25 Best Black Music Podcasts
Black Music Podcasts
Here are 25 Best Black Music Podcasts worth listening to in 2023
1. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the 'Golden Age of Gospel' (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, presenting cultural snapshots that reveal the depth of a people, their community, and the influence they have had on the rest of American music.
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Play 3 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 2 min Get Email Contact
2. Black & Blues
Music by African-American artists from the 1920's through the 1960's including blues, gospel, rhythm & blues, early soul and doo wop with emphasis on the period from W.W. II through the sixties.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 119 min Get Email Contact
3. The Psyce
Come join Music Journalists Michael Muse and Stephanye Watts on the bi-weekly show, The Psyce. It's A Black music podcast spanning all genres with a sprinkling of pop culture and a shit-ton of foolishness.
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Play 1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 123 min Get Email Contact
4. Lean W/ Greatness
This is black enlightenment and music
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Play 1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact
5. Country Brothers
We're black, twins and this is a really good name for a country music podcast!
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Play 1 episode / day ⋅ Avg Length 62 min Get Email Contact
6. State of Black Music
Nashville, Tennessee, US
4 co-hosts, 1 podcast... to discuss the STATE OF BLACK MUSIC! Formerly 'We Sound Crazy', the new & improved State of Black Music podcast is here and everything just got better!
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Play⋅ 474 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 91 min Get Email Contact
7. Black Infamous Radio Show
Black Infamous Radio Show on First Social Radio in Israel Hosted By Me , Idan Naftali.Everything That's Hot ,New & Interesting On Black Music.
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Play⋅ 34 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 139 min Get Email Contact
8. Vibez Central
Welcome To Vibez Central, The Podcast That Shows Love To Black Music by Reviewing Albums, Talking About Black Music Artists, and Looking Over The Black History of Music.
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Play⋅ 82 ⋅1 episode / year ⋅ Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact
9. Mazi Music Lounge
My name is Jordan, and I am the host of this podcast. I've called this podcast Mazi Music Lounge as a nod to my artist name that I use to make rap music, Mazi. Through this podcast, I will review my own music, other artists' music, and host discussions about prominent events occurring in Black music. I will also have recurring guests who actively work with and listen to music to gather opinions and information on Black entertainers, musicians, and/or artists.
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Play 1 episode / year Get Email Contact
10. The Chromatic Duo
Young, Black Music Educators sharing their journey's and perspectives on Music Education.
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Play 1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 65 min Get Email Contact
11. Queue Points Podcast
Dropping the needle on Black music history. Queue Points is a video podcast with the intent to inform and celebrate Black Music creatives through meaningful dialogue. The show is hosted by DJ Sir Daniel & Jay Ray.
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Play⋅ 2.7K⋅ 252 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 63 min Get Email Contact
12. A Black Music Appreciation Podcast
We explore people's journeys through hip hop, growing up in the 90s & into adulthood. We gush over times in hip hop we can't get enough of. We love on the culture, the state that it's been in, & what it's becoming. Discussing struggles with not always being loved back by a culture that we love so dearly. We get into those same things with r&b. We look over hip hop and r&b and where they often meet. This is for music enthusiasts who want to connect their story to the ongoing rich history of innovation and resilience. I'm Tam C, welcoming you to A Black Music Appreciation Podcast!
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Play 4 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 57 min Get Email Contact
13. Black Music Nomad
Exploring the global networks of African music and music of the Black diaspora through the stories and experiences of musicians, producers, and DJs around the world
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Play 1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact
14. Black Music Scholar Podcast
Sharing stories and Music
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Play 4 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact
15. Black Music Seen
The Black Music Seen Podcast highlights and celebrates Black musicians in genres where Black people are seldom seen. Produced by the Black Orchestral Network, Black Music Seen serves to lift our voices and tell our stories.
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Play 1 episode / year Get Email Contact
16. Blue Lineage - Black American Music Timeline
Blue Lineage is a blues-focused look at Black American music through the artists that made it happen. Focusing on the blues, R&B, rock, funk, and hip-hop. Highlighting musicians, important cultural, social, and music industry historical events that are included in the timeline to add context to the music's evolution.
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Play⋅ 2 ⋅6 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 69 min Get Email Contact
17. ALL THE VIBES
Welcome to All The Vibes. A music-based podcast with Debates, discussions, reviews, and everything in between. We also highlight up-and-coming artists, poets, fashion designers, and those who are creating their brand within the black community. Everything Black Culture.
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Play 1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 48 min Get Email Contact
18. The Record Spinner Podcast
The Record Spinner Podcast is a black music commentary that takes listeners on a trip through the vinyl collection of a young jazz/black music enthusiast. Each episode explores the wide world of music from the lens of a black liberationist. Noel fuses his love for black music with his love of black people to create a personalized storytelling experience that is uniquely his own while attempting to encourage others to start their journey.
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Play⋅ 171 ⋅2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact
19. The Muses Behind the Music
Washington, District of Columbia, US
Keep up with The Muses Behind the Music and all their podcasts, performances, and events. Share your ideas and thoughts to help support and embrace other black women in all walks of the art world.
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20. Psychomusiclyricology Podcast
US
We are a music podcast with a primary focus of the black music diaspora. We are, however, inclusive and vibe with anyone who is passionate about music.
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Play⋅ 520⋅ 141 ⋅3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 71 min Get Email Contact
21. Songs To Live By
London, England, UK
Songs To Live By celebrates Black culture through the music we love. Host Vick Hope is joined by two guests from different generations to share songs that have shaped them.
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Play⋅ 5.7M⋅ 2.2M ⋅4 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact
22. Black Music Matters
Black Innovation White Appropriation Racial Segregation Just a short explanation of why the contributions of so many black singers, musicians, and songwriters have been nearly forgotten. So here's to remembering those who created music the world knows as American music.
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Play 1 episode / year Get Email Contact
23. Affinity Xtra On Demand
Birmingham, England, UK
Affinity Xtra is a Brand New Radio station dedicated to Gospel Music of Black Origin, it is a station which is broadcasting 24/7. We have a host of amazing, shows, presenters and podcasts!
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Play⋅ 245⋅ 341 ⋅30 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 106 min Get Email Contact
24. Black Girl Songbook
Join Danyel Smith as she celebrates and uplifts the talents of Black Women in the music industry songwriters, producers, executives, and more. This is the space where the musical creativity and genius of Black women come first. On Black Girl Songbook, you will hear the music of Black women and stories from Danyel citing her decades of life experience, music, love, and beyond. More importantly, you will hear and feel, Black women getting the credit they deserve.
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Play⋅ 540.5K ⋅7 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 75 min Get Email Contact
Black Music Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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AffinityXtra | affinityxtra.podbean.com | 149 | |
Robert Javors | cms.megaphone.fm | 119 | |
Chevy F. Pendergrass | anchor.fm | 77 | |
The Psyce | anchor.fm | 70 | |
Noel Johnson III | therecordspinnerpodcast.podbean.com | 60 | |
Psychomusiclyricology Podcast | buzzsprout.com | 56 | |
AllTheVibes__ | anchor.fm | 33 | |
Country Brothers | anchor.fm | 26 | |
BBC Radio 1Xtra | bbc.co.uk | 19 | |
Michele Fowlin & Annisse Murillo | anchor.fm | 18 |