Cultural Manifesto

This week I'll be spinning a full hour of music from artists on the roster of this year's Fountain Square Music Fest. Music from Sonic Youth ft. Thurston Moore, Jad Fair, Kimya Dawson, Native Sun, Sotomayor, Mexican Institute of Sound, Sirius Blvck, Kishi Bashi, Helado Negro and more.

Up first Louie Louie talking about their tribute EP to Indy funk legends The Highlighters released through Musical Family Tree's IN Covers series. And in the second half of the broadcast Tristra Newyear Yeager of Bloomington, Indiana's international music PR firm Rock Paper Scissors playing an amazing new track from Haiti's legendary RAM, plus tunes from Costa Rica and Brazil.

Host Kyle Long talks with Felix Contreras of NPR's Alt Latino, and Mat Davis speaks with Elle Roberts for his monthly Localmotion segment.

Fountain Square Music Fest is happening March 25 & 26, 2016. Cultural Manifesto host Kyle Long talks about the festival line-up with FSMF's Adam Pedersen and Joyful Noise Recordings' Karl Hofstetter. Plus music from FSMF artists including #ThurstonMoore #KimyaDawson #OreoJones #LilBub #MexicanInstituteOfSound #YonatanGat and more.

A 30 minute spinning of a Nina Simone mix on Cultural Manifesto in honor of Miss Simone's birthday earlier this week.

A conversation with DJ/producer Scott Matelic on topics ranging from Anticon Records, Diplo, Nujabes, Baltimore club music and more.

Marking the death of the brilliant James Dewitt Yancey - better known to music fans as J Dilla. Spinning of Dilla's music and speaking with Old Soul's Doug Morris about this a Dilla tribute at The HI-FI. The second half of the show Mat Davis returns for his monthly Localmotion segment. Guest is vocalist Jo Universal.

Up first on the show Kyle speaks with the Paris-born and Brooklyn-based composer Daniel Wohl. During the second half of the broadcast Kyle talks with the Indianapolis hip-hop MC Human. Human has a powerful new video out titled "BET", and the director of that work Jace will also join us in conversation.

1960s easy listening singer, turned Latin America pop star Vikki Carr. Ms. Carr will perform at the Center For The Performing Arts in Carmel this Saturday, January 30th. We discussed her work with legendary artists from Phil Spector to Johnny Cash.

Kyle talks with musician Sphie, and she shares tracks from her new release Limitless Extraordinaire. Also featured is our monthly Localmotion segment with Mat Davis. This week Mat speaks with Theon Lee about their new monthly hip-hop showcase called The Dojo.

Host Kyle Long has a conversation with rapper Drayco McCoy and DJ Little Town about identity and music, violence and misogyny in art, etc.

TJ Reynolds discussing his new album NPR featuring samples from Public Radio favorites like Diane Rehm, Teri Gross, etc. Thanks to TJ and Teresa Reynolds for coming through the WFYI studios.

An interview with Indiana Rock and Roll Legend Ron Matelic along with samples from his bands Sir Winston and the Commons, Anonymous, and J. Rider. This show originally aired July 15th, 2015.

This week features music and conversation with Sean Stuart aka LONEgevity of the hip-hop duo Hinx Jones. Sean will be sharing some tracks from the group's new LP 'Soul Hop' featuring musical contributions from Pope Adrian Bless, Sirius Blvck, Skittz and more.

Catch my interview with Ejaaz Collins on this episode of A Cultural Manifesto. On the second half of the show Tristra Newyear Yeager from Rock, Paper, Scissors returns, sharing some psychedelic cumbias and boogaloos from Xixa, Spanglish Fly and more.

On this episode of A Cultural Manifesto I'm honored to feature an extended conversation with the legendary writer, publisher and member of the Black Arts Movement Dr. Haki Madhubuti. Dr. Madhubuti will be reading a powerful new poem that he's never recited before titled "More Powerful Than God". Also, Singer-songwriter Alex Hall will be the featured guest on Mat Davis' Localmotion segment this week. Alex is a brilliant performer and she did an amazing song for us live in the studio.

On this episode, conversation and music with electronic music producer/hip-hop beatmaker Clint Breeze; and the Jamaican-born/Indianapolis-based reggae singer Kingly T.

First, Anila Quayyum Agha an Indianapolis-based visual artist who received international attention and adulation for her 2014 ArtPrize winning installation "Intersections". Anila migrated to the U.S. from Pakistan more than a decade ago, and I asked Anila to share her concerns on recent attempts to prevent Syrian refugees from entering Indiana. Also, Tristra Newyear Yeager from the Bloomingon, and Indiana global music PR firm Rock, Paper, Scissors. Tristra will be sharing some amazing sounds from Algeria, Syria, and Egypt by artists like Maryam Saleh & Zeid Hamdan, Nile Project and Ifrikya Spirit.

This week features an interview with the Crow Nation Native American hip-hop artist Supaman, also a conversation with Ramón Gutiérrez Hernández of Veracruz, Mexico's Son de Madera.

On this episode an interview with Indianapolis jazz musician Rob Dixon who will be inducted into the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 19, 2015. Rob will also be previewing a few tracks off his forthcoming LP. Plus Amber Martinez of Meztli Cultural will be giving us a preview of the Son de Madera show happening this Friday at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre.