This week on Cultural Manifesto, explore the history of Palestinian protest music with the Bloomington-based Palestinian music researcher David McDonald, an associate professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University.  McDonald will discus

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with the rock and roll legend Carlos Santana. Hell discuss the influence of the Indianapolis jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery on his work. Santana has called Montgomery one of his primary musical inspi

This week on Cultural Manifesto, explore the music of Bill Wilson, a legendary Central Indiana songwriter who died in 1993 at the age of 46.Wilsons debut album Ever Changing Minstrel was released by Columbia Records in 1973. Ever Changing Minstrel

This week on Cultural Manifesto, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with music from Asian musicians and composers connected to the Hoosier state.Enjoy pop, folk, classical, and electronic music featuring Indiana musicians rep

This week on Cultural Manifesto listen to an interview with the legendary jazz pianist Bob James, hell be performing at the Jazz Kitchen later this month.Some music fans know James for writing the theme song to the hit television show Taxi. Others kn

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to a discussion on the past, present, and future of Indianapolis R&B. Featured guests will include Damon Karl, 4Cast, and Sid Johnson of M.E.C.A.P. Music.Damon Karl and 4Cast are rising stars in the Indianap

This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an interview with the Indianapolis jazz guitarist Charlie Ballantine. Hear a preview of his new album Love Letters and Graffiti.Also, hear an interview with the childrens music duo 123 Andrs. Theyll be p

Earlier this month the Indianapolis guitarist and bandleader Mike Woods passed away. He was 67 years old. Woods is best known for his work with the funk band Soul Relation. The group recorded their debut single “Mongo Strut” in 1972 while Woods was a stud

Uncle Funkenstein, Zerfas, and Hamilton Movement may be unfamiliar names to most Hoosier music fans, but record collectors around the world pay thousands of dollars for these rare Indiana discs.This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to the top 10 mos

According to a 2023 report from Luminate, formerly known as Nielsen SoundScan, over 120,000 new tracks are uploaded to the music streaming service Spotify every day. Thats over 36,500,000 tracks per year. According to that same report, over 45 million of