Jack Dappa Blues Radio & TV
Welcome to Jack Dappa Blues Radio & TV — where African American traditional music, folklore, and lived experience converge in sound, story, and survival.
Hosted by Lamont Jack Pearley — Blues performer, applied folklorist, and founder of the Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation — this channel is a living archive: live broadcasts, soul-deep performances, oral histories, and cultural commentary rooted in Blues Ecology and ancestral memory.
From slave seculars to sacred song, from front porches to fieldwork, this is the sound of a people and the spirit of a tradition.
Subscribe, listen, engage — because we are Blues People.
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Jack Dappa Blues Radio & TV
🗞️ ISSUE SIX NOW AVAILABLE 🗞️
🔥 The African American Folklorist – May 2025 Issue 🔥
We are proud to release the 6th issue of The African American Folklorist, a publication dedicated to preserving, sharing, and elevating Black American cultural expression, history, and tradition, For Us, By Us.
🖤 This issue features:
🎨 Three Brothers Urban Folk Artists
🎤 Voices from the Past: Alice Dunbar-Nelson
🎶 Unforgettable Phil Wiggins
📜 The African American Folklorist Manifesto
🔥 Mississippi Is Still Burning, A critical exposé on the burning of the Mississippi John Hurt Museum and the ongoing battle for Black cultural preservation.
🎥 Black Folks Love Movies, Ancestral Abolition, Emerging Folklorists & more!
This issue embodies the spirit of the Blues People, our ancestral memory, and our ongoing fight to define, defend, and celebrate Black folklife in our own words.
📬 Grab your copy today!
🛒 Available in print.
📍 Message me directly to purchase.
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The greatest! David Ruffin!
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Brief Break — We'll Be Back Soon!
We are stepping away briefly to complete assignments and wrap up the semester. Jack Dappa Blues Radio will return May 18th with more powerful broadcasts, deep conversations, and the spirit of Blues heritage. Thank you for your continued support — see you soon!
#JackDappaBlues #BluesRadio #BlackFolklore #WeTheBluesPeople
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Since its founding in 1919, the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) has played an essential role in preserving, promoting, and uplifting African American musical traditions. As the oldest organization dedicated to the development and support of Black musicians, composers, and educators, NANM has championed the artistry and cultural power of Black sacred and classical music across generations.
#wethebluespeople
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Hey Folks! We will be back Next Sunday at 9PM CST!
For those new to the program and Channel, please take a look at the previous episodes!
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Hey, Hey, Hey, Great folks!
We will not be broadcasting tonight. Please come back next Sunday and tune in at 9 PM CST where we will be discussing Blues as Protest songs!!
If you are new to the series, please watch the first three episodes on my YouTube channel!
Also, sign up for our Master Class on March 1st!
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As we continue our From Slave Seculars to The Blues Live Stream Podcast series, what have you learned or gained from the discussions so far? How has it reshaped your understanding of Black Spirituals, hymnals, and Slave Seculars—and their influence on the styles of secular music that became prevalent in the Blues? Can you identify any connections between the themes, rhythms, or vocal styles of Slave Seculars and the Blues? Also, be sure to watch and listen to Part II
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There are still tickets available!
Come and learn how to reconnect!
Join me with our featured genealogists, sociologists, and scholars @PhoenixMoon Ishmael Bey and Dr. Nolan Fontaine
#geneology #indigenous #family #folklore #blackindian
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If I can get at the least 20 new paid #patreon members, I will publish my next episode of the Jack Dappa Blues Reflexive Podcast!
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