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Velvet Sledgehammer - Edwina Lee Tyler - Luna Tune

Item

Title

Velvet Sledgehammer - Edwina Lee Tyler - Luna Tune

Subject

Dance--Africa
Music
Women's music
Donna Allegra
Ferne Yangyeitie Caulker-Bronson
Edwina Lee Tyler
Luna Tune

Description

Broadcast of The Velvet Sledgehamer, inscribed as "Velvet Sledgehammer - Edwina Lee Tyler - Luna Tunes" on Sides A and B. Donna Allegra interviews Ferne Yangyeitie Caulker-Bronson (Founder and Artistic Director of Wisconsin based, African dance troupe Ko-Thi), Edwina Lee Tyler (drummer of African percussions, performer, and founder/Artistic Director of African dance troupe A Piece of the World), and Luna Tunes (women’s a cappella group), who also give a live performance.

Publisher

WBAI Radio

Rights

This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to Pacifica Radio, owner of WBAI and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.

Series Title

The Velvet Sledgehammer

Interviewee

Ferne Yangyeitie Caulker-Bronson
Edwina Lee Tyler
Luna Tune

Host

Donna Allegra

Physical Format

Audio cassette

Duration

1:31:04

Music/Sound Used

"High Flying Woman" by The Deadly Nightshade
"Freedom Time" by Linda Tillery

Citation

“Velvet Sledgehammer - Edwina Lee Tyler - Luna Tune,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 9, 2026, https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1551.