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Celebrate the 25th anniversary Art and Soul, one of the longest running Black History Month events in Indianapolis, featuring performances by some of the greatest legends of the Indiana Avenue scene.

Indiana Avenue was ground zero for rock and roll music in the Hoosier state. Black women played an essential - but often overlooked - role in the genre's development.

Enjoy words and music with this year's Art & Soul performers, including Yadin Kol, Bashiri Asad, Chris Pitts, Staci McCrackin, Clint Breeze, and Ashlee Baskin.

It's Carnaval time in Brazil, and though there's over five-thousand miles of land and ocean separating Indianapolis from Rio De Janeiro, the two cities have enjoyed a musical bond.

Explore the music of Note Records, an influential Indianapolis record label founded by brothers Mel and Jerry Herman during the early rock and roll era of 1950s.

On this week's show host Kyle Long pays tribute to steel guitar masters of Indiana.

During the 1950s Indianapolis was home to a thriving doo-wop music scene, particularly on Indiana Avenue where artists including The Four Sounds, The Counts, and The Monograms flourished. On this week's edition of Cultural Manifesto host Kyle Long shares a selection of Indianapolis doo-wop classics. He also speaks with several notable Indianapolis musicians who got their start singing doo-wop.

This week Kyle's guest is composer and vocalist Ryan Lott of Son Lux. The group's new album "Tomorrows I" is discussed.

This week, Kyle Long continues his ongoing tribute to the country music pioneers of Indianapolis, featuring music by early Indianapolis country music radio stars like T. Texas Tyler, Bill Haley, and Wilma Lee Cooper; along with music from homegrown Indianapolis favorites like the Hoosier Hot Shots, Charlie Stewart, and Sonny Grubbs.

Joining host Kyle Long are Nicole O'Neal, Greg O'Neill, and Natasha O'Neill of the Indianapolis band Wife Patrol. We'll be listening to tracks off their new record Too Prickly for This World.