Remembering Carol Fran
Lafayette, Louisiana R&B chanteuse and pianist Carol Fran passed away on September 1st. She was 87 years old.
You can hear our interview with her here.
To read more about her life, click here.
Blues and Jazz, African Roots and Branches with Shemekia Copeland & Balla Kouyaté
It’s Blueswomen, Jazzmen, African roots and branches. Chicago blues singer Shemekia Copeland‘s father, the late blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, brought her into his music as a child. As an adult, she found new ways to use blues to express her perspective. We’ll hear from some of Shemekia’s heroes including Etta James, Ruth Brown, Alberta Hunter and Big Mama Thornton. Then a conversation and performance by Boston-based Mandinka balafon player Balla Kouyaté and music inspired by and from the continent of Africa from Randy Weston, Miriam Makeba and the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Shemekia Copeland photo by Mike White
