Bridging the gap # 19: Question for Thea Hopkins, an award-winning indigenous songwriter‪…‬ Radio Aula Mundi

Bridging the gap # 19: Question for Thea Hopkins, an award-winning indigenous songwriter… ••• Carol C, the lead singer and co-founder of the popular electronic soul band, Si*Sé, has a question for Thea Hopkins, an indigenous performing songwriter from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts… ••• A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard MA, performing songwriter Thea Hopkins calls her music Red Roots Americana. The Washington Post has described her as ‘a standout writer’, and she has performed with and opened for such celebrities as Richie Havens, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, David Bromberg, and Larry Campbell. One of her compositions, ‘Jesus is on the Wire’, became a hit for folk legends Peter, Paul & Mary. ••• https://www.theahopkins.com/ https://www.musictolife.org/portfolio/thea-hopkins/ https://www.instagram.com/theahopkinssongs/?hl=en ••• Carol C is the lead singer and co-founder of the popular electronic soul band, Si*Sé. Already established in NYC’s music scene as a globetrotting drum & bass DJ and party promoter since before the band’s inception, the success of Si*Sé made Carol C’s vocals, songwriting, and impeccable ear for production high in demand. Collaborations with David Byrne, Thievery Corporation, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Federico Aubele, Madrid De Los Austrias, Ursula 1000, and King Britt soon followed. She currently resides in New Orleans, which is where she is speaking from, sitting in her home studio. ••• https://www.carolc.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PDTHN0oVucy6WF2LVlS9A ••• In this series, Radio Aula Mundi tries to build bridges between people by having them ask questions for anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world… https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0J-iNFOJ5e6_Q2wdtTrDQ1w2Ehh-vzvK ••• Interviews conducted by Marco Rixecker https://www.amazon.com/author/marcorixecker ••• Radio Aula Mundi, April 2024 At the moment, Radio Aula Mundi is an evolving podcast station where no language and all languages are spoken… It’s a multilingual mix of music, poetry, lectures, languages, interviews, documentaries, recipes, and a lot more, co-produced with the students of the ‘Aula Mundi International Cultural Center’… ••• Radio Aula Mundi Centro Cultural & Turistico Aula Mundi Aula Mundi Cultural Travel Centerhttps://radioaulamundi.bandcamp.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-aula-mundi/id1584156605 https://www.amazon.com/author/marcorixecker Spotify YouTube https://castbox.fm/channel/Let's-talk-about-it%2C-anywhere-in-the-world...-id4725033?country=us BreakerPlayer FM Facebook https://www.paypal.me/radioaulamundi https://offtherecord.pe/ (Periodismo de Verdad) •••