Tag: hip hop

• Ep. 25: Role of Spirituals within African American Culture, with award-winning musician and educator Bruce Henry

  

  In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we take a look at the rich history and function of music and spirituals within African American culture, including its relationship to gospel music, ragtime, blues and jazz, soul, and hip hop/rap. Listeners will also hear about the incomparable Harry Belafonte, and the unique cultural preservation of the Gullah/Geechie region of the southern coastal US.

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  African diaspora, African music, American folksong, gospel music, Gullah Geechie region, Harry Belafonte, hip hop, jazz, Martin Luther King Jr., Minnesota Black History Museum, music history, ragtime, rap, rhythm and blues, ring shout, soul, The Evolution of African American Music

• Ep. 3: Music Reduces Urban Poverty (BIIG MIIC & Urban Ventures)

  

  Lasting solutions to urban poverty span all the way from cradle to career – empowering communities by putting education, families, and community assets at the core. Urban Ventures provides cradle-to-career support for youth and families in one of Minneapolis’ most under-resourced neighborhoods, through music & arts, literacy & academics, farm, and sports.

  EducationCommunity, Podcast: Enhance Life with Music

  academics, coffee club, education, empower communities, farm, hip hop, literacy, Mike Brooks, Millionaire, Minneapolis, music, Music Reduces Urban Poverty; Lasting solutions to urban poverty; cradle to career support, open mic, recording studio, sports, tax-deductible, Twin Cities, under-resourced neighborhood, Urban Ventures, youth