Episode 102—Jazz Goddess, Gypsy Queen
Today we're talking about two ladies who've got rhythm and music: black singer, composer and music critic, Nora Holt; and fierce beast of falmenco, Carmen Amaya.
SOURCES:
Freymann, Jeffrey. “Nora Holt: Free-Spirited Composer of the Harlem Renaissance.” Classical KUSC, 20 July 2020, www.kusc.org/culture/staff-blog/open-ears/nora-holt/.
“The Legacy of Nora Holt.” Black Music Scholar, blackmusicscholar.com/the-legacy-of-nora-holt/. Accessed 12 June 2023.
“Nora Douglas Holt.” Kansas Historical Society, www.kshs.org/kansapedia/nora-douglas-holt/12090. Accessed 12 June 2023.
“Nora Holt.” Wikipedia, 29 Apr. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Holt.
Perry, Imani. “Nora Holt: The Most Famous Woman You’ve Never Heard Of.” The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2021, newsletters.theatlantic.com/unsettled-territory/61a6dda687934b0020a22af5/nora-holt-the-most-famous-woman-youve-never-heard-of/.
Willis, Deborah, et al. “8. Nora Holt: New Negro Composer and Jazz Age Goddess.” Women and Migration: Responses in Art and History, Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, England, 2019.
CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.