We've completed 10 full podcasts in the last few weeks ahead of the festival run every June 21st for Make Music New York. If you enjoy learning about American music history, hearing the stories of artists thrive and fail in NYC, than I highly recommend you listen to this interview with Andre Henry . He gained the kind words from the late Maya Angelou, stating, "He's dancing to his own orchestra up there." We speak about love, and what pushes an artist to do what they do in spite of all the forms of resistance to actualization at your doorstep.

Episode 1 with guest Andre Henry

Episode 2 features the very talented Dominique Star of Star and the Sea. We speak about her journey from Rhode Island to New York and from Columbia University to Paris and back to NYC as well as the evolution of her sound. The music featured at the end of this segment is called The Captain and The Map and can be found here: dominiquestar.bandcamp.com/track/captain-the-map

Episode 2 with guest Dominique Star

It's not hard to see why three young siblings raised in Harlem by interracial parents that all share a natural gift for music on this level, have already a catalog of life experience surpassing their age bracket... Here is a look at their journey from Harlem to the big stage. #greenpoint #nativestreams

Episode 3 with guest 212Green

Out of his East Flatbush apartment, a much younger Mark Ugbomah (that goes by Mark U﻿) as he recalls it, heard the earliest forms of inspiration that formed his musical palate from the people closest to him. His Grandmother, mother, father, of Jamaican ethnicity were playing reggae, ska, roots-reggae while his cousins were getting inspiration from American culture in the vein of hip hop.

While there are many avenues of interest to list about this podcast, including Marku's first dream before music while 16-17 years of age attending Abraham Lincoln High School. His brief venture into vegan cooking down south, but notably his father is a regarded reggae musician, playing for the Toasters and the Pilfers, we speak of their unique bond and the role of a positive male role model in his life, his earliest performances were with his father during those summer days. (whom is an occasional guest at his own shows now) He is now following up with a more official album from his DIY debut demo, Soul Odyssey, get to know our headliner, he offers his vision for the arts in NYC, and we're happy to see he's back and i'm sure MMNY would be proud to know his credits the outdoor performance at Bowery and Houston last year as his best concert experience. 


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