Cultural Manifesto

This show is all about Bloomington, Indiana's Lotus Fest - happening September 15-18, 2016. Guests joining the show are 2016 Lotus performers, including Tair Haim of the Israeli-Yemenite trio A-Wa; Sudanese singer Alsarah; and bhangra legend Johnny Kalsi of Dhol Foundation and Alaap! Don't miss this packed hour of incredible music and conversation!

This week host Kyle Long speaks with Oreo Jones, Lisa Berlin of General Public Collective and Erin Jeter of Musical Family Tree about Chreece - an all day hip-hop festival happening Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Fountain Square.

Kyle talks with Indianapolis songwriter Tony Black who collaborated with legendary Indiana soul/funk groups The Vanguards and Revolution Compared To What. Plus, Tony will share some never before heard home recordings of a teenaged Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds that Tony made in the early 1970s.

Kyle Long speaks with hip-hop artist Rehema McNeil and members of the Indianapolis Chinese Orchestra. This episode ends with a track off Sub Rosa's awesome "Anthology of Chinese Experimental Music 1992-2008" compilation.

As you may have noticed Cultural Manifesto has been 'off-air' the last two weeks due to NPR's coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions. Continuing loosely on that theme, this week's edition of Cultural Manifesto will look back at a pair of interviews I recorded in 2015 featuring Indianapolis artists sharing their concerns over the policies and rhetoric of Mike Pence and Donald Trump. My guests will be 2014 ArtPrize winner Anila Quayyum Agha, and papel picado maestro Beatriz Vasquez.

This episode features an extended interview with the great Indianapolis jazz vocalist Everett Greene.

On this episode of A Cultural Manifesto and extended interview with Richard Edwards from Margot and the Nuclear So and So's. Richard will be sharing some exceptionally beautiful unreleased Margot songs from the forthcoming 5 LP Margot rarities box set. The collection is titled The 'Bride on the Boxcar' and it's scheduled for a November 27 release on Joyful Noise Recordings.

Psyched to have a full hour of music and conversation with @mikeadamsathishonestweight tonight at 9 on 90.1 @wfyi_indy Public Radio. Awesome tunes off his new @joyfulnoiserecs LP 'Casino Drone' and conversation about everything from Christian punk to mail order classic rock compilation TV ads.

Up first host Kyle Long talks with vocalist and musician Azieb Abraha, and on the second half of the broadcast is joined by composer and clarinetist Eric Salazar.

Clint "DJ Paren" McCarty and Antonio Leiriao of Naptown Soul Club will be spin up some classic Indiana funk and soul music from groups including Amnesty, The Hamilton Movement, Lost Weekend and more.

Bangs Nicely producer Alex Edgecombe a.k.a. Cool Hand Lex joins Kyle on Cultural Manifesto tonight.

Tonight's guest is Jay Brookinz who will be discussing the upcoming June 11th Beat Battle at Pioneer.

Host Kyle Long speaks with Bashiri Asad, and Mat Davis returns for his monthly Localmotion segment featuring a tremendous musical performance from Kara Beth Rasure.

Tristra Newyear Yeager, from Bloomington's Rock Paper Scissors, shares some adventurous new sounds from Tanzania, Ethiopia and Senegal, and Kyle speaks with Indiana soul music legend Lonnie Lester.

Oreo Jones spins cuts off his excellent new LP "Cash For Gold" which dropped this May 13, 2016.

Kyle Long is happy to have words and music from composer/vocalist Hanna Benn on this show. He samples some of Hanna's incredible music, and she also brought some amazing records from her collection to share.

An amazing variety of sounds on this show. Up first Kyle Long speaks with Indianapolis musician Kate Boyd about her recording of John Cage's work for prepared piano. On the second half of the broadcast Tristra Newyear Yeager from Bloomington's Rock Paper Scissors shares some excellent Pashto music from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

On this show, music and conversation with musician/producer Sharlene Birdsong. Sharlene is a member of several awesome bands, including Thee Tsunamis, Louie Louie, White Moms and The United States Three - but we'll be talking about her work directing Musical Family Tree's IN Covers series, which features Indiana bands covering other Indiana bands. Also Mat Davis interviews The Yellow Kites on his Localmotion segment.

On this episode a conversation with Indianapolis composer James Aikman regarding his composition Peacemakers, written for the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.  James Aikman's work has been performed and recorded by musicians and orchestras around the United States. James is currently serving as composer in residence for the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra - and recently premiered a major new piece with the ICO.

An interview with Kipp Normand and Michael Kaufmann, the creative visionaries behind the new Museum of Psychphonics in Fountain Square. Kipp and Michael will be sharing music and stories that inspired the museum. Tonight's playlist includes some of my favorite musicians: Sun Ra, Harry Partch, Parliament, Sedcairn Archives and more.