15 Best Black Music Podcasts

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 120 min Get Email Contact

4. Lean W/ Greatness

This is black enlightenment and music
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Play 1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 82 min Get Email Contact

8. 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 ⋅1 episode / year ⋅ Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact

9. 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

10. 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 / week ⋅ Avg Length 62 min Get Email Contact

11. 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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Play⋅ 518 ⋅2 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 48 min Get Email Contact

12. 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⋅ 143 ⋅3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 71 min Get Email Contact

13. 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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