{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"TRILLOQUY","title":"Opus 104 - \"Tori Tori\" ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/418444d2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7404,"description":"It's not easy to \"go viral\" in today's social media ecosystem, but operatic baritone Babatunde Akinboboye managed to do it by fusing Kendrick Lamar and Rossini! He talks with Garrett about this, life between Nigeria and the US, his aspirations for the opera industry, and the people who are standing in the way of progress for Black operatic professionals. Scott highlights a violin concerto by Wynton Marsalis, and helps Garrett unpack news from the Baltimore Symphony, the Juneteenth weekend, and shifting the rules surrounding philanthropic giving. \r\n\r\nPlaylist:\r\n\r\nTrevor Weston - \"Ashes\" \r\nWilliam Grant Still - Suite for Violin and Piano, \"African Dancer\" (feat. Randall Goosby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzraRg0ZKcU)\r\nMa Rainey/Branford Marsalis - \"Deep Moaning Blues\" \r\nNina Simone - \"Baltimore\" \r\nKendrick Lamar - \"Freedom\" \r\nWynton Marsalis - Violin Concerto in D, \"Hootenanny\" \r\nBabatunde Akinboboye - Kendrick Lamar/Rossini Fusion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F07VAXKXGWE&t=48s)\r\nRobert Townsend/Michael Elliot - \"Carmen, A Hip Hopera\" (Seduction Scene) \r\n\r\nMore:\r\n\r\nDownbeat (from \"Trick Baby\" 1974): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pQ-YPjasGc\r\nBabatunde Akinboboye: https://www.babatundebaritone.com\r\nSchubert Club \"Music Museum Mini\" feat. Garrett McQueen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfggnj-FbpQ&t=143s\r\nAdrian Dunn & the RIZE Orchestra, \"Redemption\": https://virtualstage.harristheaterchicago.org/video/redemption\r\nEmerging Black Composers Project Names Its First Winner: https://www.sfcv.org/articles/music-news/emerging-black-composers-project-names-its-first-winner\r\nSpotify Clinches $60M-Plus Deal With Alex Cooper: https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/spotify-call-her-daddy-alex-cooper-exclusive-1234996840/\r\nMarin Alsop Exits With Pride: https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/bs-fe-alsop-departure-20210611-3ytmm3fjqjg7pkawntxunaiuxi-story.html","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JPjoxq2TKjzyGIDod5AR0vf0PJ66oOQOBMGhTIooMcc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzExMjc2LzE1OTEx/NzIxNDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}