Start Over Date 2020

101. Interview with Lakota John, Pembroke, North Carolina (06:00)

Date:
October 16, 2020
Main contributors:
Lakota John
Summary:
Lakota John (Pembroke, North Carolina) Lakota John is a Native American artist, songwriter, producer, and musician from Southeastern North Carolina. Lakota John has toured nationally and internat...

102. Interview with Larry Lee, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands (05:27)

Date:
October 23, 2020
Main contributors:
Larry Lee
Summary:
Larry Lee (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands) Larry Lee is a ukulele player and music educator based in Saipan, the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands. Originally from Hawaii, Larry moved to ...

103. Interview with Layth Sidiq, Boston, Massachusetts (05:39)

Date:
October 6, 2020
Main contributors:
Layth Sidiq
Summary:
Layth Sidiq (Boston, Massachusetts) Layth Sidiq is a violinist, composer and educator. Born in Iraq and raised in Jordan, Layth trained at the National Music Conservatory with Timur Ibrahimov, an...

104. Interview with Lezlie Webster, Concord, New Hampshire (05:53)

Date:
October 19, 2020
Main contributors:
Lezlie Webster
Summary:
Lezlie Webster (Concord, New Hampshire) Lezlie Webster is a Scottish Highland piper and dancer based in Concord, New Hampshire. A native of Ontario, Canada, she began her training in Ontario and ...

105. Interview with Martha Redbone, Harlan County, Kentucky (05:54)

Date:
October 6, 2020
Main contributors:
Martha Redbone
Summary:
Martha Redbone (Harlan County, Kentucky) Martha Redbone is a Native and African American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and educator. Drawing on the tradition of her gospel-singing African Ameri...

106. Interview with Lu Fuki and Tazeen Ayub, Detroit, Michigan (05:57)

Date:
September 15, 2020
Main contributors:
Lu Fuki
Summary:
Lu Fuki and Tazeen Ayub (Detroit, Michigan) Lu Fuki and Tazeen Ayub are performing artists and community organizers based in Detroit, Michigan. Lu Fuki is a guitar player and composer, as well as...

107. Interview with Marlysse Simmons, Richmond, Virginia (06:01)

Date:
October 14, 2020
Main contributors:
Marlysse Simmons
Summary:
Marlysse Simmons (Richmond, Virginia) Marlysse Rose Simmons-Argandoña is a first-generation Chilean-American pianist, composer and educator based in Richmond, Virginia. She is the band leader, ar...

108. Interview with Sandhya Sridhar, Nashua, New Hampshire (06:14)

Date:
October 23, 2020
Main contributors:
Sandhya Sridhar
Summary:
Sandhya Sridhar (Nashua, New Hampshire) Sandhya Sridhar is a teacher and performer of Carnatic music based in Nashua, New Hampshire. Growing up in Matunga, Bombay, she studied at the Shanmukhanan...

109. Interview with Shin-Yi Yang, Cambridge, Massachusetts (05:58)

Date:
October 26, 2020
Main contributors:
Shin-Yi Yang
Summary:
Shin-Yi Yang (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Shin-Yi Yang is a musician and educator based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She plays both guqin and guzheng, and is the founder of the Boston Guzheng Ensem...

110. Interview with Sasha Renee, Louisville, Kentucky (06:01)

Date:
November 30, 2020
Main contributors:
Sasha Renee
Summary:
Sasha Renee (Louisville, Kentucky) Sasha Renee is a rapper based in Louisville, Kentucky. Sasha Renee recorded her first song in 2010. By 2011, she was under the management of Double A Entertainm...

111. Interview with Rabbi Sandra Lawson, Elon, North Carolina (05:59)

Date:
October 23, 2020
Main contributors:
Rabbi Sandra Lawson
Summary:
Rabbi Sandra Lawson (Elon, North Carolina) Rabbi Sandra Lawson is a rabbi, activist, public speaker, and musician based in Elon, North Carolina. Known for teaching Judaism in unique ways, Rabbi S...

112. Interview with Tarik Shah, Delmar, New York (05:58)

Date:
September 29, 2020
Main contributors:
Tarik Shah
Summary:
Tarik Shah (Delmar, New York) Tarik Shah is a musician, bassist, music teacher, professor level martial artist, practicing Muslim, and student of knowledge. Born and raised in New York City, Shah...

113. Interview with Sugar Vendil, New York City, New York (05:59)

Date:
September 24, 2020
Main contributors:
Sugar Vendil
Summary:
Sugar Vendil (New York City, New York) Sugar Vendil is a composer, pianist, and interdisciplinary artist based in Lenapehoking/New York City, on stolen land of the Lenape people. She is a proud se...

114. Interview with Aurélien Barnes, New Orleans, Louisiana (05:42)

Date:
October 14, 2020
Main contributors:
Aurélien Barnes
Summary:
Aurélien Barnes (New Orleans, Louisiana) Aurélien Barnes is a New Orleans trumpet player steeped in the tradition of the city. Born in 1995, he is part of the young generation of musicians carryin...

115. Interview with Zion Charity, Surry County, Virginia (05:57)

Date:
October 2, 2020
Main contributors:
Zion Charity
Summary:
Zion Charity (Surry County, Virginia) Zion S. Charity is a bass guitarist and native of Surry County, Virginia. Inspired by his uncle, bassist Alvin Parker, Zion picked up the instrument and late...

116. Interview with Trina Basu, New York City, New York (05:58)

Date:
October 7, 2020
Main contributors:
Trina Basu
Summary:
Trina Basu (New York City, New York) Trina Basu is a violinist, improviser, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Trina is trained in Western Classical music, later studying jazz and Carnatic...

117. Interview with Sophiyah E., Detroit, Michigan (05:44)

Date:
October 6, 2020
Main contributors:
Sophiyah E.
Summary:
Sophiyah E. (Detroit, Michigan) Sophiyah E. is a producer, singer, and songwriter based in Detroit, Michigan. Her work with piano and technology explores genres that include house, electronic mus...

118. Interview with Thea Hopkins, Massachusetts (05:53)

Date:
October 22, 2020
Main contributors:
Thea Hopkins
Summary:
Thea Hopkins (Massachusetts) A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, performing songwriter Thea Hopkins calls her music Red Roots Americana. Thea has recorde...

119. Interview with Theresa May, Cleveland, Ohio (06:03)

Date:
October 22, 2020
Main contributors:
Theresa May
Summary:
Theresa May (Cleveland, Ohio) Theresa J. May is a trumpet player and educator based in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her master’s degree in trumpet performance from the Cincinnati College Conserv...

120. Interview with Tchin, New Jersey (05:54)

Date:
October 19, 2020
Main contributors:
Tchin
Summary:
Tchin (New Jersey) Tchin (pronounced ‘chin) is a nationally known, multi-award-winning artist. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and lived in rural Virginia and Rhode Island where he received his ...