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In this episode of The African American Folklorist, I speak with Dr. Tyler Parry, author of the book "Jumping The Broom - The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual"   In this definitive history of a unique tradition, Tyler D. Parry untangles the convoluted history of the "broomstick wedding." Popularly associated with African American culture, Parry traces the ritual’s origins to marginalized groups in the British Isles and explores how it influenced the marriage traditions of different communities on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. His surprising findings shed new light on the complexities of cultural exchange between peoples of African and European descent from the 1700s up to the twenty-first century.    Drawing from the historical records of enslaved people in the United States, British Romani, Louisiana Cajuns, and many others, Parry discloses how marginalized people found dignity in the face of oppression by innovating and reimagining marriage rituals. Such innovations have an enduring impact on the descendants of the original practitioners. Parry reveals how and why the simple act of "jumping the broom" captivates so many people who, on the surface, appear to have little in common with each other.  For more information on the book  https://www.uncpress.org/book/9781469660868/jumping-the-broom/  For more information on the healthy alternative for coffee - https://lnk.bio/d_pearl_lee?fbclid=IwAR0pr98i-Nqnlmi8jofRB8aMGqg-EfKnN24V9cMcZuM2MVOCQWL7R-6AyIk And follow Mrs. Pearrley on Instagram @d_pearl_lee   To donate to or sponsor content for the African American Folklorist  http://theafricanamericanfolklorist.com/sponsor/

In this episode, I speak with Blues Harmonica Legend, Dr. Adam Gussow about his most recent book "Whose Blues - Facing Up to Race and the Future of the Music"   If there's "No black. No white. Just the blues," as one familiar meme suggests, why do some blues people hear such pronouncements as an aggressive attempt at cultural appropriation and erasure of traumatic histories that lie deep in the heart of the music? Then again, if "blues is black music," as some performers and critics insist, what should we make of the vibrant global blues scene, with its all-comers mix of nationalities and ethnicities? Award-winning blues scholar and performer Adam Gussow confronts these challenging questions head-on. Using blues literature and history as a cultural anchor, Gussow defines, interprets, and makes sense of the blues for the new millennium. Drawing on the blues tradition’s major writers including W. C. Handy, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Amiri Baraka, and grounded in his first-person knowledge of the blues performance scene, Gussow’s thought-provoking book kickstarts a long-overdue conversation. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYHJbTZklgZU1bEVLaZyvQ  https://youtu.be/tGZXMr2TGUA  https://uncpress.org/book/9781469660363/whose-blues/  For more information on the healthy alternative for coffee -  https://lnk.bio/d_pearl_lee?fbclid=IwAR0pr98i-Nqnlmi8jofRB8aMGqg-EfKnN24V9cMcZuM2MVOCQWL7R-6AyIkAnd follow Mrs. Pearrley on Instagram @d_pearl_lee   To Donate to Jack Dappa Blues  https://paypal.me/LamontJack?locale.x=en_US

On this episode of Jack Dappa Blues, I speak with Corey A Washington, author of the book "Jimi Hendrix Black Legacy (A Dream Deferred). Corey shares with us the importance of the book, as well as the importance and relevance Jimi has and is in the Black community, the history of black music & activism, along with the contributions to the Blues People!   Jimi Hendrix - Black Legacy (A Dream Deferred) is the culmination of a two-decade journey of author Corey Washington's exploration of Jimi Hendrix's complex and misunderstood relationship and impact, on the Black Community.  Jimi's life has been featured in numerous biographies over the years, but very little has been properly documented when it comes to his influence on people of color.  Hendrix was often seen by many to have transcended race, which is a slap in the face to his deep cultural roots, concerning not only his Black musical traditions but simply growing up as a Black person in the '40s-'60s  https://jimibl.com/index.html See the promo trailer here: JIMI HENDRIX - BLACK LEGACY (A Dream Deferred).