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Blacks With Blues Podcast
by Justin Jones
It is said that our ancestors who tilled soils in the night utilized CHANT & SONG to maintain through slave labor. The colloquial antebellum slur was then coined “mooncricket”, to mimic their CHANTS & SONGS emerging from fields similar to restless crickets in the night. Surely CHANT & SONG is a technology used to maintain at the backdrop of state sanctioned horror. And those that employ this sacred technology are practitioners, not of survival, but of life’s truest rhythm… love. Therefore the Black predecessors who escape into the night and chant and sing alongside crickets in the marsh converge in this sacred knowing.Chant and song fuels, feeds, defies, & defends.
Episodes
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Blacks With Blues 8.9.26
Blacks With Blues 8.9.26 by Justin Jones
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Blacks With Blues With ZAZA (6.14.26)
@ZAZACHI, a Chicago-based DJ, steps in for a chill alternative hip-hop, house, & R&B set.
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Blacks With Blues With Juniper Jones (5.10.26)
Spinning through some songs at the top of my queue for an hour. 1. Time Capsule - Weldon Irvine 2. Galaxy - Eddie Henderson 3. Come Into Knowledge - Ramp 4. 1990 - The Undisputed Truth 5. Stepping Into Tomorrow - Donald Byrd 6. Love is All Around - Adriana Evans 7. All I Need - Wiki (feat. Earl...
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Blacks With Blues feat Ari With Juniper Jones 4.12.26
In this episode, Juniper speaks with Ari about gospel music, the Black church, and their relationship to spiritual practice. The episode is punctuated by a music mix by Mooncricket featuring moments from church service cassette tapes found at Juniper’s Grandaddy’s house.
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Mooncricket @ Moondog Cafe (8.23.25)
My set from Moondog Cafe in Detroit. First solo set back home :) Big thanks to the homies @BlueMoonRadio for programming me into their live broadcast https://www.bluemoonradio.live/
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Practice Mixin Thru Da Weeds
"Just a little reminder that you don’t need to conquer the world right now. You don’t need to engage in every hobby, every idea, or every hit of inspiration right this second. You don’t need to change your whole life right now. Just sit down. Breathe. You will have time to do what you want. Take…
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Last Jam @ 523 E Hazel St
Last Jam @ 523 E Hazel St by Justin Jones
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Just Keep Going- Practice Mix
Just Keep Going- Practice Mix by Justin Jones
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cricket wireless Practice Mix
cricket wireless Practice Mix by Justin Jones
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MOON_TECH
Like crickets, they sang at night under the moonlight...
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FIGHT_SEQUENCE
It's like Black Panther meets Final Fantasy X-2 meets Mortal Combat meets afro-futurist Star Fox meets intergalactic midnight club meets practice session, right? ps. Serato should have a recently played option so I can remember the songs I played, right? Oh wait… it does :)
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posting my practice sessions to get over performance anxiety
posting my practice sessions to get over performance anxiety by Justin Jones
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Red Beans & Rice Practice Mix
Red Beans & Rice Practice Mix by Justin Jones
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Formerly Known As DJ JUNEE (aka Mooncricket) • ROT.8 • 10/17/24
Formerly Known As DJ JUNEE (aka Mooncricket) • ROT.8 • 10/17/24 by Justin Jones
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Funk Practice mix
Funk Practice mix by Justin Jones
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TittyMoufThrowawayPracticeJam #1
Practicing pressing record more often during my practice sessions. Embracing imperfections and all!
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Oral History Teaser
Oral History Teaser by Justin Jones
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GHETTOTECH
First-time on the controller with lady Ghettotech.
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Mini Amapiano (Practice Mix)
Late night practice. Started recording halfway into something that became a cool flow. Love this lil amapiano flow that came in the end.
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I'm Talking To My God (The Sacrecy of Life)
I'm Talking To My God (The Sacrecy of Life) by Justin Jones
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“𝕊𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕖—𝕊𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕖 ℕ𝕒𝕙”
Blacks With Blues Radio Presents A Very Special Mix Juniper celebrates their DJ debut with “𝕊𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕖—𝕊𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕖 ℕ𝕒𝕙” A 30-minute first—time—on—the—controller journey through musical momentum Tune in, turn it out, and turn it ALLLLLL the way UP. Tracklist:...
