager, Bailey was a pivotal member of the new generation of musicians who forged a fu…

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Kwame Yeboah makes music with Cat Stevens, Craig David, Stevie Wonder, Kojo Antwi, Osibisa, Shaggy, Ms Dynamite, Pat Thomas, Kwabena Kwabena, Kwesi Owusu, Amandzeba and Ken Boothe. 29:05

1+ y ago29:05

29:05

Ghana's ace producer and gifted musician chats to Kwesi Owusu about hit songs and highlights of his career. The African Dawn Podcast. Untold stories breaking at dawn!By Hosted by Kwesi Owusu

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Prof Louise Owusu explores the impact of Ghana's Highlife music on her British upbringing. 26:34

1+ y ago26:34

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It's a roller coaster of musical bites and engaging convo! Prof Louise Owusu explores the true meaning of Highlife music and her passion for Rave music, Jungle and Happy Hardcore! The African Dawn Podcast. Untold stories breaking at dawn!By Hosted by Kwesi Owusu

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Eugene Skeef meets The African Dawn in London 25:19

1+ y ago25:19

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Eugene Skeef recollects the heady days of the 1980s when he arrived in London as an exile from South Africa. He meets The African Dawn, the legendary group of Pan-African poets and musicians and highlights the campaigns for African and Caribbean arts and culture in Britain The 1980s, with its wide spectrum of activities and the emergence of a new m…

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Deep spirituality inspired the extraordinary music of Bheki Mseleku 24:44

1+ y ago24:44

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Eugene Skeef explores the memory of water in the work of Bheki Mseleku. He identifies this as Mseleku's strongest inspiration in a short-lived career that saw many ecstatic days of artistic triumph, as well as very difficult times. The music always stayed magical. The African Dawn Podcast. Untold stories breaking at dawn!…

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Bheki Mseleku the musical genius 24:51

1+ y ago24:51

24:51

Eugene Skeef's close friendship with Bheki Msuleku was critical in the latter's highly creative but short-lived career. He highlights what made Bheki Mseleku a creative genius The African Dawn Podcast. Untold stories breaking at dawn!By Hosted by Kwesi Owusu

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Eugene Skeef's mother burns all his creative works in a bonfire 25:19

1+ y ago25:19

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In his absence, Eugene Skeef's mother burns all his creative works to destroy all possible traces of his involvement with the South African freedom movement. Eugene Skeef was a close friend and getaway driver for Steve Biko, the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement. Biko later died in the hands of the Apartheid police and secret service. The …

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Soweto. The uprising that shook the world 26:21

1+ y ago26:21

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EPISODE 1: SOWETO Eugene Skeef, the South African multi-media artist bears witness to the uprising of school children in the Shantytown of Soweto in June 1976. The day shook the world and changed the course of his country’s history forever. He discusses his intimate friendship with Steve Biko, the martyred leader of the Black Consciousness Movement…

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Episode 14: Island Jazz Chat with Chantal Esdelle 1:30:13

1+ y ago1:30:13

1:30:13

Trinidadian composer and educator Chantal Esdelle, a Berklee College of Music graduate, holds an important place among jazz musicians in the islands, as she is one of, if not the only female band leader who is a renowned pianist there. A multifaceted individual — performer, producer, promoter — who has, since 2000, released two albums as leader wit…

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Episode 13: Island Jazz Chat with Andy Narell 1:31:10

1+ y ago1:31:10

1:31:10

Andy Narell, globe-trotting and pioneering steelpan jazz musician, composer and arranger chats about his beginnings in the world of steelpan in the 1960s, and the evolution of the sound that he is leading in the 2020s with a new sample library of steelpan instruments created by the legendary master tuner Ellie Mannette. And everything in between. F…

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Episode 12: Island Jazz Chat with Victor Provost 1:58:10

1+ y ago1:58:10

1:58:10

Victor Provost, from St John, USVI, has been variously described as a "rising steelpan master...whose refreshing melodic approach to soloing on the pan is wholly steeped in the jazz tradition," and "living proof of the nuance and versatility of the [steelpan]." In this chat, Victor discusses his beginnings, his influences and the practicality and p…

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Podcast Trailer - Soweto 8:07

1+ y ago8:07

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Vivid testimonies and great music weave through this trailer; the story of the Soweto uprising in 1976. Eugene Skeef is an incredible witness! The African Dawn Podcast. Untold stories breaking at dawn!By Hosted by Kwesi Owusu

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Episode 11: Island Jazz Chat with Annise Hadeed 1:32:28

1+ y ago1:32:28

1:32:28

Panman, steelpan virtuoso, steeldrum musician. Just don't call Annise 'Halfers' Hadeed a "pannist". He is more than that! This important musician and recording artist from Trinidad and Tobago, now resident in the U.K., has been blazing a trail in the jazz scene there, as well as contributing significantly to the Caribbean presence there as an award…

