Episode 4: Genealogy

July 13, 2021

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In episode 4, we explore the role of media and changing technologies in documenting the movement as it was taking shape in Philadelphia. In the first portion of episode 4, we feature some of the people that helped document that moment as well as their use of media: filmmaker, Mike D., radio host, Tiffany Bacon, and writer and co-founder of Okayplayer, Angela Nissel.

In the second portion of this episode, we also discuss the final days of Black Lily and the fire that took place at the Five Spot. But, we don’t just leave off there. That time at the Five Spot continues to reverberate across time and space!

The atmosphere created by the Jazzyfatnastees helped water the seeds for future generations to come. As such, the second portion of the episode features drummer and singer-songwriter, Tre Lambert, and writer, Jasmin Johnson — two artists from Philadelphia that follow in the tradition of Black music and Black performance practices!

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The playlist for this episode is centered around the Seeds of Black Lily — music shaped by that moment at the turn of the century in Philadelphia, and the artists that passed through the Five Spot. The songs on this playlist features artists, producers, and songwriters from the Philadelphia (and the broader Philadelphia area), as well as those influenced by the generation of artists that passed through the Black Lily.

You can listen to the full playlist on Apple Music, Spotify, or Tidal