Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 188 - Josanne Francis

Steelpan Artist, Educator, and Artistic Director for the Cultural Academy for Excellence Josanne Francis stops by to talk CAFE, Steel on Wheels, and Parallel Intersections (03:00), the impact of the pandemic on her life and career (29:45), growing up in Trinidad (36:00), her undergrad years at Southern Miss and studying under John Wooton (53:30), her master’s degree years at Northern Illinois University and studying under Liam Teague (01:17:00), and hangs in there for the Random Ass Questions (01:36:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1982 film Ashes and Embers (01:50:40).

Links:

Josanne Francis’s homepage

Cultural Academy for Excellence

The Strathmore Artist-in-Residence Class of 2018

Steel on Wheels

Parallel Intersections

Cliff Alexis

John Wooton

Ray Holman

“A Night in Tunisia”

“Raga No. 1” - Bill Cahn

“Xylophonia” - Joe Green

“Flight of the Bumblebee” - Rimsky-Korsakov

“Impressions” - Liam Teague

“Charlotte Street” - Ray Holman

“Open Window” - Robert Chappell

“From Within” - Michel Camilo

Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra - Jan Bach

“Triplets” - G.H. Green

“Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Franz Liszt

Rush Hour trailer

Queen & Slim trailer

The Platform trailer

“Chant” - Liam Teague

“Heal The World” - Michael Jackson

“We Are the World” - Michael Jackson

Raves:

Ashes and Embers - Haile Gerima discusses