A Poet And An Artist Revive Forgotten Tale of African Mermaid

- April 29, 2022 -

On today’s show we’re going to revisit a live event Citizen Vinyl put on in August 2021. We invited a poet and a painter to talk about their creative efforts to revive an epic African folktale.

Glenis Redmond, the “Afro-Carolinian poet” teamed up with British painter Julyan Davis to produce a spoken word album called, “Cymbee.” It’s named after an African mermaid. Her legend traveled along with enslaved Congolese people who were brought to the shores of South Carolina.

In this episode we’ll hear how Julyan first encountered the folktale and how Glenis weaves her own ancestry and identity in its retelling.

AVL Rise Premieres Collaborative Hip Hop Track To Inspire Local Youth

- March 30, 2022 -

For a young person with aspirations in music, a recording studio can be an intimidating space – but a critical one. “Because there are so many important life lessons that can be obtained from the creative music process,” David Kennedy said. Kennedy is the… View Article

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The Make Noise Mindset: Q&A With Company Founder Tony Rolando

- February 22, 2022 -

This month, Coda Analog Shop is adding a music-making device to its inventory. We’re excited to introduce the 0-Coast synthesizer, from Asheville-based manufacturer, Make Noise. In addition to stocking the groovy apparatus in the shop, we’ll also be hosting a series of live demonstrations, called… View Article

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Vinyl Wades Into Uncharted Blockchain Frontier

- February 8, 2022 -

A new technology in the vinyl pressing world aims to take up a larger share of the industry. It has to do with blockchain – that’s the same technology used behind the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. It may seem ironic, even contradictory, that vinyl – an older… View Article

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