TRILLOQUY

People don't typically think of the "classical" American tradition of country music as being rooted in Blackness - Rissi Palmer is working to change that by spreading the truth of country music's Black origins through her show, "Color Me Country". She joins Scott and Garrett to explore the intersection of race, gender, "classical" and country while highlighting some of the Black women whose names often go unheard in the genre. Scott honors the story of Vivian Strong while helping Garrett unpack Tulsa Opera's latest scandal, and the guys say good riddance to a sexual predator.

Playlist:

perf. Kelli O'Hara - "They Don't Let You in the Opera" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2PBOAbdIcU)
Duke Ellington (perf. Ella Fitzgerald) - "Satin Doll"
Nina Simone - "Mississippi Goddam"
Conni Ellisor - "Blackberry Winter"
Adia Victoria - "South Gotta Change"
Ebony Hillbillies - "Another Man Done Gone (Hands Up Don't Shoot)"
Pras, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mya - "Ghetto Supastar (This is What You Are)"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - "Islands in the Stream"
Rissi Palmer - "Seeds"

More:

Downbeat (Grace Lee Boggs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV1YBgANZY8
Disruption. Action. Change.: https://iml.esm.rochester.edu/prjc/disruption-action-change/
Rissi Palmer: https://rissipalmermusic.com
Linda Martell: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/linda-martell-black-country-grand-ole-opry-pioneer-1050432/
Color Me Country on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/curator/color-me-country/1500977601
MET Musicians Accept Deal: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/arts/music/met-opera-musicians-deal.html
Vivian's Music, 1969 by Monica Bauer: https://www.originalworksonline.com/viviansmusic1969
Tulsa Opera Removes Composer Daniel Roumain From Concert: https://operawire.com/tulsa-opera-removes-black-composer-from-concert-commemorating-race-massacre-over-one-word/
Darius Rucker on Racism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBzubP1mTBw
The Era of Genius Worship...: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/18/arts/era-genius-worship-must-end-with-james-levine/
"How Convenient is That?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbbyxlX4ZEk&t=7s

Show Notes

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Creators & 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.