Reclaimed Soul (Thursdays 8-10PM CST)

Reclaimed Soul is all about playing the unusual suspects, reclaiming the rarities, and embracing the old pop and snap. In this installment, host Ayana Contreras spins music by Jerry Butler, Voices of East Harlem, Rance Allen Group, The Lost Generation, The Montclairs, a 99 cent bin find or two, and much, much more.

Here’s a mix that will compliment your next BBQ, or maybe that last minute spring cleaning before your next BBQ.

Reclaimed Soul airs Thursdays at 8pm-10pm (CST) on vocalo.org, or tune in on 90.7fm and 89.5fm.

ayanacontreras:

This Sunday, a film screening called Black Radical Imagination will happen at the Black Cinema House in Chicago’s Woodlawn community. Black Radical Imagination stemmed from a series of discussions around the boundaries and limitations that are historically given to people of color. Specifically, in the film industry these restrictions are often digested and kept to propel a vicious cycle of negative identification. Black Radical Imagination invokes a futurist aesthetic where artists identify themselves and reclaim their own unique stories. Black Radical Imagination is curated by Erin Christovale and Amir George.

Sunday, May 19 at 6pm
Black Cinema House
6901 S. Dorchester Ave.
Seating is limited, so please RSVP by emailing blackcinemahouse@rebuild-foundation.org to reserve your seats.

Reclaimed Soul host Ayana Contreras interviewed one of the filmmakers, Christina De Middel (De Middel also took the stunning photo above).

In 1964, still living the dream of their recently gained independence, Zambia started a space program that would put the first African on the moon, catching up with the USA and the Soviet Union in the space race. That was the true story that inspired De Middel’s short film and photography series, both titled “Afronauts”.

We will hear their discussion on tonight’s show, plus a pulsating rhythmic gumbo of futuristic African music from the 1970s & 1980s, and plenty of good old fashioned soul (all spun on wax).

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We eavesdrop on rehearsals for Opera-matic’s very cool New Moon on the Lagoon, an “evening lullaby parade”, featuring a 15 foot tall giant moon that will be lit up from within by projections of facial expressions.

It’ll be happening Friday May 10th and 11th, 2013 at the Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago. For more info, visit: opera-matic.org/upcoming-events/

This piece originally aired on Reclaimed Soul on Vocalo. Reclaimed Soul features music spun on original vinyl records, and stories of people making our world better (artistically, economically, etc) with old materials.

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Tonight on Reclaimed Soul, host Ayana Contreras plays an original 1971 Curtis Mayfield colored wax promo (in a shade she’s calling ghostwax). We’ll also hear music by Krystal Generation, Delia Gartrell, McKinley Mitchell, Gary Knight, The Arrangement, and much more.

Plus, we eavesdrop on rehearsals for Opera-matic’s very cool New Moon on the Lagoon, an “evening lullaby parade”, featuring a 15 foot tall giant moon that will be lit up from within by projections of facial expressions. It’ll be happening Friday May 10th and 11th at the Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago. For more info, visit: http://opera-matic.org/upcoming-events/

In this installment, we hear Guinean Funk, Groovy Jazz, 1930s soulful swing, and good ole Chicago Kiddie Soul.

Featuring music by:
The Eight Minutes, Archie Shepp, Ivie Anderson, Donald Byrd, Gene McDaniels,The Amazones de Guinee and more.

Catch fresh installments of Reclaimed Soul Thursdays at 8pm (CST) on vocalo.org 89.5fm (NW Indy) and 90.7fm (CHI)

Tonight, we’ll hear Music by Couples you’ve probably never heard of:

From ‘Billy Vera and Judy Clay’ to ‘Jimmie and Vella’ & ‘Bunky and Jake’, we’ll hear some memorable deep duets. No sap allowed.

Plus, some groovy West Indian music from The Bahamas and from Dominique (also known as Dominica [though NOT the Dominican Republic]).

In this installment of Reclaimed Soul, host Ayana Contreras tracks the Curtis Mayfield-penned song known as “Hard Times” over 4 versions, 4 artists, one name change, and over 40 years.

Curtis Mayfield was a Chicago born and bred soul artist who wrote hundreds of songs like “Keep on Pushing” and “Let’s Do it Again”.

We also check out what is possibly the strangest 60s dance track you’ll ever hear, a hidden 70s gem by a 60s one-hit wonder, and much, much more.

Reclaimed Soul airs live on Thursday nights from 8pm-10pm (CST) on vocalo.org, 89.5fm (NWI/CHI), and 90.7fm (CHI)

“Sunny” by Bobby Hebb was one of the biggest records of 1966. Hebb was once known as the “song-a-day-man” according to The Guardian, and “Sunny” was his own composition. It was also covered a bazillion times. Reclaimed Soul host Ayana Contreras has at least 30 versions of the song by artists like Marvin Gaye, Stanley Turrentine, and Cher.

But tonight we hear a song that Bobby Hebb wrote later in his career. It didn’t make it into the pop music canon, but it’s definitely worth a listen.

We also hear a couple of slices of Gary, Indiana soul, track the history of a Curtis Mayfield composition, and much, much more. Tonight on Reclaimed Soul, 8pm (CST) on http://vocalo.org 89.5fm (NWI) and 90.7fm (CHI).