Latest Black music Podcast Episodes
Opus 232 - The Arena Stage (feat. Hana Sharif)
TRILLOQUY - March 28, 2024 14:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki Karuna returns after a month-long hiatus to offer words of encouragement to those dealing with difficult times, to share his conversation with Hana S. Sharif, Artistic Director of the Arena Stage, and to unpack the concept of "running from your karma". The Arena Stage Hana S. Sh...
Opus 231 - "Blackify" (feat. Johnathan Gibbs)
TRILLOQUY - February 16, 2024 15:38 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsJohnathan Gibbs returns to TRILLOQUY to offer updates as the newest member of the New York-based Dessoff Choirs. Loki and Johnathan return to the discussion of Handel and Negro Spirituals in honor of Black History Month, highlight the intersectional culture of Asian- and Afro-Americans,...
Opus 230 - "Windows" (feat. Brian Cole)
TRILLOQUY - February 02, 2024 15:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki Karuna shines a light on some of the Black history of Winston-Salem, NC, chats with Brian Cole, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and reacts to his recent trip to Detroit for the annual Sphinx conference. Armenta (Hummings) Dumisani Minister Louis...
Opus 229 - "No Substitute for Time" (feat. Joe LaRocca)
TRILLOQUY - January 26, 2024 03:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki Karuna shares a few words following his live "New Blue Sun" experience, chats with Joe LaRocca about the benefits (and challenges) of being a multi-instrumentalist, and expounds on a controversial statement by the late Langston Hughes. "New Blue Sun" by André 3000 Joe LaRocca "T...
Opus 228 - The Powerful Piano (feat. James Daly)
TRILLOQUY - January 18, 2024 19:40 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki Karuna offers a brief reaction to the film "American Fiction" as it relates to arts funding, chats with James Daly about "The Powerful Piano", and previews his upcoming reaction to Spike Lee's "Bamboozled". Frederic Chopin - Ab Major Etude 'Aeolian Harp' (perf. James Daly) James...
Opus 227 - 2024 Reimagined (feat. Lara Downes)
TRILLOQUY - January 11, 2024 16:09 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki Karuna affirms his evolving feelings on George Gershwin, chats with Lara Downes about her latest project, "Rhapsody in Blue: Reimagined", and shares his 2024 resolution to strive toward absolute freedom. Rhapsody in Blue Reimagined ★ Support this podcast ★
Opus 226 - Kwame vs. Kwame (feat. Marina Chiche)
TRILLOQUY - December 14, 2023 17:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki highlights words by the late Kwame Ture, chats with Parisian violinist and arts activist Marina Chiche, and responds to the historic appointment of Kwame Ryan as Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. "La Création du Monde" by Darius Milhaud Elaine Brown and Kwame Tu...
Opus 225 - The Choral Opus (feat. Dr. Marques L. A. Garrett)
TRILLOQUY - December 07, 2023 16:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki offers support and a call to action in light of recent news from choral director Alysia Lee, chats with Dr. Marques L. A. Garrett about the tradition and future of Black choral music, and spills some Bernstein tea. Dear TMEA Music Education is in Hot Water (X Thread) Message fr...
Opus 224 - "Dialogue" (feat. Johnathan Gibbs)
TRILLOQUY - November 30, 2023 17:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki pays his respects to the late Daisaku Ikeda, chats with Johnathan Gibbs about recent "classical" experiences as they relate to race and culture, and shares his continued journey of self-care as it related to the Thanksgiving holiday. Daisaku Ikeda, Who Led Influential Japanese Bu...
Opus 223 - "Evolve & Travel" (feat. Zach Matteson and Nick Montopoli)
TRILLOQUY - November 16, 2023 20:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Classical Black Podcast, chats with Nick and Zach from the ensemble, Invoke, about their latest genre-bending album, and brings a famous TV moment featuring James Baldwin into the general dialogue of diversifying orchestras in the United Stat...
EPISODE 131: My Happy. (feat. Briana Hamilton)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - November 13, 2023 20:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the show where we are joined by actor Bri Hamilton! We get into topics such as the acting journey, hardest and easiest parts of auditioning, the actors strike, working in aviation, working on the set of East New York and more! Thank you guys for listening every singl...
Episode 40: From Paris with love...and can someone check on Will Smith, Brian McKnight and Tyrese?
Music To Our Ears - November 09, 2023 22:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMr Drew and Miss Lou look back on a magical weekend in Paris for Usher’s recent residency. After a bit of je ne sais quoi, it’s back to business for the pair as they prepare once more to get stuck into the big issues of the day in the urban music world! Among the topics on the agenda this we...
Opus 222 - "African American Voices II" (feat. Kellen Gray)
TRILLOQUY - November 09, 2023 17:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki takes a look at the perspective income of a conductor who's encouraging his orchestra to perform "conductorless", chats with Maestro Kellen Gray about his latest recording of orchestral music by Black composers, and highlights the concept of Human Revolution as it applies to his li...
EPISODE 130: Pimp of the Year. (feat. Scott Coleman)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - November 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the show where we are joined by actor, writer and director Scott Coleman! We get into topics such as: the writers and actors strike, Floetry's "Butterflies" vs. Michael Jackson's, Prince's influence, raising older children, Mike went to the Patreon conference and mor...
