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Makuliana, my responsibility is really to free
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people through my art. I really wanted to just
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anchor myself in ancestral truth and responsibility.
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So at my best, yeah, I do great sound for folks.
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I preserve histories and I free folks up. This
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June on The Pianopod. I sit down with pianist,
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composer, educator, and self -described sound
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liberator, Joe Williams. In a conversation on
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Black history, belonging, education, and legacy,
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Joe reflects on what it means to use music as
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a force for liberation. It's understanding that
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the spaces I occupy, maybe there's not many folks
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who have a similar background as me, and they're
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not used to seeing someone like me being free
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in public. Just me coming up to a space even
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before I play a note. There's a set of... preconceived
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notions and um yeah i kind of find a lot of joy
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in subverting those and just you know showing
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up with my tats and showing up with whatever
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i feel like wearing and just throwing down a
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scarlatti sonata it's a way of being it's like
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a whole philosophical construct and we celebrate
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progress as a community by underlining moments
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of Black excellence and by remembering Black
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history. And I think that's really important.
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And that concept alone can transform the entire
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field of classical music. Because, yeah, I don't
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know. Black history is not just for February,
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right? So there's just lots of ways that we can
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remember through our art. All about remembering
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and honoring and bringing folks into the space.
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premiering tonight, Tuesday, June 2nd at 8 p
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.m. Eastern Time. Subscribe and join us on the
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Pianopod.
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Makuliana, my responsibility is really to free
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people through my art. I really wanted to just
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anchor myself in ancestral truth and responsibility.
00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:17.660
So at my best, yeah, I do great sound for folks.
00:00:18.199 --> 00:00:25.059
I preserve histories and I free folks up. This
00:00:25.059 --> 00:00:27.850
June on The Pianopod. I sit down with pianist,
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composer, educator, and self -described sound
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liberator, Joe Williams. In a conversation on
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Black history, belonging, education, and legacy,
00:00:36.130 --> 00:00:38.810
Joe reflects on what it means to use music as
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a force for liberation. It's understanding that
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the spaces I occupy, maybe there's not many folks
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who have a similar background as me, and they're
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not used to seeing someone like me being free
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in public. Just me coming up to a space even
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before I play a note. There's a set of... preconceived
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notions and um yeah i kind of find a lot of joy
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in subverting those and just you know showing
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up with my tats and showing up with whatever
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i feel like wearing and just throwing down a
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scarlatti sonata it's a way of being it's like
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a whole philosophical construct and we celebrate
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progress as a community by underlining moments
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of Black excellence and by remembering Black
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history. And I think that's really important.
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And that concept alone can transform the entire
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field of classical music. Because, yeah, I don't
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know. Black history is not just for February,
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right? So there's just lots of ways that we can
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remember through our art. All about remembering
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and honoring and bringing folks into the space.
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premiering tonight, Tuesday, June 2nd at 8 p
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.m. Eastern Time. Subscribe and join us on the
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Pianopod.
