Cultural Manifesto

A special Christmas Eve edition of Cultural Manifesto with guest Sibeko Jywanza of the Indianapolis Kwanzaa Comittee talking about the history of Kwanzaa, and the Umoja Village 50th Anniversary Kwanzaa celebration in Indianapolis was at the Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center on December 26, 2016.

In 2016 Carrington Clinton (aka Clint Breeze) formed one of the most amazing bands in Indy (Clint Breeze and The Groove) and recorded one of the most musically and conceptually epic Indiana albums I've ever heard (Nappy Head). Carrington patiently went through EVERY track on that record with me for a special "Nappy Head" edition of Cultural Manifesto. This is the first part of a two part episode.

A special hour long tribute for Indianapolis jazz legend Billy Wooten, who passed away earlier this year. I'll be spinning rare tracks from every period of Wooten's career, including music from: Wooden Glass, Grant Green, Funder Cooper, The Soulful Strings, The Nineteenth Whole, The Naptown Afro Jazz Quintet and more.

Words and music from Pope Adrian Bless on Cultural Manifesto with your host Kyle Long.

Part two of my interview with the amazing Bloomington flutist James Pellerite. James will be sharing stories of midnight NYC recording sessions with Igor Stravinsky and working on the creation of the funky as hell Concerto for Flute, String Quartet and Jazz Band with Indianapolis jazz legend and composer David Baker! I'll also be spinning some tunes from rare albums James cut in the 1960s.

Part one of my interview with the amazing Bloomington flutist James Pellerite. James will be sharing stories of midnight NYC recording sessions with Igor Stravinsky and working on the creation of the funky as hell Concerto for Flute, String Quartet and Jazz Band with Indianapolis jazz legend and composer David Baker! I'll also be spinning some tunes from rare albums James cut in the 1960s.

Part two of Addison and Lewis Rogers of Busman's Holiday in studio sharing a few tracks off their new LP "Popular Cycles" on Joyful Noise Recordings.

Addison and Lewis Rogers of Busman's Holiday stops by with a few tracks off their new LP "Popular Cycles" on Joyful Noise Recordings.

A special crossover Saturday night of Public Radio Goodness at WFYI. Matthew Socey host of the Blues House Party will appear as a guest on a Cultural Manifesto, right after his show, as a special welcome to Kyle Long to the Saturday evening Lineup.

An interview with Crow Nation hip-hop artist Supaman. Plus music from A Tribe Called Red, Tanya Tagaq, more.

Sounds from Brazil, Mexico and beyond this week on Cultural Manifesto, courtesy of my guest Ben Fowler of Jefferson St. Parade Band. Tune in for words and music from Ben, plus a quick chat with New Orleans legend Dr. John.

David "Moose" Adamson of Sedcairn Archives gives a special preview of several tracks from his awesome new album OOBYDOOB, with tracks featuring guest spots from artists including Oreo Jones, Sirius Blvck, and Flaco.

This week an interview with artist and musician Stuart Hyatt. He has an excellent new LP coming out as part of his Field Works series. It's titled The Fair State, and the record explores sounds and themes relating to the Indiana Bicentennial - from the voice of Eugene Debs, to the sounds of cows and goats. Pick up a vinyl edition of The Fair State at Luna Music on November 7th.

This episode features a special preview of five tracks off Sirius Blvck's incredible new album NXGHTCRAWLR this week on Cultural Manifesto.

A full hour of music and words with Roberto Lange of Helado Negro. We listen to several selections off his amazing new album "Private Energy", which has been receiving glowing write-ups from Pitchfork, Fader, The Guardian, etc.

Pictured with Muhammad Ali and Etta James in Kinshasa, Zaire from the time of Ali's Rumble in the Jungle fight with George Foreman. Rodney Stepp played the Zaire '74 concert when he was keyboardist and assistant musical director for The Spinners. On the show are tracks from Rodney's work with The Diplomatics, Jazzie Cazzie and The Seven Sounds, The Spinners - and two never before heard soul ballads from Rodney's Midwest funk supergroup Rapture, who recorded two extraordinary LPs that were never issued.

Music and words from Kaleidoscope Jukebox aka Clint Carty.

Host Kyle Long speaks with music journalist Ariana Beedie about her new local music and culture media platform FAF Collective. We also discuss her past work for AfroPunk, and her current involvement with the local Black Lives Matter affiliate Indy 10. Plus music picks from Ariana, and kyle spins local tracks from Phil Ranelin and Clint Breeze w/ John Stamps.

Joining Kyle is jazz guitarist Pat Martino.

Tonight on Cultural Manifesto, DJ Kyle Long talks with Sunny Jain of Red Baraat. The group will be performing this Sunday at The Jazz Kitchen. Then, a conversation with Joyful Noise Recordings artist Yonatan Gat.