What is the significance of Black women pianists in shaping the landscape of Black music?

In this live session of Archival Frequencies,  DJ Lynnée Denise curates an immersive listening experience that recontextualizes the musical legacies of pianists Roberta Flack, Mary Lou Williams, and Nina Simone. By highlighting their groundbreaking contributions to piano, jazz, and various subgenres of Black music, Denise offers an aural renarrativization, that challenges the gendered narrative that often limits their recognition to just their vocal talents. 

Denise invites listeners to reconsider the profound significance of these artists, celebrating them not only as singers but as pivotal figures who reshaped the landscape of Black music.  

All the soundbites in the episode are part of DJ Lynnée Denise’s archival practice. 

Credits:

Introduction podcast version: Yahia Saleh

Technician live session: Sabina Husberg Götlind

Technician live radio: Jonatan Bergsman

Postproduction Producer: Daniel Säfström

Graphic Designer:  Linda Hallstan

Additional recording: Kristian Eliasson

Concept: Black Archives Sweden

Learn more about DJ Lynnée Denise here:

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The episode is done by Black Archives Sweden in collaboration with Retreat Radio with support from the Swedish Arts Council and Region Skåne.