The Mid-South Bugalu Podcast Alexander Parker

Hey guys! This episode features a conversation between me and my dear friend Fábio Mariano! He is a ballet dancer for Collage Dance Collective, an organization in Memphis that has brought ballet to people of color, vastly changing the culture around ballet. Mariano is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has lived in Memphis for 6 years. Both he and I talk about ballet, dance & gender, racism in Brazil, parallels of Afro Brazilian culture and African American culture, and the recent Lula elec...

What's good! Hola a todos! This episode features Corey Wright, one of the OG salsa dancers in the Memphis Latin dance scene! He loves music and sees salsa dancing as an art form that allows energetic self-expression. We both enjoy dancing to salsa music and enjoy the discipline of it. We also agree that it's a great way to meet people!Happy Black History Month!In this episode we talk about:How Corey Wright got into salsa dancingExperience as a Black salsa dancerSalsa Dancing as Art"Africannes...

Hey everyone! Happy New Year and Happy Martin Luther King Day! This is an important day to reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We also must be aware of the whitewashing of his legacy and that he is extremely misunderstood. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a brilliant Black intellectual, writer, and orator. He was anti-war, anti-imperialist, and saw connections between the Vietnam War, racial issues, and the exploitation of those in poverty. Many politicians optically agree with Dr. King...

***Warning*** Heavy subject matter Hey everyone, long time no see. Be warned that this is a heavier episode, I give my response to the recent tragedies that occurred in early September 2022: The kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher and the shooting spree that happened in Memphis and North Mississippi on September 7th, 2022.I also talk about the importance of Alicia Franklin, a young Black woman who was sexually assaulted by the same suspect who kidnaped and killed Fletcher. Thes...

Hola a todos! This episode features Talia Palacio, the creator and host of La Hora de Sazón, a radio show on WYXR 97.1 FM that focuses the Latino/Latinx experience, culture, and music. Palacio is a native Memphian and was born in Panama. In our conversation, Palacio shares what it is like being raised in a bilingual household and growing up in Memphis with many cultures. We also talk about her experience working at an HBCU.We dive into:MulticulturalismThe Growth of Hispanic &a...

This episode is a recorded interview with Memphis poet, free thinker, and my good friend Roberto Alfaro. (slight audio issues) In our conversation, we discuss:Mexican IdentityMexican-African American relations in MemphisPoetryRoberto's experience growing up in MemphisThe story of a mysterious mystic and shaman woman known as PachitaLa Catrina as a memento mori and satircal response to classism in post-colonial MexicoSistema de castas and race in Latin AmericaMesoamerican/Pr...