Adrian Younge - Jazz FM Voices
Tony Minvielle is joined by Adrian Younge for a deeply personal and unapologetic conversation.
Last updated 2nd Jun 2021
Adrian Younge joins Tony Minvielle in conversation for a special edition of Jazz FM Voices.
The pair explore the new multi platformed, deeply personal project by Adrian called “The American Negro”.
Accompanied by music from the new album, they discuss the relationship between White America and Black music and culture, and the importance of Black people taking control of their own narrative.
Plus, they delve into US Black history, and look at how Trump affected the country during his time as President.
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About Adrian Younge
Adrian Younge is the next generation of soul music. A self-taught musician and recording engineer who has dedicated his life to the study of classic soul music, Younge finds himself at the center of a new soul renaissance with a vision for pushing the boundaries of the music itself.
His new album, The American Negro, is an unapologetic critique, detailing the systemic and malevolent psychology that afflicts people of color.
Younge says,
"This project dissects the chemistry behind blind racism, using music as the medium to restore dignity and self-worth to my people. It should be evident that any examination of black music is an examination of the relationship between black and white America. This relationship has shaped the cultural evolution of the world and its negative roots run deep into our psyche."
Featuring various special guests performing over a deeply soulful, elaborate orchestration, The American Negro reinvents the black native tongue through this album and it’s attendant short film (TAN) and 4-part podcast (invisible Blackness).
The American Negro - both as a collective experience and as individual expressions - is insightful, provocative and inspiring and should land at the center of our ongoing reckoning with race, racism and the writing of the next chapter of American history.