music is power

digital, documentary series
fender +  jazz is dead
2020


camera sarah ibrahim, jazmin hicks
set design sarah ibrahim, jazmin hicks
gaffing sarah ibrahim, jazmin hicks
edit sarah ibrahim, jazmin hicks
production audio sarah ibrahim, jazmin hicks
post-audio sarah ibrahim, jazmin hicks

music is power

digital, documentary series
fender +  jazz is dead
2020

“In celebration of Black Music Month, we're diving into the history, purpose and progression of Black music — past and present.

In the first episode, A Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad and soul music artist Adrian Younge talk the blues — a style of music that bridged the gap between the old and the new, songs of slavery and songs of newfound “freedom,” exploring issues of race, class, gender and image. This episode features guests such as Buddy Guy, Cautious Clay, Malina Moye, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Kirk Fletcher, Twin Shadow, and Raphael Saadiq discussing the blues with some of its history and modern context.

‘If Black music is the soul of America, Jazz music is the fight for our freedom.’ In the second episode of Music is Power — our new series celebrating Black Music Month — hosts Ali Shaheed and Adrian Younge and plus special guests explore Jazz & Soul — music extended from the Blues in response to an absence of freedom and the need to communicate when freedom of speech was forbidden. This episode features guests Don Was, Yola, Randy Jackson, Raphael Saadiq, Cautious Clay, Eric Burton, Adrian Quesada and Curtis Harding.

In the third episode of Music is Power, hosts Ali Shaheed and Adrian Younge plus special guests trace the origins and influence of hip-hop – from its roots in blues, jazz, R&B and disco to its incredible impact on popular music today. This episode features guests Marlon Williams, Raphael Saadiq, Adrian Quesada, Terrace Martin, Tony “Chicago” Russell, Rob Gueringer, Jairus “JMo” Mozee, Mononeon, Syd, Blue June and Chi Coney of Nova Wav and AJ Haynes.