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Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté May 18th, 2022 (Hour 1)
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté

It’s Blueswomen, Jazzmen, African roots and branches. Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland‘s father, the late blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, brought her into his music as a child. As an adult, she found new ways to use blues to express her perspective. We’ll hear from some of Shemekia’s heroes including Etta James, Ruth Brown, Alberta Hunter and Big Mama Thornton. Then a conversation and performance by Boston-based Mandinka balafon player Balla Kouyaté and music inspired by and from the continent of Africa from Randy Weston, Miriam Makeba and the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Shemekia Copeland photo by Mike White

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Painter Bruce Brice
PAINTER BRUCE BRICE
Earl Palmer
EARL PALMER
Eddie Palmieri
EDDIE PALMIERI
Van Dyke Parks
VAN DYKE PARKS
Dolly Parton
DOLLY PARTON
The Paschall Brothers in-studio performance
THE PASCHALL BROTHERS IN-STUDIO PERFORMANCE
"Big" John Patton
"BIG" JOHN PATTON
David Evans on Charley Patton
DAVID EVANS ON CHARLEY PATTON
Les Paul
LES PAUL
Nicholas Payton
NICHOLAS PAYTON
Suni Paz
SUNI PAZ
Dan Penn
DAN PENN
D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hegedus
D.A. PENNEBAKER & CHRIS HEGEDUS
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EDDIE PENNINGTON
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DANILO PEREZ
Louie Perez
LOUIE PEREZ
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SAM PHILIPS
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PIANO ON A TRUCK WITH JOSH PAXTON & JACQUES FERLAND
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TAD PIERSON IN CADILLAC
Pine Leaf Boys
PINE LEAF BOYS
Lonnie Pitchford
LONNIE PITCHFORD
Glen Pitre
GLEN PITRE
Robert Plant
ROBERT PLANT
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SHANNON POWELL
Johnny Powers
JOHNNY POWERS
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Walter 'Wolfman' Washington and Theresa Andersson
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND WITH WALTER 'WOLFMAN' WASHINGTON AND THERESA ANDERSSON
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, with Sandy Jaffe & Ben Jaffe
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, WITH SANDY JAFFE & BEN JAFFE
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LLOYD PRICE
Margo Price
MARGO PRICE
Ray Price
RAY PRICE
Charley Pride
CHARLEY PRIDE
Prince of Wales Social Aid and Pleasure Club
PRINCE OF WALES SOCIAL AID AND PLEASURE CLUB
John Prine
JOHN PRINE
Professor Longhair
PROFESSOR LONGHAIR
Quint Davis on Professor Longhair
QUINT DAVIS ON PROFESSOR LONGHAIR
Proposal at the Rockefeller Center skating rink
PROPOSAL AT THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER SKATING RINK
Protest Songs
PROTEST SONGS
Tito Puente
TITO PUENTE

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