thisisthestoryteller's Podcast

thisisthestoryteller's Podcast

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thisisthestoryteller's Podcast episodes

  • Nina Simone:12 Apostles of Black Music

    Episode  seven from the popular Storyteller series that deep dive into the global phenomena of Black music.  In this episode the Storyteller, Dr Glen Yearwood, takes the listener on a journey to "innerstand " the inner beauty and sometimes outward turmoil of High Priestess, Nina Simone who found her voice during the tumultous civil rights years in the US during the mid 1960's and early 70's. The Storyteller curates her life with rare music selection and insights  from the thirty year career of Nina Simone and places the High Priestess as the seventh Apostle at the Last Supper from the hugely successful radio series first broadcasted on Australian outback community radio between 2018/ 2019.

    Painting of Nina Simone by kind permission of Don Grant  www.dongrantwallart.co.uk 

     

    55 min
  • Storyteller series:The House Of Rhumba
    Today's episode looks at Congolese Rhumba and its pioneers from the mid1960's to the present day. The storyteller, Dr Glen Yearwood, indulges his passion for Congo Rhumba by focussing on his three heroes: Tabu Ley Rochereau, Franco Luambo Makiadi and Sam Mangwana and their innovation and contribution to the global musical phenomena.This is the storyteller: the house of Congo Rhumba
    1 hr
  • Storyteller series: The House Of Funk
    Second epsisode of the storyteller seies taking a deep-dive into the Black Music genre of Funk. Storyteller curates a sonic history of the genre using the music of James Brown, the Meters, George Duke and many more who have contributed to the House of Funk. Storyteller gives a personal and spiritual lesson in the artform that is now a global music phenomena.
    1 hr 4 min
  • 12 Apostles of Black Music; Aretha Franklin
    Final episode in the popular Storyteller series made for radio on the foundation builders of Black music.
    In this episode, Storyteller, Dr Glen Yearwood, curates the contribution of Gospel, pop and soul legend Aretha Louise Franklin (1942 - 2018).
    1 hr 1 min
  • 12 Apostles of Black Music: Clement Coxsone Dodd
    Third episode in the popular Storyteller series made for radio on the foundation builders of Black music that are now truly global phenomena's. In this episode, Storyteller, Dr Glen Yearwood, curates the contribution of Jamaican reggae producer and founder of Studio One record label, Clement Coxsone Dodd (1932 - 2004).
    59 min
  • Storyteller series: Julian "Cannonball" Adderly and Clement "Coxsone" Dodd

    Second episode in a series of radio shows that take a deep-dive into the foundation builders of Black Music. In this episode, first recorded in February 2019 for Australian community radio, the curator and storyteller, Dr Glen Yearwood, shines a light on two of his musical heroes: jazz and soul Alto saxophonist, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1928 - 1975) and Jamaican reggae producer and founder of Studio One record label: Clement "Coxsone" Dodd (1932 - 2004)

    1 hr 2 min
  • Storytellers series:12 Apostles OF Black Music
    First in a series of radio shows that take a deep-dive into the foundation builders of Black Music. In this first recorded pilot episode in February 2019, the curator and storyteller, Dr Glen Yearwood, places Louis Armstrong (1900-1971) at the head of the table as the bread-breaker and illustrated the close pan African music connection between Gulf of Mexico states and the Caribbean that provided fertile platform for the Jamaican reggae producer, Coxsone Dodd (1932 - 2004) and Blues musician, Elmore James (1918-1963) from Mississippi.
    37 min

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Following on from the successful Storyteller series for radio: the 12 Apostles of Black Music (2019), the second storyteller series is a deep-dive into Black Music genres starting with the House Of Funk (2020).