Black Whole Radio

Muhammad Abdullah

Colando Café conversa esta tarde con el joven y talentoso musico dominicano Luis TT Martinez. Vocalista, compositor, guitarrista y productor musical.  Luis creció en una familia de musicos. Su madre es la Diva dominicana Vickiana, quien es una artista reconocida y muy querida en la comunidad de dominicanos alrededor del mundo. Su padre Luis Martinez Diloné es tambien un reconocido musico, empresario artistico y productor musical.

Martinez ha estado involucrado en la escena musical desde temprana edad, ha sido parte de una banda local llamada “Santo Cerro” desde sus inicios en 1998, haciendo apariciones en la TV local, programas de radio y prensa escrita. La Banda mantiene varios exitos entre sus jovenes seguidores. Como productor musical ha trabajado en comerciales para las mas prestigiosas marcas en Republica Dominicana como son Cerveza Presidente, Banco Leon, Tricom, entre otras. Tambien elaboro el corte musical del largo metraje “Damian”

Luis es egresado de Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA), graduado de “Musica Contemporanea y Produccion, en donde recibio una beca del programa “World Tour Scholarship” y ademas tiene una licenciatura en Comunicacion Publicitaria de la Universad Iberamericana  (UNIBE), en Rep. Domiinicana. Martinez abrio dos veces el famoso festival forklorico “FOLK FESTIVAL” en el majestuoso “Berklee Performance Center” y tambien abrio el evento “Premios Casandra 2003”.  Luis nos presenta esta tarde su primer album de pop latino como solista titulado “Contar Mil Historia, este album fue escrito y producido por Luis TT Martinez en su totalidad.

Host:

Lesa Marie Belle

 

Inspiring Gospel Music. Contemporary and Traditional

Host:

Lesa Marie Belle

 

Inspiring Gospel Music. Contemporary and Traditional

Host Alice Backer of www.kiskeacity.com welcomes guest Wynnie Lamour.

Wynnie Lamour is the founder of the Haitian Creole Institute of NYC.

She is an educator with a focus on Language & Communication. She has spent the last several years teaching Haitian Creole in the New York City metro area to a wide array of language learners. Her experiences growing up in Brooklyn as a Haitian-American have provided her with equal comfort in both cultures and languages. Wynnie has a BA in Linguistics from Cornell University and an MA in Urban Affairs from CUNY Queens College. Wynnie's philosophy of teaching is rooted in the idea of "Mindfulness", which promotes community and connectedness, while establishing a sense of pride and respect for both the Haitian language and culture. Wynnie's most recent work includes a translation of an excerpt of the Franketienne novel "Dezafi" published May 2013 by Transition Magazine (Issue 111 "New Narratives of Haiti"), a publication of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University."

Composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Onel Mulet has performed with a roster of legendary artists including Santos Colon, Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez and Celia Cruz as well as internationally renown artists Johnny Pacheco, Bobby Valentin, Ismael Miranda, Larry Harlow, Bobby Cruz, Jose Luis Rodriguez "El Puma", Israel Sardiña of Los Van Van, Arturo Sandoval,Malena Burke, Carlos "Patato" Valdes as well as the notable Cuban Troubadour Pedro Luis Ferrer, and NY-based Grammy nominated artists, David Oquendo and Roman Diaz. Born and reared in Miami, of Cuban heritage, Onels musical environment was anchored by the music of his parents, Cuban masters, and richly influenced by the diversity of American music including Motown, funk, old school Rhythm & Blues, classical music and jazz greats, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Paquito DíRivera and John Coltrane. A graduate of the New World School of the Arts in Florida, he quickly became part of the local Miami music scene.

Host:

LaShawn Allen-Muhammad

Host:

Harold Muhammad

Hosted By:

Michelle Materre, The Grande Dame of Black Whole

 

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Aisha Karefa-Smart, The High Priestness of Black Whole

The Hip Hop Principal, Shango Blake.  Analyze what are some of the issues within public education. (Specifically School environment and culture). What is wrong and are the best practices they will turning the American failing educational system.