“I Got the Blues of a Fallen Teardrop”: An Original #BlackEphemera Mix by Lynnée Denise      
                 
“What is there to be heard in the music, lyrics, and voices of early Black blues women singers like Clara Smith, Victoria Spivey, Sippie Wallace, and Edith Wilson, and how does the archive of their work animate and inform the life of a late twentieth-century-character who is navigating much of the same terrain?”
 
–- Mark Anthony Neal, Black Ephemera: The Crisis and the Challenge of the Musical Archive | Chapter Two: “I Got the Blues of a Fallen Teardrop”: Erasure, Trauma, and a Sonic Archive of Black Women (NYU Press)
    
Lynnée Denise is an artist, scholar, writer, and DJ whose work reflects on underground cultural movements, the 1980s, migration studies, theories of escape, and electronic music of the African Diaspora. Denise coined the phrase “DJ Scholarship” to re-position the role of the DJ from a party purveyor to an archivist, cultural custodian, and information specialist of music with critical value. Through interactive workshops, lectures, and presentations at universities, conferences, and performance venues, Denise harnesses music as a medium for vital public dialogue on how to transform the way that music of the Black Atlantic is understood in its social context and beyond entertainment. Lynnée Denise is the Sterling Brown '22 Visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Williams College and lives and works in London.

Tracklist
1.     Intro—Black Kold Madina
2.     Livin’ Humble, Clara Smith
3.     Trouble of the World, Mahalia Jackson
4.     The Party Don’t Stop, Mia X (No Limit)
5.     Who Dat Called Da Police, New Birth Brass Band
6.     Ain’t I Gonna Win Your Love, Rita Wright
7.     I Love Every Little Thing About You, Syreeta
8.     Give My Love a Try, Linda Jones
9.     No Headstone on my Grave, Esther Phillips
10.  Mr. Blue (The Song of Communication), Laura Nyro
11.  Killing Me Softly, Luther Vandross
12.  Let me Have it All, Sly and the Family Stone
13.  Do Lord, Billy Preston
14.  A Foggy Day, Lyn Collins
15.  I Need Somebody to Love Tonight, Sylvester
16.  A Woman Needs to be Loved, Jackie Wilson
17.  A Woman Needs to be Loved, Denise LaSalle
18.  Carrie Mae Weems on the Kitchen Table series accompanied by Billy Preston on the organ (Praise the God From Whom All Blessings Flow)
19.  Over the Rainbow, Patti Labelle and the Blubelles

“I Got the Blues of a Fallen Teardrop”: An Original #BlackEphemera Mix by Lynnée Denise

My first attempt at a mix using the iRig Stream - more to come!
Joyce Aldea de Ogum
Tito Puente One Note Samba
Earth Wind and Fire Evil
Jean Terrell How Can you Lice without Love
Forest Sylvers Misdemeanour
Erma Franklin Sweetest Feeling
The Marvelettes Here I Am Baby

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http://detroitsound.org/artifact/hale-collins/

Stacey Hale &  John Collins: Dance Detroit Reunion Performance

Here is my 3 hour saturday night set from the 2010 Big Chill Festival.

There was a fantastic atmosphere in the tent, even the security were commenting on how easy their job was that night! The new Scruff tunes went down really well too..big up your tent!

TRACKLISTING

1. Mr Scruff ‘Spandex Man’ 2. Bonobo ‘Flutter’ 3. Mission Men ‘Microphone Wizard’ 4. Krispy 3 ‘The Sound’ 5. Dave Brubeck ‘Bossa Nova USA’ 6. Krispy 3 ‘The Sound’ 7. Build An Ark ‘Freedom (J Rocc Remix) 8. The Gaslamp ‘Sunglasses After Dark’ 9. Mr Scruff ‘Wobble Control’ 10. Mr Scruff ‘Cheeky’ 11. Fania All Stars ‘Coro Miyare’ 12. Hightower Set ‘Eschucha Mi Funk’ 13. Jazzanova ‘Boom Clicky Boom Klack (Mr Scruff Mix)’ 14. Domu ‘Spring Break’ 15. Session Victim ‘Move You So’ 16. Sugarhill Gang ‘Dancing On The Beach (Theo Parrish Edit from Ugly Edits vol 5)’ 17. Minority Band ‘Tasty Tune’ 18. NCAM ‘The Bongers’ 19. Spacer ‘Cursory Re-Rub (Nexus Remix)’ 20. Sam Irl ‘Keep Talkin’ 21. DJ Food ‘Mr Quicke Cuts The Cheese’ 22. Coke Escovedo ‘I Wouldn’t Change A Thing’ 23. Uriel ‘The Cougar (ray mang’s Beats ‘n’ Pieces)’ 24. Mr Scruff & Quantic ‘It’s Dancing Time’ 25. Floating Points ‘Shark Chase’ 26. Maddslinky & Mr Scruff ‘Dub Is For Real’ 27. Levi Roots ‘Free Your Mind’ 28. Hughie Isachaar ‘Fever (Mr Scruff Edit)’ 29. Mr Scruff ‘Get A Move On’ 30. Lone ‘Once In A While’ 31. Mr Scruff ‘Believe’ 32. DJ Naughty ‘Goosebumps’ 33. Souljazz Orchestra ‘Secousse Soukous’ 34. Pigbag ‘The Big Bean’ 35. Natural Self ‘Raise The Game’ 36. Mr Scruff Vs Kirsty Almeida ‘Pickled Spider’ 37. Johnny Osbourne ‘Musical Murder’ 38. Macka B ‘Roots Ragga (Live)’ 39. Johnny Pate ‘Shaft In Africa’ 40. Grady Tate ‘Moondance’

