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About jamilah

i think about a lot of things, and sometimes i write about them.

My Favorite Records/Records i Really Liked In 2024

While it is officially winter; the year is not officially over and yet here i am, adding to the 100,000th ‘best of’ list… Obviously this list is not comprehensive, as i haven’t heard the hundreds of records that were released … Continue reading

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Artists Against Apartheid: A Conversation With Savannah Imani Wade

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fynhh-1778bbc (RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 21, 2024)  As long as injustice exists, there is always a need for artists to respond.  On this episode we speak with Savannah Imani Wade, a member of the Baltimore chapter of Artists Against Apartheid, a … Continue reading

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‘Soundtrack Of A Revolution’: A Conversation With The Internationale (Delila Paz and Edgey Pires)

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k3squ-173a0e8 (RECORDED ON OCTOBER 17, 2024) In the 11 years of doing radio (and now podcasting), jamilah has been experiencing a process of time where increasingly, you have to have some level of notoriety or fame for someone to take … Continue reading

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The Role Of An Artist In Troubled Times: A Conversation With Mic Crenshaw

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3xafu-17343f4 (RECORDED ON OCTOBER 2, 2024)  Interestingly, this is the first episode up since the announcement of Donald Trump’s election for a presidential second term; however, despite a bit of time passing in between the recording of this conversation and … Continue reading

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A Family Affair: A Conversation With ZULU’s Anaiah Muhammad

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7mp74-161d772 (RECORDED ON MARCH 27, 2024) We are so happy to finally have this episode up!  We are grateful to have had the opportunity to have a conversation with Anaiah (Lei) Muhammad, multi-instrumentalist and lead vocalist of Los Angeles-based band, … Continue reading

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RIP David Sanborn, Gary Floyd and Steve Albini

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fiek2-1612180 In this episode, jamilah pays tribute to three influential figures in the music world- genre-defying saxophonist David Sanborn; outspoken vocalist Gary Floyd, and one of the most uncompromising beings to ever get behind a sound board, Steve Albini.  So … Continue reading

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Steve Albini And The Journey Of Self-Reflection

“I am in fact no friend to fascists, or capitalists or any of the other political swine that cover the earth like gnats.” Steve Albini “I didn’t do this by myself. I did this as a participant in a scene, … Continue reading

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The Myth Of ‘Conscious’ Hip Hop

You most likely have heard this saying: Words mean things. i am an advocate for the fluidity of language. The idea that language should be static does not account for waves of population shifts and adaptations. That said, words mean … Continue reading

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In Defense Of Yoko Ono

“Yoko is as important to me as Paul and Dylan rolled into one. I don’t think she will get recognition until she’s dead. There’s me, and maybe I could count the people on one hand that have any conception of … Continue reading

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The Marriage Of Sports And Music, With Anthony Broome

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-tiaqs-15d785f (RECORDED ON MARCH 15, 2024) While there are connections based on interest of a particular piece of music or band; many of us live lives outside of that singular interest.  jamilah and Anthony Broome met via the Metal Up … Continue reading

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