Cultural Manifesto

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April 1, 2017

Gil Scott-Heron was born on April 1, 1949. Cultural Manifesto host, DJ Kyle Long, plays a full hour of the author, songwriter and music pioneer Gil Scott-Heron's music.

March 29, 2017

Words and music from Jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter about collaborating with artists from Rob Dixon to Frank Ocean, and we talked about Indianapolis guitar masters like Scrapper Blackwell and Steven Weakley. Also, hits like "Creole" with Mos Def, and "Spanish Joint" off D'Angelo's Voodoo LP.

Anoushka Shankar

March 22, 2017

Joining Kyle on this episode, special guest sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar, who discusses her music. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar.

ContraBanned #MusicUnites

March 15, 2017

This show is all about ContraBanned #MusicUnites, which is a South by Southwest showcase featuring music from the countries targeted in Donald Trump's executive order travel ban. I'll be speaking with Tristra Newyear Yeager of the music PR firm Rock Paper Scissors, a co-sponsor of ContraBanned. I'll also talk with two musicians performing at ContraBanned: Dena El Saffar of Salaam, and Bassel Almadani of Bassel & The Supernaturals. Plus music from Yussef Kamaal, Ash Koosha, and Mohsen Namjoo.

Pipa Virtuoso Wu Man

March 8, 2017

This week my guest will be Wu Man, a virtuoso on the pipa, a traditional Chinese Instrument that's roughly 2,000 years old. We will be discussing her work with Philip Glass, and her experiments playing the pipa the wah wah and distortion pedals.

Michael Kaufmann and Stuart Hyatt of Sound Expeditions (part 1)

March 1, 2017

Part one of a special two part episode featuring Michael Kaufmann and Stuart Hyatt of Sound Expeditions. Stuart and Michael discuss their work sound-mapping Indianapolis.

Artist Artur Silva

February 22, 2017

Artist Artur Silva share's a selection of Brazilian tunes from Tim Maia to Criolo. In the second half of the broadcast musician and Irvington Vinyl owner Rick Wilkerson will spin some early Indiana punk rock to commemorate a new exhibit of late '70s/early '80s punk rock posters opening First Friday, March 3rd at the Circle City Industrial Complex.

Lupe Pimentel, Helado Negro, Beatriz Vasquez, and Rosane Zelmanovitz

February 15, 2017

Lupe Pimentel of the Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance talks about the A Day Without Immigrants march in Indy. Kyle will talk with Helado Negro about his song "Young, Latin & Proud". Visual artist Beatriz Vasquez will talk about the meaning behind Los Tigres Del Norte's "Somos Mas Americanos". And Rosane Zelmanovitz will share info about the annual Indy feijoada dinner for Partners of the Americas and spin some Brazilian classics from Ney Matogrossi, Elza Soares & more.

Playlist Created by Son Lux - part 2

February 8, 2017

"Music knows no boundaries, borders, or bans. No law or wall can suppress the beauty and power of song." - Rafiq Bhatia of Son Lux. This show is a playlist created by Son Lux. You'll hear music from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Pakistan and more. Including selections from Abida Parveen, A-WA, Alsarah, K'Naan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Fatima Al Qadiri, Ash Koosha, Heems, Swet Shop Boys, Rafiq Bhatia, Omar Souleyman and many others.

Playlist Created by Son Lux - part 1

February 4, 2017

The Art Adams Band

February 1, 2017

DJ Kyle Long talks with Art Adams and Mike Strauss of The Art Adams Band. Art is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and tonight he'll be talking about his Memphis Dream box set, a collection of music he recorded at the legendary Sun Records in 2016.