Dr. Portia Maultsby, ethnomusicologist and curator of the inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of African American Music, talks with Angela and Joshua about her influential work on throughlines between classical and popular Black music. An esteemed professor emeritus at Indiana University, her work is regarded as an integral component of research and study in ethnomusicology. She is the founder of the popular I.U. Soul Revue and the Archives of African American Music and Culture at Indiana University. With a growing list of famous vocalists and artists from Broadway to TV and film under her tutelage, Dr. Maultsby scores the blueprint for future preservationists, performers, and scholars committed to sharing the comprehensive story of Black excellence in music.

Featured Music:
"Summertime"
"But Who May Abide," from Messiah, performed by Marietta Simpson and Robert Shaw
"Ah, mes amis," from La fille de régiment, performed by Lawrence Brownlee

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