LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Showing posts with label Shout Out to New Orleans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shout Out to New Orleans. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

From "The List"

Vaquero writes:

[ I just produced "Shout Out to New Orleans," an episode of Afropop Worldwide that uplinks this Thursday, in which Georges Collinet talks to special guest deejay T.R. Johnson from WWOZ.

The music is particularly strong, from, among others, Dr. John (his new album "The City That Care Forgot" is tremendous), Big Sam's Funky Nation, Dumpstaphunk, Donald Harrison Jr., Dr. Michael White, Terence Blanchard, and there's a killer track from a forthcoming album by Brother Tyrone.

If APWW is on your local public radio station, it will probably be the episode on air this week (it's at a different time on every station, so i don't know exactly when.) At some point, the program will be available for streaming on www.afropop.org, but that lags a few weeks behind. (There is a podcast, but the podcast is only a few minutes long and doesn't include most of the music for legal reasons.)

In New York City, APWW is on six nights a week at 11 p.m. on 91.5 FM. Five of these nights are reruns, but the music doesn't age. ]
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