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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.
The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast
Ep9w/ Corey Wright: Gifted & Black Salsa Dancer, Self-Expression, Jazz Influence in Salsa Music
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Alexander Parker/ Corey Wright
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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 salsa music and enjoy the discipline of it. We also agree that it's a great way to meet people!
Happy Black History Month!
In this episode we talk about:
- How Corey Wright got into salsa dancing
- Experience as a Black salsa dancer
- Salsa Dancing as Art
- "Africanness" of Salsa Music
- African Americans recognizing the jazz influence in salsa music
- Gaining confidence from learning and failing
- The Culture of Inclusivity in the Rumba Room
Intro music by Melvin Lindsay: melvin.lindsay.jr@gmail.com