Hi Everyone!

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks since our last podcast, but here’s our latest one for your dinner, dining and dancing pleasure. Today we talk about my work and time at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and send a big shout out to Kenn Rodriguez, Danny Solis and the good people of Albuquerque for their fabulous hosting of the 2005 National Poetry Slam. As well as Team Albuquerque’s grand slam first place win at the Nationals at Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico in front of a sold out crowd of 2300 poetry lovers! Much love to that wild bunch who put on one of the best Nationals in years!

Today we also begin our four part interview series featuring interviews of people I met and worked with at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. First up is Joseph Marcell, veteran of stage and screen, a Shakespearean, and Broadway actor who is probably best known in America for his work as Geoffrey the Butler on the hit TV series THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR, a role created just for him.

We also feature music by Mwalim Peters, Singer/Songwriter, composer, Poet, playwright, and Professor in the U. Mass (University of Massachusetts) Theatre Dept. He’s also Artistic Director of the New African Theatre Company, the longest running black theatre company in Massachusetts. We hear a track called THE TALKING DRUM MIX, and we give you a taste of some music by Maggie Brown, her late, great father Oscar Brown Jr. and her baby sister Africa Pace Brown doing the ALL BLUES MEDLEY. Look for my interview with Maggie Brown as the last in this four part interview series.

Here are some links to the artists and festivals we’re presenting this week. Please check them out, and support them when you can. You won’t ever be disappointed!

National Black Theatre Festival – http://www.nbtf.org/
National Poetry Slam – http://nps2005.org/
Joseph Marcell – http://josephmarcell.com/
Mwalim Peters – http://mwalim.com/
Oscar Brown Jr. & his daughter Maggie Brown –
http://oscarbrownjr.com/
http://maggiebrown.com/

Peace out,
-gt

It’s Sunday Go To Meetin’ on Thursday! Apologies for the delay in getting last weekends show out. It was the Slam’s fault! ;+)

Today we talk about the 8th Annual West Coast Championship Poetry Slam, the hottest ringtone in the Phillipines, and C7’s upcoming show at Kimball’s East in Jack London Square, Oakland. Our feature this week is Spoken Word Artist Nercity. You can check him out http://www.nercityblues.com. C7 remembers Nintendo, talks about his birthday today, and his parents (Dad sent him an e-card). Then it’s onto another track for Nercity, “Jelly, pusher cut”. Garland T gives his answer to Dear Abby and windchimes. We also hear about Monterey’s newest performance venue, Monterey Live, and the great things coming up there. Then a shout out to London after the latest bombing incidents, and the end of show wrap up. Til Sunday! Be cool! Peace – gt

8th Annual West Coast Championship Poetry Slam
http://www.westcoastslam.com

Today we talk about some crazy news stories (mothers tatooing their foreheads for education?), Art, the Artist, and how they’re perceived and mis-perceived. We have fun with our studio audience, and we give you a sneak preview of an about-to-be new Spoken Word CD release called “Weapons of Mass Instruction: the Evolution will be televised. Lucky 7 and Jason Bayani, poets from the Bay Area are featured, and we also give you a tasty little number from Amiri Baraka called “In Walked Bud”. We hear a report from our reporter at large Ekayani at the Fete De La Musique concert in Miami, and have a conversation about the Live 8 concerts, independence, and independence day. Congrats to Adam Curry on passing his Flight exams, and becoming a fully licensed pilot. We also take a moment to talk about the new Itunes 4.9, and it’s podcasting abilities. Here are a couple of links for you today:

“Weapons of Mass Instruction: The Evolution will be Televised” available at:

http://www.artisticinsomnia.com

Fete De La Musique

http://www.fetedelamusique.culture.fr

Live 8

http://www.live8live.com
http://www.one.org

Ekayani’s website

http://www.ekayani.com

Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the show, and we’ll see ya next Sunday!

Peace,
Garland T