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Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues

Blade Arthouse Media PROJECT
Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues by Blade Arthouse Media

credits

Title
  • Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues
Entrant
  • Blade Arthouse Media

About This Project

Summary

"Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues" redefines blues as a dynamic, living archive, bridging its history with contemporary issues like injustice/gun violence, preserving Black American heritage, and educating new generations. The project meticulously curated Library of Congress archival interviews, interweaving them with original music for a vibrant, accessible digital release.

Goals & Objectives

To educate listeners about blues heritage. To foster a deeper emotional connection and understanding of struggles experienced by Black American communities. To affirm and reinforce a sense of shared cultural heritage and belonging among listeners.

Results & Impact

Critics hailed the project as an "ethnographic record" and a "historical preservation effort." Spotify Monthly Listeners surged by 123.3% post-release. The Direction de la Culture et du Patrimoine, Médiathèque Départementale de Isère in Isere, France, included the album in its digital collection.

the team

Terry Blade
  • Main Artist, Executive Producer, Singer-Songwriter, Chief Creative Officer
Larry Robertson
  • Songwriter
Ryan Jenkins
  • Songwriter
Neil Cross
  • Composer
Lobo Loco
  • Composer
Carl Bladts
  • Composer
Jason Shaw
  • Composer
Kevin Macleod
  • Composer
Antonio De Giovanni
  • Composer
Bobby Cole
  • Composer
Marion Post Wolcott
  • Photographer
  • U.S. Library of Congress
Jonas Devydenas
  • Photographer
  • U.S. Library of Congress
Ralph Metcalfe Jr.
  • Blues Historian/Archivist
  • U.S. Library of Congress
Beverly Johnson
  • Blues Ethnographer/Special Contributor
  • U.S. Library of Congress