The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast

Mar 04 2023

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Welcome to The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast! A podcast that serves as an educational, creative, informative, and intellectual space for African-Americans and Latinos (Hispanic-Americans, Latinx) alike! This is an effort to encourage unity, peace, knowledge, and creativity, in the spirit of Latin-Boogaloo, a crossover music genre from the 1960's era in New York. I wanted to make a safe space for African-Americans and Latinos, two groups that I'm a part of; my father being African-American from Brooklyn, New York and my late mother being Afro-Costa Rican..these two groups that I have A LOT of love for and that I'm proud to be a part of to learn more about each other and continue on this historical collaboration.

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Ep10w/ Fábio Mariano: Beauty of Ballet, Collage Dance Collective, Racism in Brazil

Mar 04 2023 69 mins

Hey guys! This episode features a conversation between me and my dear friend Fábio Mariano! He is a ballet dancer for Collage Dance Collective, an organization in Memphis that has brought ballet to people of color, vastly changing the culture around ballet. Mariano is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has lived in Memphis for 6 years. Both he and I talk about ballet, dance & ge

Ep9w/ Corey Wright: Gifted & Black Salsa Dancer, Self-Expression, Jazz Influence in Salsa Music

Feb 25 2023 46 mins

What's good! Hola a todos! This episode features Corey Wright, one of the OG salsa dancers in the Memphis Latin dance scene! He loves music and sees salsa dancing as an art form that allows energetic self-expression. We both enjoy dancing to salsa music and enjoy the discipline of it. We also agree that it's a great way to meet people!Happy Black History Month!In this epi

Misunderstanding of MLK’s Legacy, Black Leftism, ATL Cop City, Minstrelry of Steven Crowder

Jan 16 2023 24 mins

Hey everyone! Happy New Year and Happy Martin Luther King Day! This is an important day to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We also must be aware of the whitewashing of his legacy and that he is extremely misunderstood. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a brilliant Black intellectual, writer, and orator. He was anti-war, anti-imperialist, and saw connections between the Vietnam W

Addressing Recent Tragedies in Memphis (Sept 2022): Eliza Fletcher, Alicia Franklin, and Shooting Spree

Nov 05 2022 11 mins

***Warning*** Heavy subject matter Hey everyone, long time no see. Be warned that this is a heavier episode, I give my response to the recent tragedies that occurred in early September 2022: The kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher and the shooting spree that happened in Memphis and North Mississippi on September 7th, 2022.I also talk about the importance of Alicia Franklin, a y

Ep8w/Talia Palacio: Panama to Memphis, Working at an HBCU, Jamaican Influence in Central America, Multiculturalism, Panamanian Impact in Latin Music

May 18 2022 57 mins

Hola a todos! This episode features Talia Palacio, the creator and host of La Hora de Sazón, a radio show on WYXR 97.1 FM that focuses the Latino/Latinx experience, culture, and music. Palacio is a native Memphian and was born in Panama. In our conversation, Palacio shares what it is like being raised in a bilingual household and growing up in Memphis with many cultures. We also t

Ep7w/Roberto Alfaro: Mexico City to LA to Memphis, Poetry, The Mysterious Pachita, La Catrina & Classism in Mexico

Apr 17 2022 57 mins

This episode is a recorded interview with Memphis poet, free thinker, and my good friend Roberto Alfaro. (slight audio issues) In our conversation, we discuss:Mexican IdentityMexican-African American relations in MemphisPoetryRoberto's experience growing up in MemphisThe story of a mysterious mystic and shaman woman known as PachitaLa Catrina as a memento mori and satircal res

Ep6w/Cazateatro: Bilingual Theatre Group: Memphis' Latino Community, Latin Fest 2021, Using the Arts to Share Culture, "In the Heights Movie" Thoughts

Sep 22 2021 52 mins

This episode features the two leaders of Cazateatro: Bilingual Theatre Group, Monica Sanchez (Co-founder of Cazateatro) and Dorimar Ferrer (Executive Director). In our conversation, we discuss:The origins and role of Cazateatro: Bilingual Theatre GroupWhat brought both Monica and Dorimar to MemphisThe arts and creativity and how they can be used to express cultural pride and promot

Ep5 w/ Jeshaun Powell aka ACE GAHD (Pt2): Martial Arts, Fighting Games as Mental Chess, Future of Memphis

Aug 07 2021 44 mins

**Part 2*** This episode features rapper, gamer, illustrator, animator, poet, and dear friend from my days at MCA (Memphis College of Art), Jeshaun Powell aka ACE GAHD. He is a true example of a "Renaissance man." He is hilarious and happy go lucky but he is also someone full of ambition and talent. It was a joy to have him on the pod! In our conversation, we discuss: Th

Ep 5 w/ Jeshaun Powell aka ACEGAHD (Part1): Ingenuity of Hip-Hop Culture, Understanding Rap Music, Latin Trap & Bad Bunny, Memphis Music

Jul 30 2021 61 mins

This episode features rapper, gamer, illustrator, animator, poet, and dear friend from my days at MCA (Memphis College of Art), Jeshaun Powell aka ACE GAHD. He is a true example of a "Renaissance man." He is hilarious and happy go lucky but he is also someone full of ambition and talent. It was a joy to have him on the pod! In our conversation, we discuss: The origins of

Ep 4 w/Shandon Rasta Allen: Teaching Capoeira in Memphis, Kung Fu Films, Afro-Brazilian Culture, Financial Literacy

Jun 27 2021 78 mins

Oye! Salve! Welcome to the Mid-South Bugalu Podcast! In this episode, Shandon "Rasta" Allen is a Memphis martial artist, capoeira instructor, and a District Leader at Primerica Financial Services. He also happens to be the nephew of Stax Records musician, David Porter.Rasta (pronounced "H-A-S-T-A" Portuguese for "rasta")We talk about capoeira, an Afro-