Episodes

  • Nia Andrews & Terrace Martin on Reggie Andrews
    Jun 19 2024

    Lost Notes brings you behind-the-scenes conversations with Nia Andrews and Terrace Martin about the legendary Reggie Andrews.

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    48 mins
  • Do What You Want To Do: The Legacy of Reggie Andrews
    Jun 5 2024

    Lost Notes examines the legacy of Reggie Andrews, a world-class musician, producer, and mentor who changed the lives of countless young musicians in South LA.

    Andrews spent more than four decades in the LAUSD school system, teaching and mentoring generations of notable musicians: Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, Cameron Graves, Ronald Bruner Jr. and his brother Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, Patrice Rushen, Gerald Albright, Ndugu Chancler, Rickey Minor, The Pharcyde, Syd from the Internet, Tyrese Gibson, and hundreds more – taking them from South LA to the Hollywood Bowl stage and far beyond.

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    49 mins
  • Dear Ruth: How Ruth Dolphin (Re-)Built a Musical Empire
    May 22 2024

    Lost Notes celebrates the life of Ruth Dolphin, who went from being a terrified widow with four kids to the mother of an LA musical empire.

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    43 mins
  • Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing
    May 8 2024

    Lost Notes presents a story about Soul Train, the Slauson Shuffle, and what’s lost – and found – when a regional dance suddenly belongs to the world.

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    37 mins
  • Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
    Apr 24 2024

    Lost Notes introduces a pair of brothers - one from NASA, the other from Motown - who launched an entire musical universe from their Hollywood Hills hideout.

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    43 mins
  • Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
    Apr 17 2024

    Lost Notes returns with a brand new episode next Wednesday. To tide you over, we’re featuring a deep dive into Kendrick Lamar’s 2022 album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers from our friends at Switched on Pop.

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    30 mins
  • Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
    Apr 10 2024

    Lost Notes explores how the song “Viva Tirado” exemplifies the inter-generational musical conversation between LA’s Black and Brown communities.

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    24 mins
  • My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
    Mar 27 2024

    Lost Notes explores how Fela Kuti’s time in LA in 1969 was instrumental in the creation of his legendary Afrobeat sound.

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    31 mins