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Episode 10: Island Jazz Chat with Cameron Pierre 1:25:59

1+ y ago1:25:59

1:25:59

Guitarist Cameron Pierre has come full circle returning to his native Dominica after a multi-decade recording and performing career in the UK. After establishing an important Caribbean jazz presence there, with six albums produced, he reflects on the journey to this point. Beginning in the reggae scene here in the islands and into the UK, his evolu…

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Episode 9: Island Jazz Chat with Theron Shaw 1:20:26

1+ y ago1:20:26

1:20:26

Reticent. Diffident. Two words to describe the personality of guitarist Theron Shaw of Trinidad and Tobago. Another pair of apt adjectives would be determined and inventive. In a revealing conversation, we get into what made Shaw the popular choice for the islands' premier jazz guitarist. Three acclaimed albums, years of touring and working at defi…

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Episode 8: Island Jazz Chat with Clifford Charles 45:29

2y ago45:29

45:29

Trinidadian guitarist Clifford Charles describes his music as "smooth soca jazz." Grounded in the sounds and language of Trinidad, his liking for transforming the music of Carnival, the popular sound of Trinidad, into a contemporary jazz idiom sets him apart from other Caribbean jazz guitarists. With 5 albums under his belt, and counting, since 200…

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Episode 5: Island Jazz Chat with Reginald Cyntje 1:17:24

2y ago1:17:24

1:17:24

Jazz trombonist, Reginald Cyntje is the ultimate Caribbean jazz musician. Born in Dominica, raised in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, of Curaçaoan heritage, he is the epitome of a Caribbean musician making it in the United States. With the release of his sixth album, Healing, Reginald chats with us on this album and his previous albums' their develop…

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Episode 7: Island Jazz Chat with John Arnold 1:13:32

2y ago1:13:32

1:13:32

John Arnold is the pioneering musician, recording artist and jazz festival coordinator on the island of Tobago. As a recording artist, he has helmed half a dozen albums that play with the idea of Caribbean jazz as original music, including his latest, Jazz Standards in the Tambrin Sauce, which incorporates the Tobago-native tambrin drum family. Thi…

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Episode 6: Island Jazz Chat with Michael Boothman 1:42:27

3y ago1:42:27

1:42:27

Michael Boothman is the personification of excellence in the arts in Trinidad and Tobago. Pioneering, innovative and consistently successful as a performer, composer, arranger and recording artist, Boothman continues his 50-plus year career that showcases a number of firsts and milestones in the development of modern music in Trinidad and Tobago. H…

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EJC September break 5 28:57

3+ y ago28:57

28:57

Cuts from Season 1 and 2 in the break before Season 3By jazz from the caribbean diaspora: live performances, interviews, recordings

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EJC September Break 4 32:41

3+ y ago32:41

32:41

Cuts from Season 1 and 2 in the break before Season 3.By jazz from the caribbean diaspora: live performances, interviews, recordings

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EJC Jazz Cuts September Break 3 - 13:09:2020, 11.16 AM 33:57

3+ y ago33:57

33:57

Cuts from Seasons one and two in the break before season 3.By jazz from the caribbean diaspora: live performances, interviews, recordings

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EJC Jazz Cuts September Break 2 36:46

3+ y ago36:46

36:46

Music from seasons one and two in the break before season 3.By jazz from the caribbean diaspora: live performances, interviews, recordings

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EJC Jazz Cuts Sept Picks 1 34:59

3+ y ago34:59

34:59

Cuts from Season 1 and 2 in the break before Season 3By jazz from the caribbean diaspora: live performances, interviews, recordings

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Episode 106 - El Barrio Cósmico 23:28

3+ y ago23:28

23:28

La música nos lleva a lugares soñados. En septiembre de 2018, tuve el privilegio de viajar a Asunción, a participar en el Paraguay Music Conference. Estuve cinco días, escuchando el lenguaje maravilloso de la gente, aprendiendo sobre su música, historia y cultura. De repente, dos días antes de mi regreso, me acordé de un artículo sobre la Orquesta …

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THE ALL CARIBBEAN JAZZ SHOW 2:01:00

4y ago2:01:00

2:01:00

Join me 8pm sharpBy wayneG

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THE ALL CARIBBEAN JAZZ SHOW 1:56:00

4y ago1:56:00

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Join me for some more great Caribbean Jazz from all over the islands.See you 8pm sharpBy wayneG

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THE ALL CARIBBEAN JAZZ SHOW 2:12:00

4y ago2:12:00

2:12:00

THE BEST IN CARIBBEAN JAZZ MUSIC. I really enjoyed putting this playlist together, and I'm pretty sure you will. We are going on a musical trip tonight. JOIN me 8 pm sharp this evening.By wayneG