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In the second episode of the Musically Cogitating Bookclub series, Ciyadh and Jess discuss part 2 of The Revolution Will Not be Funded: Beyond the Non-profit Industrial Complex.

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In the episode, Ciyadh discusses how to celebrate Black History Month if you’re an artist, arts administrator, or are just curious in general about how you can better elevate Black voices.

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What to do about Black History Month as a Artist Blog Post
Black music matters: Classical companies misfire on diversity  - Los Angeles Times
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In the first episode of the Musically Cogitating Bookclub series, Ciyadh and Jess discuss part one from The Revolution Will Not be Funded: Beyond the Non-profit Industrial Complex.

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In this episode, Ciyadh reflects on the podcast so far and looks ahead to exciting podcast things for 2021.

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In this episode, Ciyadh interviews one of her oldest friends, musician and comedian, Valerie Hill.


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Val is a singer, songwriter, musician and comedian, who began performing in various bands in the greater Nashville area, as a teenager. Influenced by the likes of Type O Negative, Elvis Presley and HIM, her debut album is set to release fall 2021. In the meantime, you can catch her as Britney in episode 2 of the web...

In this episode, Ciyadh talks about the intersections of art and sustainability and her project, Trash Music.

Show Notes:
https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566927001/the-tree-that-rocked-the-music-industry
https://climateclock.world
http://www.guitaradventures.com/carbon-fiber-guitars-pros-vs-cons
Trash Music Instagram Post

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Carry Me Home by Ariel Posen

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In this episode Ciyadh talks about the organization she founded and directs, the Margins Guitar Collective, what they do and how you can get involved.

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Home by Joel Ross

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In this episode of Musically Cogitating, Ciyadh interviews Jess Griggs about the intersections of music, journalism, and justice.

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 Jess Griggs has a hard time saying no… which probably explains all the hats she has worn in the music world (from symphony operations to writer to recording engineer). However, from these experiences, Jess has become a fairly good organizer of projects, thoughts, and plans. She has the abilit...

In this episode, Ciyadh asks some questions and gives some answers about diversity. 


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https://www.thelily.com/black-women-and-girls-deserve-better/
https://www.sphinxmusic.org
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html
https://bookshop.org/books/how-to-be-an-antiracist/9780525509288
https://bookshop.org/books/unapologetic-a-black-queer-and-feminist-mandate-for-radical-movements/9780807019412
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In this episode, Ciyadh talks about community, what that word means for her, how communities are served, and what is currently happening in the music community. 


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In this episode Ciyadh cogitates about her journey to the guitar and all of the stops in-between.

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In the first episode of Musically Cogitating show host Ciyadh Wells introduces the podcast and shares about more of what is to come in future episodes. 

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