Opus 221 - Dependent Arising (feat. Earl Maneein and Rachel Barton Pine)
TRILLOQUY - November 02, 2023 17:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki celebrates his discovery of the Turtle Island Quartet, chats with Rachel Barton Pine and Earl Maneein about their latest metal-inspired violin concerto recording, and shares the dissonance he's feeling regarding the Metropolitan Opera's presentation of "X: The Life and Times of Mal...
EPISODE 129: A Spooky Situation. (feat. Dom Beale)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - October 31, 2023 00:41 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsHappy Halloween and welcome to another episode of the podcast where we are joined by longtime friend of the show, Dom Beale! We get into topics such as: restaurants charging extra for bad children, the benefits of traveling for work, having to still text your ex, Mike is going to Creator Fest, a...
Opus 220 - Reflections in Time
TRILLOQUY - October 26, 2023 13:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki shares news about the Metropolitan Opera's decision to platform a public reading of the Autobiography of Malcolm X, interviews pianist Althea Waites, and connects some of Malcolm X's words to a current DEI initiative being executed across the American orchestral landscape. Marath...
EPISODE 128: Send My Love. (feat. Kimberlee Benton)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - October 23, 2023 19:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the show where we are joined by dancer, performer, writer and overall artist, Kimberlee Benton! We get into topics such as Kim's journey as an only child and how that shaped her perspective, being an actual Disney princess, the ups and downs of grieving a parent, bei...
Opus 219 - What Is Truth (feat. BLKBOK)
TRILLOQUY - October 19, 2023 17:17 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki shines a light on his recent discovery of "A Soulful Celebration" on Handel's "Messiah", chats with renegade neo-classical pianist, BLKBOK, and talks money as it relates to inflation and concert attendance. "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from Soulful Celebration BLKBOK "What is ...
EPISODE 127: Everything's Fine. (feat. Scoop Ellington)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - October 16, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the podcast where we are joined by Inland Empire artist Scoop Ellington! We go over his new project "Everything's Fine", his start to music and upbringing, Stillmatic vs. The Blueprint, being friends with exes, and more! Thank you all for listening every week and be ...
Opus 218 - My Wings Burned Off (feat. June Carryl)
TRILLOQUY - October 12, 2023 12:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki offers updates on the drama at WCPE-FM and the Cleveland Institute of Music, shares his dialogue with June Carryl, the writer behind a new opera dedicated to the life of Oluwatoyin Salau, and speaks to the violence in the Middle East. North Carolina Radio Station Won’t Ban Met Ope...
EPISODE 126: The Way Life Used To Be. (feat. Britney Myrick & Lashawn Martin)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - October 09, 2023 16:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the podcast where Mike is joined by his two cousins Britney and Shawn for a hell of an episode! Topics include: making a burner account, crazy ass childhood stories, Snoop Dogg & Battlecat make better music than Snoop & Dre?, the game Name That Song, why Granny ain'...
Opus 217 - "Queens"
TRILLOQUY - October 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki responds to WCPE-FM's decision to forego "controversial" opera broadcasts, chats with Maria Manuela Goyanes, Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and encourages activists and change makers to push through the tiring work of shifting societal status quo. North Carolina rad...
EPISODE 125: U Send Me Swingin.
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - October 02, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the podcast where Mike is joined by Camille to discuss: the oddity of naming your car, is vacation sex mandatory, bringing flip phones back, another one-star Yelp review, the challenges of supporting a child with sickle cell anemia, the ups and downs of understanding...
Opus 216 - Conciertos Románticos
TRILLOQUY - September 28, 2023 04:54 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki highlights the struggle between the students of the Cleveland Institute of Music and Maestro Carlos Kalmar, chats with pianist Jorge Federico Osorio about his new album, "Conciertos Románticos", and speaks to how the critique of interracial dating has come into his life by way of c...
EPISODE 124: Find My Way. (feat. Richard Blacksher)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - September 25, 2023 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the podcast where we are joined by friend of the pod, Richard Blacksher. Topics include: the frequency of music today, making trips as a couple without vacation hours, Drake's Nothing Was The Same turns 10 and Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below turns 20, Richard's ...
Opus 215 - Twofold (feat. Brandon Patrick George)
TRILLOQUY - September 21, 2023 03:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki shops for Metropolitan Opera tickets, chats with flutist Brandon Patrick George about his new album, "Twofold", and addresses recent police violence against a band director in Alabama. Buy "Twofold" by Brandon Patrick George "Afro Blue" at the Rainbow Room feat. Imani Winds Alaba...
EPISODE 123: Falling or Flying. (feat. Osiris Valle)
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - September 18, 2023 18:06 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the podcast where we are joined by Osiris Valle! We get into the topics such as: growing up in Tijuana, Bow Wow wanting to be us, being latchkey kids, is marriage for you, Osiris taking over as the host, and more! Be sure to tap into the Patreon at patreon.com/ifile...
Opus 214 - Base Pay (feat. Arvind Manocha)
TRILLOQUY - September 14, 2023 04:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsLoki responds to the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians' rejection of a new contract, speaks with President and CEO of Wolf Trap, Arvind Manocha, and shares Bodhisattva wisdom from his weekend at a Black Buddhist retreat in Florida. Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians’ Contract Negotiation...
EPISODE 122: Lift Me Up.
IF I LET YOU TELL IT - September 11, 2023 23:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsWelcome to another episode of the pod where Mike is joined by friend of the show, Robert Gardner. We get into topics such as: Beyonce's Renaissance tour, roles in relationships, Kendrick Lamar's new leak dissing Big Sean, and more! Tap into the Patreon at patreon.com/ifiletyoutellit for addition...
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