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Woman In Flowered Dress
A meditative mix for the creative spirit.
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𝕾𝖑𝖔𝖜·𝕭𝖚𝖗𝖓
𝕾𝖑𝖔𝖜 /𝖘𝖑ō/ 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔟. ①. 𝖒𝖔𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖗 𝖔𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖆𝖙 𝖆 𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖊𝖉; 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖈𝖐 𝖔𝖗 𝖋𝖆𝖘𝖙. ②. 𝖗𝖊𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖊'𝖘 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖕𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖆 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘. 𝕭𝖚𝖗𝖓 /𝖇ə𝖗𝖓/ 𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔟. ①.(𝖔𝖋 𝖆 𝖈𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖑𝖊 𝖔𝖗 𝖔𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗...
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Knatty Vibrations
Man real talk I just need to celebrate myself. I've been thinking about what that feels like these days. I've missed moving my body to music that heals my spirit. And as I'm leaving the grip of winter, I'm noticing that that is the first thing I can do to celebrate myself. So this mix is for me…
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Bull In Me Is Building A Bridge...
“I like to produce these mixes as sonic love letters to myself. Sometimes its just to remind myself of the audacity I have to explore and re-explore my own emotions. Other times it's just to give myself a soundtrack to process the contentious moments of my life with ease. I’m just here to make as...
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Beale Street
Fluidly shifting through archived audio recordings and music, Juniper aka. Justin Lamarr Jones returns to the intimate soundscape of a time when they felt at home. Inspired by James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” this episode is an homage to the sacred relationship between an individual…
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I been Mixing thru it all(R&B Mix)
Tracklist 1. Gold-Diggers (Juniors Fanfare) - Leon Bridges 2. Provide - Sunni Colón 3. Too Much Sun In LA - McClenny, CHIKA 4. Henny (Resavoir Remix) - Dougie Stu, Reservoir, Jeff Parker 5. Tragic - Jazmine Sulivan 6. Good & Plenty - Remix - Lucky Daye, Masego, Alex Isley 7. Love Is The New Black…
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KieyaA - I Thot There Was One Wound in This House, There's Two (Slowed & Reverbed)
KieyaA - I Thot There Was One Wound in This House, There's Two (Slowed & Reverbed) by Justin Jones
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The Bull In Me Is Building A Bridge Between My Bodies A Walkway From Nightmares To Childhood Desires
Beneath I carry my torso and pelvis through warm waters of pleasure_firm in my acceptance of the way my skin and muscles know to rejoice at the familiar sensation of fluidity. Inside _ & out.
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Lately: The Seated Woman In The Flowered Dress
After William H. Johnson's Painting "Seated Woman In Flowered Dress" I am curating this mix as a love letter to the mundane. I am identifying the beauty of mundanity in my everyday life. Intuition, self-belief, and the radical acceptance of earthly imperfection are my friends. I schedule dinner...
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Saturday, April 11th 11:21 PM
Mixing through the emotions as they come.
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Shades of Blue |Feat. Tae, Alyssa, & Grover|
This weeks episode features a group discussion on socioeconomic status & work culture as it directly impacts the mental health of Black individuals. Track List: King Andrew [Rest Empowered] - MMYYKK Rock The Boat Remix - ButcherBrownVA Meant 2 Be/ No Filter - el. Heavenly Father - Isaiah Rashad…
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Infinity |Feat. Lia Zamor|
Multidisciplinary creative, Lia Zamor recalls her experiences as a Black woman discovering art, racism, and identifying the subjectivity of her Blackness. Track List: 1. Body Language - Kali Uchis 2. Cherish - aisosa 3. Yodak Mellow - (IAMBZAR Remix) 4. This Right Here - MORE// NIGHT 5. Somebody...
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Bussy Power |Feat. Darryl Terrell|
Queer lens-based artist, Darryl Terrell, joins the Blacks With Blues studio to explain the importance of physical and emotional intimacy for Black & masculine presenting identities. Meanwhile Justin is dragged by a lesson in sex, trade, and the power of bussy. Track List: 1. Broken Hearted N*ggas...
