Beyond the Beat: Dr. Umi Vaughan on Black Music, Cultural Survival and the Fight to Keep Oakland's Music Scene Alive
On a recent edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Oakland-born musician, scholar and author Dr. Umi Vaughan for a wide-ranging conversation about African diasporic music, cultural preservation and the growing struggle to sustain independent music spaces in the Bay Area. Vaughan, co-author of Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian … Continued On Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D and author Dr. Umi Vaughan discussed African diasporic music, cultural preservation, and the struggle to sustain independent music spaces in the Bay Area. Vaughan, co-author of Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music, introduced his musical project, Gringo Magia, which blends Oakland’s musical traditions with rhythms from Brazil, Cuba, and other parts of the African diAspora. The discussion also touched on the disappearance of independent music venues and the economic challenges facing working musicians. Davey emphasized the importance of music for education and cultural preservation. Vaughan also questioned why billion-dollar entertainment corporations, which profit heavily from Black cultural production, aren't required to reinvest in the communities responsible for creating that cultural wealth.
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On a recent edition of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with Oakland-born musician, scholar and author Dr. Umi Vaughan for a wide-ranging conversation about African diasporic music, cultural pr... [2182 symbols]