Mr Scruff DJ Mix from the Revellers Tent, Big Chill, Saturday 7th August 2010

We’re joined by Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Professor of Geography in Earth and Environmental Sciences at CUNY, for a conversation on the current crises of Covid-19 and state violence, touching on the desire for learning as a means of activism, the political geography of mobilisation and double consciousness.
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Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-ruth-wilson-gilmore

This conversation was recorded on 7th June 2020

Speakers: Paul Gilroy, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Director of the Center for Place, Culture and Politics at CUNY Graduate Center
Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu

www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/podcasts

SPRC In conversation with Ruth Wilson Gilmore

Award-winning filmmaker, Steve McQueen, joins Paul Gilroy for a conversation on the motivation for his 'Small Axe' film series. McQueen addresses making something that is Black and beautiful in depicting justice and freedom, and how art can give recognition to Black British lives by shoring up “who we are, where we came from and what we contributed to this country”.

Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-steve-mcqueen

This conversation was recorded on 26th October 2020

Speakers: Paul Gilroy, Director of the UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Steve McQueen, Academy Award-winning filmmaker and artist; creator and director of 'Small Axe'
Image: Photo by John Russo
Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu

www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/podcasts

SPRC In conversation with Steve McQueen

Happy New Year?  The one DJ Raj Mahal is back for another year of quality all vinyl rare groove live streams.  For episode 26,  he busts out the raw funk 45s with a few oddball LP cuts to round out the mix.  Expect cuts from the Pazant Brothers, Maceo & The Macks, the Mohawks, Eddie Bo, and more.  It's all vinyl and all live!

Live Stream Performance: https://youtu.be/WuOyUElFRmo

Track List:

Intro - DJ Raj Mahal
Cross the Tracks (We Better Go Back)-	Maceo & The Macks
Evolution -	Magnum
Chick a Boom -	Pazant Brothers
Wanderin' Soul -	Gary Atkinson
Hard To Handle -	Dennis Robinson
Impeach the President -	The Honey Drippers
The Champ -	The Mohawks
Soul Meeting -	Ronnie Mitchell
The Psychedelic Theme -	Bobby Wells
Amen, Brother -	The Winstons
The Watts Breakaway -	The Johnny Otis Show
From This Day On -	Eddie Bo
Here Come The Girls -	Ernie K-Doe
Unhooked Generation -	Freda Payne
What It Is -	The Temptations
She's A Lady	- Great Pride
Do Whatever Sets You Free -	Gus Giordano 
Inside Out -	American Gypsy
Today -	Tom Scott
I Want You Back -	Esso Steel

www.soulstrut.com

Rare Groove Cult Classics - Ep. 26 All Vinyl DJ Funk 45 Set

Luke de Noronha is joined by Les Back, Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, to talk about the concept of the ‘metropolitan paradox’, reflecting on how the events of 1981 – the New Cross house fire and the resulting Black People’s Day of Action march – formed his thinking and future academic work. Discussing how the tragedy of Grenfell Tower paralleled that of 1981, Les explores how the demonstrations and silent walks provide a service of hope.

Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-les-back 

This conversation was recorded on 29th January 2021

Speaker: Luke de Noronha, Lecturer in Race, Ethnicity & Postcolonial Studies, UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre  //  Les Back, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths University of London
Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu

www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/podcasts

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