Like Gary Marcus, Vernon Reid also plays guitar. But he does have a musical gift – since bursting upon the rock scene with the band Living Colour and founding the Black Rock Coalition, he’s become one of the living legends of the electric guitar. He joins us along with hip hop artist Akim Funk Buddha to talk about a new version of his WNYC-commissioned multimedia work, “Artificial Afrika.”
"Artificial Afrika" will be at Dixon Place until Feb. 25. For more information, click here.
Guests:
Vernon Reid
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Seems Vernon Reid is into archival footage. Mention to him if he is familiar with the archival footage of "The Candy Dancers" -- slaves who would align the railroad tracks. I've never forgotten the rythmn and sounds of those guys. Wonderful.
Saw Living Color back in 1989 opening for the the Rolling Stones. Blew. Me. Away.
Great interview. Grove/Atlantic is in the process of digitizing The Palm-Wine Drinkard and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
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