Prince would have been 67 on Saturday
Lance Reddick would have been 63 Saturday
Muammar Al-Gaddafi would have been 82 Saturday
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackfirsts #blacktivists #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackactors #arab #blackmastodon
'William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackjazzcomposers #blackpianists #blacklyricists #blackarrangers #blackcomposers #blackmusicians #blackhistory #blackmastodon
King of Cool released in 2021
Dean Martin was not the King of Cool
That is Miles Davis
#film #blackmusicians #blackmen #blackamerican #blackjazztrumpeters #blackbandleaders #blackcomposers #blackmastodon
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (né Springer; 15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackwriters #blackdubpoet #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackprofessors #blacklecturers #blackmastodon
Ronnie Wilson [April 7th 1948 - November 2nd 2021], co-founding member
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blacktrumpeters #blackflugelhorn #blackpianists #blacksynthesizer #blackpercussionists #blacksongwriters #blackmusic #blackhistory #blackmastodon
John Aaron Lewis (May 3, 1920 – March 29, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer and arranger, best known as the founder and musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(pianist)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackhistory #blackjazzpianists #blackpianists #blackmusicians #blackcomposers #blackarrangers #blackfounders #blackmusicaldirectors #blackdirectors #blackmastodon
@lordbonkers.bsky.social
The [Black british] soul group Sweet Sensation topped the singles chart in 1974 with Sad Sweet Dreamer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Rrrz0ZfRc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Sensation_(band)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blacksingers #blackmusicians #blackmastodon
Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blacktrinidad #blackpianists #blackinstrumentalists #blackmusicians #blackartitsts #blacktivists #blackaustralians #blackhistory #blackmastodon
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music,
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blacksingers #blackcontralto #blackhistory #blackmusicians #blacktivists #blackclassicalmusicians #blackmastodon
#TalkinBoutARevolution by #TracyChapman (1988)
"Don't ya know
They're talking about a revolution?
It sounds like a whisper
Don't ya know
They're talking about a revolution?
It sounds like a whisper
[While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sittin' around waitin' for a promotion
Don't ya know?
They're talking about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirs
Don't ya know you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Oh, I said you better run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
'Cause finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no
Talkin' 'bout a revolution, oh no..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8FBjo1Y8I
#BlackMusicians #BlackHistoryMonth #80sMusic #MusicForARevolution #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos
As heard on #WMPG this week!
#NyashaMunashe - PARTY (2025)
"Red party, blue party
Red party, blue party..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmfCypgd5IE
#HipHop #BlackMusicians #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForARevolution
#NinaSimone - #Revolution pts 1 and 2
"And now we got a revolution
'Cause I see the face of things to come
Yeah, your Constitution
Well, my friend, it's gonna have to bend
I'm here to tell you about destruction
Of all the evil that will have to end.
Some folks are gonna get the notion
I know they'll say I'm preachin' hate
But if I have to swim the ocean
Well I would just to communicate
It's not as simple as talkin' jive
The daily struggle just to stay alive
Singin' about a revolution
Because we're talkin' about a change
It's more than just evolution
Well you know you got to clean your brain
The only way that we can stand in fact
Is when you get your foot off our back..."
From "Songs of Freedom and Spirit," 1969.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6yyqoBmI0M
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackMusicians #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForARevolution
My buddy #DJShaxx had a special #AfroPunk edition of #LeftOfTheDial on #WMPG in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth! Includes #XRaySpex, #LivingColour, #ESG, and more!
Setlist:
https://spinitron.com/WMPG/pl/20215451/Left-of-the-Dial
Audio archives:
https://www.wmpg.org/show/wed1700/#
#WMPGFM #CommunityRadio #BlackMusicians #BlackHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth – Daily audio features
Posted February 6, 2024 by 'mpger
"#WMPG honors and celebrates Black History Month, You will hear stories about many different people from the Black community. From musicians to writers and actors, you’ll enjoy hearing a bit more about these well known and interesting people. A Tribe Called Quest, #EarthaKitt, #bellhooks, #JosephineBaker, Lewis Latimer, #BobTheDragQueen, Shirley Chisholm, Duke Ellington, #LeslieOdomJr., Angela Davis, #LeadBelly, #RobertLewis, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AudraMcDonald, #ClaudetteColvin, #JohnBrownRusswurm, Leonard Cummings, and Macon Bolling Allen."
Link to embedded audio:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-daily-audio-features/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #WMPGFM #CommunityRadio
Posted February 2, 2023 by Annella Linton
"Our University of Southern Maine (USM) students and DJ’s are honoring Black History Month at WMPG. This year’s theme is #BlackResistance. You will hear specially curated playlists from DJ’s. Our students are producing audio which will highlight achievements and contributions, including #PreColonial history plus profiles of contemporary figures recognizing people from politics, education, pop culture, sports and other areas. Featuring stories about #ATribeCalledQuest, #Beyonce, #OtisRedding, #JamesBaldwin, #ToniMorrison, #BadBrains, and #RobertLewis."
Link to embedded audio:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-at-wmpg/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #WMPGFM #CommunityRadio
#BlackHistoryMonth - daily short history audio features
Posted February 7, 2022 by 'mpger
"Everyday in the month of February #WMPG is airing a short audio feature about an influential Black man or woman in history. We’ll hear about people from Maine to Malawi. We celebrate scientists, radicals, teachers, preachers, musicians, athletes, and those who fought to followed their dreams.
You can hear them all again right here:
Billie Holiday, Leonard Cummings, Macon Bolling Allen, Harriet Tubman, Nelson Mandela, Shirley Chisholm, Marsha P. Johnson, Gordon Parks, Jackie Robinson, #MaryMcleodBethune, #JosephineBaker, #GeraldTalbot, #DukeEllington, #NinaSimone, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLorde, #SojournerTruth, Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisolm, Tarana Burke, #ScottJoplin, Angela Davis, #EmmittTill, #BarackObama, #ClaudetteColvin, #RubyBridges, Cornel West, #AliciaGarza #PatrisseCullors and #OpalTometi"
Link to mp3 audio files:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-audio-history-stories/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #CommunityRadio #WMPGFM
[Thread] So, it took having to do a search on the website, but I managed to find the #BlackHistoryMonth audio archives on the #WMPG website. Hopefully, the ones from 2025 will also be posted on their website (and the ones already posted won't disappear...).
Black History month - daily short history audio features
Posted February 3, 2021 by 'mpger
"Everyday in the month of February (Black history month), WMPG is airing a short audio feature about an influential Black man or woman in history. We’ll hear about people from Maine to Malawi. We celebrate scientists, radicals, teachers, preachers, musicians, athletes, and those who fought to followed their dreams. You can hear them all again right here: #BillieHoliday , #LeonardCummings , #MaconBollingAllen , #HarrietTubman , #NelsonMandela , #ShirleyChisholm , #MarshaPJohnson , #GordonParks , #JackieRobinson, #AngelaDavis , #ThurgoodMarshall , #StevieWonder , #Lizzo , #CornellWest , #TrevorNoah , #MaeJemison , #TaranaBurke , #AlvinAiley , #JosephineBaker, #RhiannonGiddens, #SunRa, and #LaverneCox."
Link to mp3 audio files:
https://www.wmpg.org/black-history-month-daily-short-history-audio-features/
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #CommunityRadio #WMPGFM
