Helga

WNYC Studios and Brown Arts Institute

Artist, performer, and host Helga Davis brings a soulful curiosity and love of people to the podcast Helga, where she talks about the intimate lives of creative people as they share the steps they’ve taken along their path. She draws listeners into these discussions with cultural change-makers, whether already famous or rising talents, whose sensibilities expand our imaginations as we explore what we think we know about each other. The new season of Helga is a co-production of WNYC Studios and the Brown Arts Institute at Brown University. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Ra...

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Helga

Episodes (65)

Jul 2, 2024 Ethnomusicologist Fredara Hadley on Reckoning with the Past
Jun 25, 2024 Novelist Walter Mosley on Family and Forging His Own Path
Jun 18, 2024 Modern Love host Anna Martin on the Infinitude of Love

Helga

Jul 2, 2024
57 minutes
52 MB

Fredara Hadley is an ethnomusicologist at The Juilliard School whose research focuses on the musical legacies of historically Black colleges and universities. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Billboard Magazine, the Journal of Popular Music Studies, and elsewhere. In this episode, Hadley reflects on the unique contributions of musicians and music programs at HBCUs, the communal value of sacred spaces, and the need to reckon with culture when appreciating music.

Helga

Ethnomusicologist Fredara Hadley on Reckoning with the Past

WNYC Studios and Brown Arts Institute

00:00 -57:00