Carnegie Hall - Brand Partnership Archive

Samora Pinderhughes is using his music to talk to us about our current moment, and calling back to a long, and important history of social justice in music. On this special episode of Queue Points, Pinderhughes sits down with Jay Ray to discuss his inspirations, his process and his hopes for how his music will impact the world.

The Healing Project is Pinderhughes’ multidisciplinary art project - “a digital archive, music album, and physical exhibition created and brought to life by hundreds of people across the U.S. through word, sound, song, and visuals.” 

Queue Points is proud to present part 4 of our Country music series featuring Mike “Big Mike” Bryant. We had so much more ground that we wanted to cover so Big Mike is back to help us unpack the impact of Black musicians on Country music. There’s so much to cover, and we only scratch the surface.

For this episode DJ Sir Daniel, Jay Ray and Big Mike wrap up their country music series by discussing three albums featuring Black women that expand on the genre of Country - Tina Turner’s debut album “Tina Turns the Country On!,” Cassandra Wilson’s “New Moon Daughter” and The War and Treaty’s “Hearts Town.”

Queue Points is proud to present part 3 of our Country music series featuring Mike “Big Mike” Bryant. We had so much more ground that we wanted to cover so Big Mike is back to help us unpack the impact of Black musicians on Country music. There’s so much to cover, and we only scratch the surface.

For this episode we land on the amazing Amazon documentary For Love & Country. The film, directed by Joshua Kissi, features Black musicians revolutionizing Country music by being exactly who they are. The Queue Points crew dive in, and discuss the film and its implications.

Queue Points is proud to present part 2 of our Country music series featuring Mike “Big Mike” Bryant. For this episode we pick up where we left off with honoring the tremendous career of Charley Pride. Big Mike takes us deep into Mr. Pride’s career, and we learn so much about his life and his work, and why he was able to excel in Country music.

Queue Points is proud to present part 1 of our Country music series featuring Mike “Big Mike” Bryant. We had so much more ground that we wanted to cover so Big Mike is back to help us unpack the impact of Black musicians on Country music. There’s so much to cover, and we only scratch the surface.

For this episode we discuss some of the origins of Country, and how Black artists are foundational to the genre. From artists like DeFord Bailey to Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne on this episode we center Black musicians in the music.