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@ReclaimedSoul
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vinyl record/fashion archaeologist. VP of radio @RMPBS, frmr @vocalo/@wbez. writer @DownBeatMag. occasional podcaster @nprmusic. author Energy Never Dies.
Denver/Chicago
Joined May 2013
What a feeling! To have so much of my life’s work in my hands. My first book, Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism & Creativity in Chicago is shipping paperbacks now! Hardbacks soon come. https://t.co/Qnh41U8V4V
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The year in jazz podcast with Nate Chinen, Peter Margasak, Ayana Contreras and Me is up at The Gig. There are one time passes available for those blocked by the paywall. https://t.co/bKbc4wRMYu
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A great opportunity to get 40% my book for yourself or a friend/loved one this holiday season:
NOW ANNOUNCING the UIP Holiday Sale! Take 40% off https://t.co/THyS8fWXeU (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout! https://t.co/VVgPhOcwa6
#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
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It’s that time of year again, y’all…
“In popular culture, name dropping the sweet potato conveys a certain downhome specificity.” —From the archive, @ReclaimedSoul shares “Sweet Potato Sounds” as she shares its history and appearances in music, movies, and memoirs. 🔗: https://t.co/Nzx7u65H98
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BLACK DEBUTANTES: FIRST FEATURES BY BLACK WOMEN DIRECTORS 💜 Coming to @criterionchannl in December! https://t.co/kQhSn13NHS
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Also, because it is a cassette tape (not a master), it is most likely a duplicate. Mariah likely has a copy somewhere. If not, maybe @TheBrendakstarr might? Either way, this tape is a collector’s item, not Intellectual Property, because Mariah would be 💯 have a case
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The law is pretty clear on this @MariahCarey demo tape business. No one can stop a buyer from purchasing unreleased music (such as a demo), but simply possessing the tape does not give the buyer the right to distribute the music. That is a separate transaction
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Revisit D’Angelo’s April 2000 Cover Story: ‘SOUL MAN’ https://t.co/IWN4gOjWT5 via @vibemagazine
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dream hampton talks to R&B's ruffneck Romeo about the inspiration behind his music: growing up in the church, the birth of his son, and channeling old souls.
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This is mostly one of the only people that could get me to come out of a hiatus. I’m so devastated. I don’t know if anyone understands how much he meant to me or even to all of us. We still don’t really know how to accept that our KING legend has past over. Meanwhile we are here
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Ramsey Lewis Trio laying down “Summer Breeze” on Musikladen, 1973. #RamseyLewis #RamseyLewisTrio #JazzIsDead
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That’s totally a lyric from At Your Best You Are Love (Isley Brothers, and famously covered by Aaliyah). Sadly, the comment section has no context.
idk how to flirt i done called her a positive motivating force in my life
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Solange just launched a new library/archive with rare Black books & materials. Free of change, operates on the honor system, a free label is sent for borrowers to send back and you get to borrow books for 45 days. It's incredible, truly.
library.saintheron.com
Saint Heron Community Library; a growing media center dedicated to students, practicing artists and designers, musicians and general literature enthusiasts.
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Let’s go #ride
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Stevie Wonder Joins All-Star Cast for ‘Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute’ https://t.co/TCEhKpzaeQ
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Stevie Wonder Joins All-Star Cast for ‘Perfect Angel: The Definitive Minnie Riperton Tribute’
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