Start Over Date 2020

61. Interview with Keith Jones, Maywood, New Jersey (05:58)

Date:
September 30, 2020
Main contributors:
Keith Jones
Summary:
Keith Jones (Maywood, New Jersey) Keith Jones is an artist and activist based in Maywood, New Jersey. As an artist, Jones is a rapper, musician, poet, and visual artist. In 1978, he began writing...

62. 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...

63. 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 ...

64. 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...

65. 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 ...

66. 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...

67. 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...

68. 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...

69. 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...

70. 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...