Classically Black Podcast

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HipHopera ft. Babatunde Akinboboye Jan 19, 2026

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This week Dalanie and Katie interview Babatunde Akinboboye. Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Babatunde's links: https://pagena.me/babatunde_hiphopera

Happy 2026! Jan 13, 2026

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Dalanie and Katie reflect on their goals from the 2025 new years episode, and discuss their goals for 2026.

Merry Christmas | Episode 351 Dec 23, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Christmas plans.

Face Your Front | Episode 350 Dec 17, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about jealousy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Tourte Cello Bow Breaks Record After Fetching €375,000 https://theviolinchannel.com/tourte-cello-bow-breaks-record-after-fetching-e375000/ Brazil Abandons Proposed Ban of Pernambuco Wood and Trade https://theviolinchannel.com/brazil-abandons-proposed-ban-of-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ Do We Truly Celebrate Each Other’s Success? On Envy, Empathy, and the Illusion of Merit in Classical Music https://icareifyoulisten.com/2025/11/do-we-truly-celebrate-each-others-success-on-envy-empathy-and-the-illusion-of-merit-in-classical-music/?fbclid=PAdGRleAN4fjpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacBuqDX4f1EMjZriLU7Gum_keJjGQknnStQNucbnnxnq44AZFtBr7_Qzxe7Xw_aem_Hx3Wd9y0WxhQVOx74cxGDg Black Excellence: Maxwell Arceneaux https://www.stagehand.app/artists/3418 Piece of the Week: Nutcracker Suite - Duke Ellington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKwydJkCkvA

Six Seven | Episode 349 Dec 08, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the Burna Boy controversy. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Thomastik-Infeld Launches New StringScout AI Tool https://theviolinchannel.com/thomastik-infeld-launches-new-stringscout-ai-tool/ Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Adds Two Newly Discovered Bach Works https://theviolinchannel.com/chamber-music-society-of-lincoln-center-adds-two-newly-discovered-bach-works/ Black Excellence: Kevin McBeth https://slso.org/person/kevin-mcbeth/ Piece of the Week: Habari Gani - Quenton Blache https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi58fbjxVO0&pp=ygUbc3BoaW54IHZpcnR1b3NpIGhhYmFyaSBnYW5p

No Uggos Allowed | Episode 348 Dec 01, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about attractiveness in classical music. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE NEW CHRISTMAS MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Protesters Interrupt a Performance of ‘Carmen’ at the Met Opera Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/arts/music/protesters-met-opera-carmen.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U8.xXHZ.yxpfY3248ltA&smid=url-share Kennedy Center Investigated for Discounts Reportedly Offered to Trump Allies https://theviolinchannel.com/kennedy-center-investigated-for-discounts-reportedly-offered-to-trump-allies/ Black Excellence: Joshua Elmore https://www.joshuaelmorebassoon.com/bio Piece of the Week: Viola Concerto - William Walton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozL-R0yWhPs&pp=ygUVd2FsdG9uIHZpb2xhIGNvbmNlcnRv

Thanksgiving Off the Cuff | Episode 347 Nov 24, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about their Thanksgiving plans. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack

A Beautiful Chore | Episode 346 Nov 18, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about this clip from Topicals founder Olamide Olowe: https://www.tiktok.com/@gracebeverley/video/7558155728763112726?_r=1&_t=ZT-91UNpjl7LMt IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/protest-occurs-during-israel-philharmonic-orchestras-concert-in-paris/ https://theviolinchannel.com/grammy-awards-announce-2026-classical-music-nominees/ Black Excellence: Darian Donovan Thomas https://darianthomas.myportfolio.com/about Piece of the Week: Elegy, Op. 44 - Aleksandr Glazunov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ecc00sFv0w

Jailbreak | Episode 345 Nov 10, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about Joseph Wilson, a composer who is incarcerated. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/musicians-petition-governments-to-oppose-brazils-proposed-ban-on-pernambuco-wood-and-trade/ https://theviolinchannel.com/historians-discover-some-of-the-earliest-notation-hidden-in-plain-sight/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/18/opera-prison-musicambia-carnegie-hall Black Excellence: Malia Pinkard Piece of the Week: Symphony No. 2 - Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g_ixBQNKN8

November 11 | Episode 344 Nov 03, 2025

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This week Dalanie and Katie talk about the fall season. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast PURCHASE OUR MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack https://theviolinchannel.com/broadway-musicians-announce-tentative-agreement-with-broadway-league/ https://theviolinchannel.com/the-kennedy-center-will-require-the-national-symphony-orchestra-to-open-concerts-with-the-national-anthem/ Black Excellence: Wesley Sumpter https://www.wesblakemusic.com/bio Piece of the Week: Sukkot Through Orion's Nebula - James Lee III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aviowrMO_6s

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