'Do You Know Your Music History?' SEASON 2 TRAILER | Happy Black Music Month!

Happy Black Music Month!

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Happy Black Music Month! ~

June is a busy, but exciting month! It’s Black Music Month, which means your girl needs to tap in!

I debuted my viral music history web series, Do You Know Your Music History? in February for Black History Month, although I concepted the idea a year and a half prior. But that’s a story for another day. Here’s the Season 2 Trailer:

Once the month is wrapped, I’m gonna give some more context and insight of how this series came into fruition in my monthly newsletter , but I wanted to share a list of Black Music Documentaries you can stream, to encourage your exploration and knowledge of American Music History!

  1. Charley Pride, I’m Just Me

  2. Devil at the Crossroads: A Robert Johnson Story

  3. Tina (Tina Turner documentary)

  4. The Black Godfather

  5. A Band Called Death

  6. Little Richard: I Am Everything

  7. Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues

  8. Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

  9. Summer of Soul

  10. Gospel Hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

  11. Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin documentary)

  12. Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

  13. Hitsville: The Making of Motown

  14. What Happened, Miss Simone?

  15. Apple TV’s A Black Music Month Celebration

  16. Miles Davis: The Birth of Cool

  17. Nas: Time is Illmatic

  18. The Mahalia Jackson Documentary

  19. Hulu’s Celebrating Black Music Collection

  20. Tubi’s Black Music Appreciation Month

  21. PBS Documentaries About Pioneering Black Artists

Besides watching any documentaries, there are also plenty of books, autobiographies, and podcasts available to explore. Engaging with your local community by supporting black-owned music venues or record stores, reflect and consider the cultural impact of black music. Celebrate by sharing this post and following this black musician (me) on IG! Donate to a music organization serving black communities. The list goes on! So, please feel encouraged!

Oh! And if you’re Curious as to why Black Music Month is in june, & how it came into fruition, I posted about it on IG on my Between the Notes community page. go Take a look :)

JUNE IS ALSO PRIDE MONTH, AND MANY ARTISTS WE LOVE AND ADMIRE ALSO QUEER. SO LET’S ACKNOWLEDGE & HOLD SPACE TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK LGBTQ+ ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS, WHO EMBODY BOTH COMMUNITIES’ RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND RESILIENCE!

-Kris

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