Episode 369. Joséphine Baker Revisited (Live Edition)

Episode 369. Joséphine Baker Revisited (Live Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Yesterday was a crucial celebration for all US-Americans: Juneteenth.…

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Episode 360. Ben Luxon: King of Crossover

Episode 360. Ben Luxon: King of Crossover SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Benjamin Luxon, the esteemed Cornish baritone who died at…

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Episode 339. Todd Duncan

Episode 339. Todd Duncan SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today I present the male lead creator of Gershwin’s towering masterpiece, Porgy…

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Episode 326. Paul Robeson Unchained

Episode 326. Paul Robeson Unchained SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today, Martin Luther King Day and the day before the reinauguration…

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Episode 313. Get to Know Gilbert Price

Episode 313. Get to Know Gilbert Price SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM If you have never heard of Gilbert Price, this…

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Episode 276. Jules Bledsoe (Listeners’ Favorites)

Episode 276. Jules Bledsoe (Listeners’ Favorites) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Ten days ago I reposted an episode celebrating the life…

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Episode 273. Paul Robeson (Listeners’ Favorites)

Episode 273. Paul Robeson (Listeners’ Favorites) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM I am here visiting my family in Milwaukee this week,…

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Episode 264. Rescue Mission (Forgotten Divas Edition)

Episode 264. Rescue Mission (Forgotten Divas Edition) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM During Black History Month this year I featured a…

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Episode 259. Lawrence Winters Revisited

Episode 259. Lawrence Winters Revisited SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM During the first season of Countermelody I presented the great African…

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Episode 243. Ethel Ennis (BHM 2024)

Episode 243. Ethel Ennis (BHM 2024) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM Today’s “Forgotten Diva” takes us outside of the realm of…

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