Metro Art“>Metro Art has partnered with local community driven radio and arts foundation, dublab, to create this special programming series. Each episode is a multimedia dive into the various intersecting musical histories embedded into the streets, buildings, and neighborhoods of Los Angeles – with each corresponding to a Metro Rail transit corridor that is currently under construction: Regional Connector in Downtown LA, Purple Line Extension along the Wilshire Corridor, and Crenshaw/LAX connecting to Mid-City and Leimert Park. Hear from a spectrum of musicians who defined their respective scenes along with a collaged soundtrack of hand selected music, interviews, archival photos, and a broadcasted livestream of the accompanying geographies as seen from a Metro Bike as visual accompaniment.

EPISODE #3: THE CRENSHAW CONTINUUM:

On this episode of Deep Routes, we explore the vibrant, multi-generational creative community rooted in the Crenshaw and Leimert Park neighborhoods. We’ll hear firsthand recollections from the luminary figures who have shaped the area’s progressive music, a genre-transcending movement rooted in the Black artistic experience.

Celebrated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, saxophonist Azar Lawrence, consummate connector Ben Caldwell, genre-fluid human resource Def Sound, soulful DJ Al Jackson, cosmic vocalist Dwight Trible, energizing choir director Jimetta Rose, legendary MC Myka 9, and young visionaries VerBS & DJ El Ray tell us about the memorable moments, people and places that have helped make this dynamic district a constant wellspring for spirited music.

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Photo by: Anjee McNary

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