'Gospel' on PBS, Jennifer Lame on Editing 'Oppenheimer,' Low Cut Connie's Public Song Project Submission, UMI on New EP
A new four-hour docuseries from PBS tracks the history of gospel music, and examines the importance of music in Black spirituality and history. Directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris join us to discuss "Gospel," which aired the first part last night, and will air the second half tonight at 9 pm.
We kick off our annual series, "The Big Picture," by celebrating Oscar nominees working behind the camera, by speaking with Jennifer Lame. She is nominated for her work editing the hit Christopher Nolan film "Oppenheimer." We speak with her about nailing the Trinity Test sequence, editing for IMAX, and more.
All this week, as part of the launch of the 2024 Public Song Project, we're debuting contributions from professional musicians and friends of WNYC. Today we hear a piano blues tune from Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie. After the song, we're joined by Cornell Africana studies assistant professor Ambre Dromgoole to dive more into the history of blues in the 1920s.
UMI recently released her new EP, talking to the wind. The project comes after the release of her 2022 debut studio album, Forest in the City. Originally from Seattle and now based in LA, UMI sings on stripped-back R&B songs with lyrics about self-discovery, queer relationships, and meditation. She joins us in studio for a Listening Party.
