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This episode of Meet the Music brings to the mic the DMV's DJ King Nick Kannon.  DJ Kannon talks about the early Washington, DC Go-Go scene, his rise to the Co-Founder of Bounce Beat records, and his joy of still moving a crowd every night of the week.  Learn how Bounce Beat records are capitalizing on Tik Tok.

Who should have the last word on labeling music?  The music industry or the music consumer?  Well, we will probably never know the answer anytime in the near future, but the dialogue can lead to all involved taking note.  Music Critic, Author, and oh yeah, Associate Professor of American studies and Media studies at the University of Virginia joins our continuing conversations about genre-bending.

This episode of Meet the Music takes you into a potential paradigm shift in the music industry.  Listen as Dr. Rashad Shabazz shares insight into the concept of genre-blending and how the artist Prince is an example.  Dr. Shabazz shares which Prince album he thinks is his "Magnum Opus."  He also talks about the genre-blurring of Tyler the Creator.

American music journalist and historian Denise Sullivan talks about the early influences on what we call Rock and Roll music genre, her insight is informative and her passion for all music is contagious.   Just listen to the list of artists and songwriters she gives create to for their contributions. 

This week's episode is a fact-packed and educational podcast on the birth of Rhythm and Blues.  Once again, Dr. Dodge doesn't disappoint.  All we can say is listen and learn as we have a honest conversation about the birth of Rhythm and Blues, the pre-Rock and Roll genre, and the beginnings of Soul music.

American author, Distinguished Professor, and Host of Left of Black Dr. Mark Anthony Neal discusses how the R&B genre has a rich historical legacy in black popular music.  Listen as we laugh about our youth and how we take a little detour talking about Todd Rundgren and Don McLean.https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Anthony-Neal/e/B001IR1CVA%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_sharehttps://www.newblackmaninexile.net/https://fhi.duke.edu/programs/left-black

Dr. Tony Bolden talks about his early days immersed in the land of FUNK.  Listen as he provides insight into the history of FUNK music and explains FUNK as a philosophy.  Be sure to visit his website phunkativity.org to discover moreSpotify – Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk / Playlist to accompany the bookWebsite: http://phunkativity.org/Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk (2020) https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/G/Groove-Theory

As we continue to conversate about different African American Music genres season this episode of Meet the Music features FUNK.  The fact that he is the "Funkateer of The Year," Dr. Rickey Vincent talks all things funk.  Listen as we celebrate the music genre that defined a body of work that encompasses some of the greatest music of his and my generation.  Listen and learn...http://rickeyvincent.com/https://www.amazon.com/Rickey-Vincent/e/B00EA0IM9W/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

Distinguished professor of African, African American, and Caribbean Studies Dr. Reiland Rabaka is this week's guest on Meet the Music.  As he awaits the opening of the Center for African and African American Studies to support teaching and research on the history and culture of people of African descent, listen as he blesses Meet the Music with the story behind the amazing journey of Rap and the Hip Hop Movement.Correction:  Brewster-Douglass Housing Project is in Detroit and the Frederick Douglass is in New York Cityhttps://www.colorado.edu/today/2021/05/20/why-african-and-african-american-studies-matter-qa-reiland-rabakahttps://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509519248https://www.amazon.com/Reiland-Rabaka/e/B001JS6F5Q/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1https://www.colorado.edu/ethnicstudies/people/core-faculty/reiland-rabakahttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

In this week's episode, we explore the popular sounds of Bachata.  Dr. Julie Sellers, talks all things Bachata, with a little Bolero music on the side.   Listen as she shares her list for our introduction into Bachata.@julieasellersauthorhttps://www.amazon.com/Julie-A.-Sellers/e/B001KHAS0Y%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_sharehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

This week's guest on Meet the Music embodies many of the reasons we created this podcast.  Dr. Timothy Dodge, the author of Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso, which is considered a textbook,  and shares the history of Calypso music.   Listen as he draws the musical and cultural connections.  You can listen to Dr. Dodge or Dr. HepCat on his radio show weglfm.com or WEGL - Auburn, FM 91.1https://www.weglfm.com/page/show-dr-hepcat-golden-oldieshttps://www.amazon.com/Timothy-Dodge/e/B001KI3PSU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_sharehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

Here at the start of Season 3, we meet Professor Heather Augustyn.  Professor Augustyn shares insight from her extensive writings on Ska music.  I hope after listening to our fun conversation you are inspired to create a Ska playlist.skabook.comhttps://www.amazon.com/Heather-Augustyn/e/B00420FZ4K%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareTedTalk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QYpteftwHY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

The closing of season 2 and the future seasons

In this episode of Meet the Music we approach a somewhat unfamiliar genre, and we sit down with Dr. Nick Perham who determined through research that Heavy Metal actually promotes generosity and scientific thinking.  He shares his journey of becoming a MetalHead, and he softly introduces us to a Metal playlist.Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

This week's episode is a special edition of Meet the Music.  Listen to the first-ever recorded conversation for Meet the Music.  Find out why DJ Holographic was a very special guest.

In this episode, we had some recording challenges, which I hope is not too annoying.This week we close out our series on The Many Styles of Christian Music with The Very Revd Professor Martyn Percy.  Having Dr. Percy on this episode is the perfect way to end the series.  Listen as he connects Jazz music in particular, with Spirituality and shares his experiences from a few churches from around the world.  Find out which Beach Boys song has religious overtones.  Be sure to stick around to the end to hear a sound bite about what we can do in this amazing life journey.Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

As we continue our conversations around the Many Styles of Christian Music, in this week's episode of Meet the Music we speak to Professor Dr. James Goff, Jr.  In his book Close Harmony, The History of Southern Gospel, Dr. Goff shares the roots of the genre.  But that's not all, he shares a personal story about the Legendary Dolly Parton.  Dr. Goff shares fun facts about Kenny Rogers and Elvis Presley.  And of course his list of recommended songs for new listeners of the genre and those who want to expand their playlist.Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

Attention all!  This is our second episode in our series of the Many Styles of Christian Music.  This episode touches on the "protest" songs in Gospel music.  But we also want to appeal to all you "Vinyl" collectors, enthusiasts, addicts, and lovers, how you can help Professor Robert Darden and his team at the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project make a copy of every song released by every Black Gospel artist or group ever.   He and his team provide the Gospel music for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture.  And of course, Professor Darden shares with us a list of his Gospel music selections to introduce new listeners or to remind old listeners of some of the great songs of Gospel.Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

In this episode, we begin our series, The many styles of Christian Music.  Take a listen as Dr. Pollard shares the journey of Contemporary Gospel music.  Listen as she shares what was the spark for writing her book, "When the Church Becomes Your Party: Contemporary Gospel Music."  Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

This week's episode of Meet the Music   Listen as Dr. Wald talks about the Blues, Rhythm and Blues, about Robert Johnson's music journey, and shares a list of his music choices.   Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists