North Carolina musicians made waves on the national stage in 2019. Close to a dozen artists from the state, including Rhiannon Giddens, DaBaby and J.Cole, , and new talent keeps popping up.
The past year is part of a larger trend 鈥擭orth Carolina has long played a big role in shaping American music. The campaign from the state鈥檚 Department of Natural & Cultural Resources and the North Carolina Arts Council dedicated 2019 as The Year of Music in the state. The project celebrates the state鈥檚 rich musical heritage and shares how today鈥檚 artists are building on the state鈥檚 legacy.
Host Frank Stasio talks to three music aficionados about some of the notable contributions to North Carolina music in the past decade. Carly Jones is the music director for the and part of the Come Hear NC team. She shares her top tracks, including songs from the Branford Marsalis Quartet and Rhiannon Giddens. , also known as Mir.I.Am, shares her favorite hip-hop albums from the past year, including tracks from DaBaby and Rapsody and looks at how the genre is growing in the state. She is the CEO of Carolina Waves and a host at K-97.5. And 瓜神app鈥檚 own Eric Hodge shares cuts from Mandolin Orange and Hiss Golden Messenger, artists who made some of his favorite tunes from 2019 and the last decade. Hodge is the host of Morning Edition on 瓜神app and of the podcast 鈥�Songs We Love.鈥�
Note: This conversation originally aired December 12, 2019.
