Open AccessInterview Transcript of Black Music Matters and The Black Messiah Album
Author(s) -
Adrian J. Dunn,
Leah Gipson,
Marisol Norris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
voices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1504-1611
DOI - 10.15845/voices.v21i1.3291
Subject(s) - messiah , spirituality , white (mutation) , humanity , musical , racism , narrative , religious studies , art , sociology , gender studies , theology , art history , literature , philosophy , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , gene
In an audio interview, Adrian Dunn, discusses his album, The Black Messiah, with Leah Gipson and Marisol Norris. As a commentary on religious life in the U.S., the music was initially performed the year that Donald Trump was elected president in resistance to dominant, white Christian nationalism and hate speech. Dunn sought to preserve this history in an album. Dunn explains that The Black Messiah affirms Black liberation and justice, and situates responsibility with all persons as the work of a shared humanity. The discussion reflects on American musical traditions, narratives, Black spirituality, and an integral relationship between music and freedom.