Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Radio

Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Radio

Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Radio

Episodes 119
Avg. Duration 1h 1m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (9)
Since Apr 2018
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation (JDBHPF) is a nonprofit established in 2011, officially becoming a 501 (c) 3 in 2016 to create public programs that raise cultural and ethnic awareness of Black traditional music, traditional art, folklore, oral histories, and the experiences of Black people in the United States. Standing on the foundation of the Blues People's legacy, JDBHPF works to celebrate, preserve, and conserve Blues music and culture while highlighting the many events in American history that have cultivated our communities and musical expressions.

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You Have a Home Here: A Blues People Homecoming

Mar 22, 2026 52m

Tonight’s live broadcast, “You Have a Home, Part 2,” is a community update and a homecoming message for Blues People. We’re sharing what’s next as we prepare to live broadcast on WPBR, We The Blues…

Black Folk Belief, Hoodoo & The Blues: The Hidden Spiritual World of Blues People

Mar 15, 2026 1h 10m

Tony Kail, Memphis Hoodoo, and the Spiritual Traditions of the Black SouthWhat is Black American Folk Belief? And what does it have to do with the Blues?In this episode, cultural anthropologist and…

MASTER CLASS REPLAY: Locating Tribal Ancestry!

Jul 04, 2025 1h 34m

Presented by: Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation FoundationIn partnership with The African American FolkloristThis in-depth session brings together leaders grounded in Indigenous identity, tribal…

Blues Music is Black History: The Hard Conversation at Hopson Plantation

Jun 30, 2025 1h 47m

What does it mean to speak the truth of the Blues on the very soil where our ancestors were enslaved?In this live broadcast, Lamont Jack Pearley—traditional Bluesman, folklorist, and founder of the…

Mojo Workin’: Dr. Katrina Hazzard-Donald on Hoodoo, Blues, and the Black Belt Tradition

Jun 18, 2025 1h 14m

Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Radio presents:Mojo Workin’: Dr. Katrina Hazzard-Donald on Hoodoo, Blues, and the Black Belt TraditionIn this culturally rich and significant episode of Jack Dappa Blues…

Creole Roots, Sinners, and Gravediggers: The Blues According to Chris Thomas King

Jun 07, 2025 2h 10m

Creole Roots, Sinners, and GravediggersBluesman, actor, and cultural preservationist Chris Thomas King joins Jack Dappa Blues Radio to uncover the real story of the Blues — from the juke joints of…

The African American Folklorist for the Month of June: Dr. Elisha Oliver

Jun 05, 2025 1h 7m

Each month, The African American Folklorist honors a Black scholar whose life’s work is immersed in the deep study and preservation of African American folkways, knowledge systems, and community…

The Blues as Black Sonic Folklore Pt. 2 – Hard Ground & High Water

Jun 02, 2025 1h 50m

The Blues as Black Sonic Folklore: Part 2:"Hard Ground and High Water: The Blues of Survival and Struggle"We continue our Black Music Month series by diving into the Blues as a witness to…

Afro Indigenous Country Blues: The Sonic Sovereignty of Cactus Rose NYC

May 31, 2025 1h 4m

In this episode of Jack Dappa Blues Radio, we welcome Kandia Crazy Horse, Afro-Indigenous musician, rock critic, author, and frontwoman of the genre-defying band Cactus Rose NYC. From the newsroom to…

The Blues as Black Sonic Folklore: Part 1: The Folklore in the Blues

May 26, 2025 1h 50m

In this kickoff episode for Black Music Month, Jack Dappa Blues Radio explores the Blues as Black folklore, not just as music, but as cultural testimony, survival strategy, and sonic memory. Through…

The Blues Narrative: The Children of the Great Migration

May 21, 2025 47m

🎙️ REPLAY: The Blues Narrative — The Next Chapter of the Slave NarrativesOriginally aired: Late March Broadcast | 9 PM CSTPresented by: Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation FoundationIn partnership…

Sinners, Blues People, Storytelling, and Cultural Reckoning

May 21, 2025 1h 52m

In this episode, we dive back into the film Sinners, not just as a movie, but as a cultural reckoning. We’re breaking down how the film tells a deeper story about Black American folklife, Blues…

The African American Folklorist of the Monthof May - Dr. Ebony Bailey

May 02, 2025 1h 2m

In this episode of The African American Folklorist, we honor Dr. Ebony Bailey as Folklorist of the month of May. Dr. Bailey is a dynamic scholar, writer, and cultural worker whose groundbreaking…

Spirit Work, Hoodoo & Black Southern Cosmologies: Conjure, Pentecost, and the Blues

Apr 09, 2025 1h 25m

Jack Dappa Blues Radio Live – Sunday Night EditionEpisode: Spirit Work, Hoodoo & Black Southern Cosmologies: Conjure, Pentecost, and the BluesIn this deeply spiritual and culturally rich episode,…

The African American Folklorist of The Month - Dr. Constance Bailey

Apr 02, 2025 1h 4m

In this month’s episode of The African American Folklorist, we shine a spotlight on Dr. Constance Bailey—Assistant Professor of African American Literature and Folklore at Georgia State University,…

🎶 *Kelle Jolly – The "Affrilachian-Georgia-lina-Peach" & the Story of Lady Fay Ukulele 🎶

Mar 22, 2025 40m

In this special episode, we sit down with Kelle Jolly, the self-described "Affrilachian-Georgia-lina-Peach", whose music and storytelling embody the rich cultural tapestry of the Appalachian South. A…

Writing the Blues: Black Stories in Literature and Film

Mar 17, 2025 1h 44m

The blues is more than just music—it’s history, it’s storytelling, and it’s the soul of Black American life. In this compelling live broadcast, we explore Writing the Blues—the ways Black authors,…

The Blues—A Living Oral History

Mar 11, 2025 1h 41m

Join us for a real, Blues People conversation about the blues on Jack Dappa Blues Radio! In this live broadcast, I—Lamont Jack Pearley, a traditional blues artist and folklorist—will take you deep…

There's Not One Way to Be Black – A Conversation with Honeychild Coleman

Mar 06, 2025 1h 17m

In this electrifying episode of Jack Dappa Blues, we sit down with the powerhouse that is Honeychild Coleman—a pioneering force in the world of punk, blues, and avant-garde music. A Louisville native…

S3E302 African American Folklorist of The Month - Dr. Raymond Summerville

Mar 02, 2025 47m

Dr. Raymond Summerville joins me, as he is the African American Folklorist of February, to discuss the importance of having more Black Folklore scholars in the field to lead the discourse of our…

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