Cultural Transformation through Music - An Interview with Filmmaker and Composer Stephen Ashley Blake, Part 1

This is the first of a two-part conversation with filmmaker and composer, Stephen Ashley Blake. In this episode, we discuss his current film project, Steal Away. https://stealawaymovie.com/

It is the story of how the Fisk Jubilee Singers brought the music of the Spiritual to the world. The influence of their legacy has touched almost every form of modern music making around the world.  We talk about the film and the singers' legacy.

Here are links to some of what we touch on:

The book that inspired the film Dark Midnight When I Rise

The Cubism of Picasso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubism

Black Historian W.E.B DuBois' work The Souls of Black Folk

Composer Billy Childs' chamber jazz piece Scarborough Fair