Episode 16 : It's a Happy Day with guest Emanuel Washington - a podcast by Taste Test Live

Hosted by @damien.lamarand @bluefranswa, Taste Test Live #podcast is back with your weekly update and features an in-depth discussion about the latest in urban music, exclusive tracks, remixes and more.  This week's show, Damien his favorites from the week, along with news about @seinabosey @erykahbadu @homergaines @johnlegend @ellamai @marshaambrosious @tyresegibson @macmiller
And guess what? It’s a “Happy Day” with week’s guest is a film-maker and history buff, Emanuel Washington, who joins Damien and Blue in the studio as discusses his new film documentary about the creator of the gospel classic “Oh Happy Day: The Journey of a Song” by the godfather of contemporary gospel music Edwin Hawkins.
 
About Emanuel Washington
Since 1999 Emanuel Washington and his partner, Tiffany Duhart, have been working to bring exposure and promote the cultural arts entertainment in Jacksonville through their company, Nokturnal Escape, LLC. For Emanuel, it really began when he noticed that there was a missing audience at events that were of artistic value. The desire to spread the word became his mission and with this came the creation of Jacksonville’s biggest and longest-running spoken-word and live music event, Soul Release. Emanuel has also produced plays from local writers, fashion show after parties and historic parties for regional and national artists. As Nokturnal Escape grew, they began to provide marketing services to companies like the Florida Black Expo, the St. Augustine Amphitheater, the Ritz Theater the Florida Theater Florida State College of Jacksonville Broadway productions of Drumline Live, The Color Purple and more. In 2012 Emanuel filmed and produced a documentary entitled “We remember Raines, an American high school” which was screened at the Auburn African-American Library in Atlanta, Georgia.
Currently, Emanuel is the Creative Director of a literacy program entitled “Before e-mail: A reader’s theater production.” After creating “Before e-mail,” the program was presented during the second year of One Spark crowdfunding event. It was also highlighted in an ARBUS article entitled “20 Set to Shine.” As a result, the program was picked up by the Jacksonville Public Library and featured live performances at various library branches. Emanuel Washington is currently working on his next film and is proud to be joining the board of DieRections, Inc. He discovered that he had met Loutricia Gebbs-Tolbert, the Director, at an earlier session of Soul Release Poetry. It is with great honor that he is joining her in support of the inspiring work at DieRections, Inc.

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