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Diana Purim and Krishna Booker from Eyedentity join Louis Marks to discuss their recent release on Ropeadope "País Da Maravilha (Wonderland)" Stream Link Bandcamp Link

Louis sits down with Jordan VanHemert to discuss his upcoming release NOMAD (Origin Records) as well as the challenges faced by so many Asian Americans. Order Jordan's CD Here

Louis Marks chats with Erin Bode about her new album, "YourSong Vol 1" out now on Ropeadope. LINKS: Order the CD on Bandcamp Follow Ropeadope's Here & Now Spotify Playlist Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks Engineer - Fabian Segura

Legendary bass player Bakithi Kumalo joins Louis Marks on The Station Tapes to discuss his life, career, and new album What You Hear Is What You See, out now on Ropeadope.  LINKS: Order the CD on Bandcamp Follow Ropeadope's Here & Now Spotify Playlist Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks Engineer - Fabian Segura

Louis Marks welcomes Craig Waters to the show to chat about his life and career in music and preview the upcoming single from Craig Waters and The Flood, "A Love Like You," which will be available everywhere on October 15, 2021. Follow Ropeadope's Here & Now Playlist on Spotify Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks Audio Engineering - Fabian Segura

Louis Marks sits down for a chat with the entire band that worked with Paul Giess on his record "Hymns, Vol. 1" Follow Ropeadope's Here & Now Playlist on Spotify Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

Louis Marks speaks with world class percussionist Taku Hirano about his new album Blue York, out on Ropeadope and Modern Icon October 1, 2021. LINKS: Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Follow Ropeadope Here & Now Playlist on Spotify CREDITS: Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

Ropeadope CEO Louis Marks chats with Tim Motzer about his new album Many Ways Around The Sun, out on Ropeadope. LINKS: Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Follow Ropeadope Here & Now Playlist on Spotify CREDITS: Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

Louis Marks sits down with Gillian Margot to discuss her latest release, Power Flower, out now on Ropeadope. Opening Song: This Night Closing Song: Power Flower LINKS: Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Follow Ropeadope Here & Now Playlist on Spotify  CREDITS: Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

J3PO dives deep into the making of his new album MAINS which is now out on Ropeadope. You can also watch this episode on Youtube and see J3PO explain everything visually. LINKS: Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Ropeadope Here & Now Playlist on Spotify CREDITS: Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

Louis Marks sits down with J3PO to discuss his life, career, and latest release, MAINS, out now on Ropeadope. Opening Song: I've Changed My Mind Closing Song: Right Now LINKS: Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Ropeadope Here & Now Playlist on Spotify CREDITS: Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

Louis Marks sits down with Weedie Braimah and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah to discuss Weedie's new album, The Hands of Time, out on Christian Scott's Stretch Music label and Ropeadope, September 24, 2021. LINKS: Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Follow Ropeadope Here & Now Playlist on Spotify CREDITS: Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

Louis Marks chats with Paul Giess about his new album Hymns Vol. 1, out on Ropeadope August 27, 2021. LINKS: Bandcamp Spotify Apple Music Follow Ropeadope Here & Now Playlist on Spotify CREDITS: Host - Louis Marks Producer - Ben Mathewson Art - Kaya Marks

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Yazz Ahmed is often referred to as the high priestess of psychedelic Arabic Jazz. This year she released her acclaimed third album, Polyhymnia, a grand work conceived as a message to the world about the history and growing empowerment of women. The album includes powerful tributes to noted women in history - Rosa Parks, Malala Yousafzai, Ruby Bridges, Haifa Al-Mansour, and BarbaraThompson. Rich in musical imagery, Polyhymnia explores the history of these women and their struggles and triumphs, evoking the universal human concepts of forgiveness, oppression, hopefulness, and power to overcome. Stream or buy Polyhymnia here: https://fanlink.to/YazzAhmed

Bright Dog Red is perhaps the most unique band to grace the halls of Ropeadope, and that's quite an accomplishment. Founded by drummer and composer Joe Pignato, BDR is comprised of a rotating cast of players. Their new album, How's by You? , features founding members Cody Davies (electronics) and Anthony Berman (bass), as well as long standing members Mike LaBombard (tenor sax) and MC Cully (rhyming and freestyling). The collective has its genesis in a series of freewheeling jam sessions led by Pignato, a professor at the State University of New York, Oneonta. Bright Dog Red hits the stage without charts or set list - they simply start playing and improvise, taking cues from each other and from the audience and room. It's adventurous, and due to the skill and rapport of the players, surprisingly cohesive.

Louis gets on the line with Saxophonist Michael Eaton to discuss his vision around three tenors on one recording and the power duo of G Clavin Weston and Brad Jones to back it up. The self titled Tenor Triage album is out September 2019 at https://fanlink.to/TenorTriage Produced by Nick Perri & Steve Eshewsky. Engineered by Sal Mazzotta.

Today I have the great pleasure of connecting with legendary producer and pianist Daniel Weatherspoon, who is about to release his next project titled Journey. The list of Grammy nominations, gold records, and awards is stunning, and his roster of clients is the same, listing greats Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Fred Hammond and many more. His 2016 debut - The Langley Park project - was met with critical acclaim and commercial success. The new album Journey , set for release worldwide on March 10th, is a soothing and soulful well, Journey with notable guests from Mark Lettieri to PJ Morton.

From homebase on the coast of Italy's beautiful Lake Garda, Simmons collaboratively leads two different ensembles - Hippie Tendencies and NoteSpeak - with keyboardist, arranger, and songwriter Marco Cremaschini. each ensemble is deeply but differently informed by Simmons' own struggles and triumphs. Simmons has a challenging past, surviving several troubled adoptions and foster homes, but she found solace and healing in music. Her new project with NoteSpeak explores the lane opened by The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron, and Brian Jackson. The band carries the groove, with a touch of Jazz, and Simmons turns the craft to her own voice - that of an African American woman - with a bit of charm and a solid dose of direct confrontation. Stream or preorder NoteSpeak - https://ropeadope.lnk.to/EveryGenerationsWar

Captain Supernova (C.SN) is a fictional Astronaut created by composer and arranger Eric Borders. The music for C.SN is inspired by Sci-fi Soundtracks, Jazz-Fusion, Prog Rock, and Soul and it plays as musical background to the story of his journeys through space. The story alone intrigued me, and I was delighted when I heard his new project The Voyage Never Ends, which has been receiving great praise from mainstream and underground sources. Stream or download "The Voyage Never Ends..." : https://fanlink.to/CSN