TRILLOQUY

Kwanzaa is a holiday that you’ve probably heard of, but do you know much else about it? There’s one very important thing you should know: it’s everything BUT a ‘Black Christmas.’ In this special holiday opus, Garrett and Scott explore Kwanzaa by reviewing its guiding principles and applying them to their lives, classical music, and other types of music along the way. The two also talk about Christmas in relation to black traditions and black culture. Special shout-out to JaJaime from one of Saint Paul’s local grocery co-ops for gifting Garrett his first kinara.
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Episode Playlist
Astor Piazzolla – “Libertango”
Margaret Bonds – “The Ballad of the Brown King”
Duke Ellington – “Three Black Kings”
Valerie Coleman – “Umoja”
Queen Latifah – “U.N.I.T.Y.”
Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy – “That Girl”
Florence Price – Piano Concerto in One Movement
William Grant Still – Sunday Symphony
Nina Simone – “Go To Hell”
Nathaniel Dett – Magnolia Suite
Sean O’Loughlin – Imani

Show Notes

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Creators and Guests

Host
Loki Karuna
"I spent years pursuing excellence: what classical music is all about. Now it's dedicated to freedom; that's far more important." -Nina Simone #NamMyohoRengeKyo
Host
Scott Blankenship

What is TRILLOQUY?

CLASSICAL MUSIC has been misappropriated as a musical genre and a culture rooted in the aesthetics of Western Europe.
TRILLOQUY is the weekly podcast built to DECOLONIZE the traditional definitions and conversations surrounding CLASSICAL MUSIC.