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The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast
Welcome to The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast! A podcast that serves as an educational, creative, informative, and intellectual space for African-Americans and Latinos (Hispanic-Americans, Latinx) alike! This is an effort to encourage unity, peace, knowledge, and creativity, in the spirit of Latin-Boogaloo, a crossover music genre from the 1960's era in New York. I wanted to make a safe space for African-Americans and Latinos, two groups that I'm a part of; my father being African-American from Brooklyn, New York and my late mother being Afro-Costa Rican..these two groups that I have A LOT of love for and that I'm proud to be a part of to learn more about each other and continue on this historical collaboration.
Episodes
15 episodes
Ep10w/ Fábio Mariano: Beauty of Ballet, Collage Dance Collective, Racism in Brazil
Hey guys! This episode features a conversation between me and my dear friend Fábio Mariano! He is a ballet dancer for Collage Dance Collective, an organization in Memphis that has brought ballet to people of color, vastly changing the culture a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:09:35
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Ep9w/ Corey Wright: Gifted & Black Salsa Dancer, Self-Expression, Jazz Influence in Salsa Music
What's good! Hola a todos! This episode features Corey Wright, one of the OG salsa dancers in the Memphis Latin dance scene! He loves music and sees salsa dancing as an art form that allows energetic self-expression. We both enjoy dancing to sa...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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46:59
Misunderstanding of MLK’s Legacy, Black Leftism, ATL Cop City, Minstrelry of Steven Crowder
Hey everyone! Happy New Year and Happy Martin Luther King Day! This is an important day to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We also must be aware of the whitewashing of his legacy and that he is extremely misunderstood. Dr. M...
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Season 1
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24:04
Addressing Recent Tragedies in Memphis (Sept 2022): Eliza Fletcher, Alicia Franklin, and Shooting Spree
***Warning*** Heavy subject matter Hey everyone, long time no see. Be warned that this is a heavier episode, I give my response to the recent tragedies that occurred in early September 2022: The kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fle...
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Season 1
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11:32
Ep8w/Talia Palacio: Panama to Memphis, Working at an HBCU, Jamaican Influence in Central America, Multiculturalism, Panamanian Impact in Latin Music
Hola a todos! This episode features Talia Palacio, the creator and host of La Hora de Sazón, a radio show on WYXR 97.1 FM that focuses the Latino/Latinx experience, culture, and music. Palacio is a native Memphian and was born in Panam...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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57:41
Ep7w/Roberto Alfaro: Mexico City to LA to Memphis, Poetry, The Mysterious Pachita, La Catrina & Classism in Mexico
This episode is a recorded interview with Memphis poet, free thinker, and my good friend Roberto Alfaro. (slight audio issues) In our conversation, we discuss:Mexican IdentityMexican-African American ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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57:23
Ep6w/Cazateatro: Bilingual Theatre Group: Memphis' Latino Community, Latin Fest 2021, Using the Arts to Share Culture, "In the Heights Movie" Thoughts
This episode features the two leaders of Cazateatro: Bilingual Theatre Group, Monica Sanchez (Co-founder of Cazateatro) and Dorimar Ferrer (Executive Director). In our conversation, we discuss:The origins and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:55
Ep5 w/ Jeshaun Powell aka ACE GAHD (Pt2): Martial Arts, Fighting Games as Mental Chess, Future of Memphis
**Part 2*** This episode features rapper, gamer, illustrator, animator, poet, and dear friend from my days at MCA (Memphis College of Art), Jeshaun Powell aka ACE GAHD. He is a true example of a "Renaissance man." He is hilari...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:06
Ep 5 w/ Jeshaun Powell aka ACEGAHD (Part1): Ingenuity of Hip-Hop Culture, Understanding Rap Music, Latin Trap & Bad Bunny, Memphis Music
This episode features rapper, gamer, illustrator, animator, poet, and dear friend from my days at MCA (Memphis College of Art), Jeshaun Powell aka ACE GAHD. He is a true example of a "Renaissance man." He is hilarious and ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:01:18
Ep 4 w/Shandon Rasta Allen: Teaching Capoeira in Memphis, Kung Fu Films, Afro-Brazilian Culture, Financial Literacy
Oye! Salve! Welcome to the Mid-South Bugalu Podcast! In this episode, Shandon "Rasta" Allen is a Memphis martial artist, capoeira instructor, and a District Leader at Primerica Financial Services. He also happens to be the nephew of Stax Record...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:18:46
MSB Rewind Ep1: More Thoughts on NY Latin Music, Cultural Exchange, Activism, COINTELPRO, Dance, Self-Expression
Oye! This is the first episode of MSB Rewind. MSB Rewind is a bonus episode series in which I share thoughts about my previous conversations with guests on The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast. This episode focuses on some of the topics from "Epi...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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20:27
Ep3 w/Ramel Strong: Black American Impact on NY Latin Music, DEI, Philosophy of Dance
This episode features Ramel Strong. He is from Memphis and has danced and taught mambo, salsa, and bachata for many years. He also has an immense background in finance and business. In this episode, we discuss the African-American/Black-A...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:32:02
Ep2 w/ Gregory K Parker: New Yorker in Memphis?, Remembering Latin-Boogaloo, Music & Togetherness
This episode features my father, Gregory K Parker. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was always into art and enjoyed technology. He became a disc jockey in New York and moved to Miami with his wife to build satellite dishes. He came to Memp...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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45:47
Ep1: Introducing Alexander Parker, Purpose of Podcast, Cultural Exchange Btwn Black Americans and Latinos
This is the first episode of The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast. I introduce myself and what my plans are for the podcast. I made this podcast because I felt like there needed to be a space for African-Americans and Latinos to communicate...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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16:05
Mid-South Bugalu Podcast Trailer 1st Album/Season 1
Trailer for The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast.Welcome! Bienvenidos! The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast is a podcast that serves as an educational, creative, informative, and intellectual space for African-Americans and Latinos/Latinx. The two grou...
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Season 1
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3:00