Blue Note President and Producer Don Was shares soulful stories at Gregory’s home in Bakersfield, California about being The Rolling Stones go-to guy and bucking music trends with Bonnie Raitt. As friends and work colleagues, Don and Gregory go deep on the majesty and mystery that comes with creating music, and how it can pull you through the darkest days.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8: Don Was' Power Plays

You’re all invited as Gregory Porter hangs out with famous friends, old and new, to pull on the musical and creative threads that join us all together. From sharing the love of those songs that get right to your soul, to the joy and pain of parenthood and family, or facing down discrimination and channelling that energy into something good. Recorded on the road, or remotely from his home in Bakersfield, California, crossing time zones and continents, these are conversations to inspire. Join Gregory for The Hang. Bring it in!&nbsp; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Confidence and shyness, masculinity and tenderness are all up for discussion as Rory Graham, aka Rag’n’Bone Man, hangs out with Gregory. Recorded in March 2021, they find common ground in how they both learnt to get across a message in a song as Rory digs into his musical foundations of folk, hip-hop, rock and Blues, or the rubble that he says formed his sound. Nothing is off limits from tattoos to the chance to collaborate musically in the future, in the finale to series 2 of The Hang with Gregory Porter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rag’n’Bone Man’s Musical Rubble

Pianist/producer Robert Glasper turns his talents towards hip-hop, jazz, R’n’B, or any other music genre he wants to experience, considering it all about adding more rooms to his House of Black Music. Recorded in Los Angeles the day after the Grammys 2021, Gregory and Robert joined forces and laughed a lot, teased a lot and shared a lot in common. There was even a domestic interruption and an in-studio one, adding to the energy in the room ahead of their upcoming collaboration for Robert's Black Radio 3.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Glasper’s House of Black Music

Moby and Gregory go in deep on Moby’s cultural caution around the samples he finds and repurposes as the pair dissect the legacy and importance of the Blues. If pushed to label the music he creates, Moby explains how it’s folk music that fits him best, while Gregory recalls the moment when he truly felt the power of EDM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moby’s Cultural Caution

Cultural curiosity has always driven actor, activist and author Priyanka Chopra Jonas, as she delves into why representation matters being a brown-skinned woman on screen in Hollywood. Discussing her memoir Unfinished, Priyanka tells Gregory that she also has unfinished business with music, as she reflects on her pop career. Plus, they take a look self-confidence, which can be a tricky beast, and why it’s important to ignore the haters and keep moving forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Representing Priyanka Chopra Jonas

From Talking Heads to filmmaking with Spike Lee, there’s a lot of creative joy to be had bringing people together in what Gregory dubs, the Holy Ghost of David Byrne. They reach back to the days when borrowing vinyl from the public library held more influence than the internet, and discuss how a simple bike ride can change the way we look out for each other, whatever our differences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8: Don Was' Power Plays

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