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Wallflower |Feat. Kiani Brown & Alyssa Osasere|
Self identified Wallflowers, Alyssa Osasere & Kiani Brown, discuss how they combat political trauma within every day institutions as Black women. Track List: Fatima - Cinnamon HEAVN - Jamila Woods Why Don't You - Cle Sol Cover art Done by Alyssa Osasere
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BLK
An experiment of sound By Justin Jones.
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What Ya'll Mad About Today?
BE ADVISED this episode contains potentially triggering content : Mental Health, Depression, sexual abuse. What Ya’ll Mad About is an ongoing series that spotlights the often times invalidated and stigmatized emotions of young Black Individuals. In this first instillation Justin & Alyssa delve…
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The Nucleus
The Nucleus was formed to be a concentrated space amongst a community of people that propagates the safe space to exist, escape, & express one's self while Black. The Blacks With Blues Nucleus is made up of the founding members: Justin Jones, Alyssa Osasere, ZASZA, & Taeivon. In this episode the...
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Crawl Before You Walk |Detroit, Black Artistry, & Personal Growth|
Welcome to another episode of Blacks With Blues. This month Justin comes back home to a "New Detroit" & is prompted to address personal growth, Black artistry, & the belief of self as a Black Human. Tracks: Nina Simone x Robert Glasper - So Beautiful (Music Soulchild Cover) Anderson Paak - Come...
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Blk Queerness in Television & Film
In this session we discuss film and television as it pertains to depictions of Black queer individuals with a concentration in the films Moonlight & Come Over along with TV Series like Insecure & Black-ish. Tracks: 1. Can I get A Witness - Eric Lau 2. Sweet Life - Frank Ocean 3. Untitled (Funk…
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Blk Queer Identity, Religon, & Homophobia
Welcome to the first Blacks With Blues broadcast of 2017. After collecting a series of black voices and perspectives to begin a inclusive narrative of what it means to be black with the blues, the Blacks With Blues Podcast is back with refined co-hosts, new topics, and music. In this episode…
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The Queerizm |Queer History, Transness, & Dating|
In this final addition to the three part episode "Black Queerness In Mass Media" Justin & Ivontae commemorate the honorable figures and allies that have made strides in Black LGBTQ+ rights. Tracks: 1. Till It's Done (Tutu) - D'Angelo 2. Show You The Way - Thundercat 3. Free Xone - Janet Jackson…
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Self Love & Black Self Preservation
I wanted to provide this episode as a reminder that we are all still here together. We are all breathing, learning, and experiencing within this world. You are not alone. Things may seem bad, they may prove to get worse, and bouts of depression may surface, but as a Black person with a…
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WE IS, WE AINT
1. PYRMDPLAZA - Yoshi 2. Rvdical the Kid & MasterMack - Ethereal 3. Jets - Pink Beat 4. Possible 5. Thats Not Me 6. Sluush 7. Happy 8. Willow- Whip my hair remix 9. Simole 10. Sheslays 11. Little Simz - The Hamptons 12. Missy Elliot - I'm really hot Kaytranada edit 13. TNGHT- Higher Ground 14....
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WHATS REALLY GOING ON?
A very heartfelt and wholesome THANK YOU to every soul that found this podcast and took the time to indulge into what I, Justin Jones, and Blacks With Blues humbly represent. A special thanks must go outl to our music curators here at Blacks With Blues, Audrey Meadows and Alyssa Osasere for…
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Detroit |Lost Episode #1|
This one is the beginning to an experimental podcast used to emphasize the voices of Black individuals with the blues. List of tracks coming soon.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It is said that our ancestors who tilled soils in the night utilized CHANT & SONG to maintain through slave labor. The colloquial antebellum slur was then coined “mooncricket”, to mimic their CHANTS & SONGS emerging from fields similar to restless crickets in the night. Surely CHANT & SONG is a technology used to maintain at the backdrop of state sanctioned horror. And those that employ this sacred technology are practitioners, not of survival, but of life’s truest rhythm… love. Therefore the Black predecessors who escape into the night and chant and sing alongside crickets in the marsh converge in this sacred knowing.Chant and song fuels, feeds, defies, & defends.
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Justin Jones
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It is said that our ancestors who tilled soils in the night utilized CHANT & SONG to maintain through slave labor. The colloquial antebellum slur was then coined “mooncricket”, to mimic their CHANTS & SONGS emerging from fields similar to restless crickets in the night. Surely CHANT & SONG is a...
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