New York stories with Joe Pascal

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The story of how chef Marcus Samuelsson made Harlem his home is nothing short of remarkable. He was born in a tiny village in Ethiopia, too small to even appear on maps. Aged two, he contracted TB. His mum carried him for 75 miles to the capital for treatment. She died, but he survived and was adopted by a Swedish family who taught him a love of cooking. Marcus is now a leading light of New York cuisine running an international restaurant chain but with his heart firmly grounded in the stories of Harlem. Jaylene Clark Owens is a spoken word artist, actor and born and bred Harlemite. She’s woven the story of her changing neighbourhood into a play - Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale. Cultural historian John T Reddick gives us a personal tour of his neighbourhood. And Martina da Silva and John Thomas share their musical tribute to Harlem.

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0:00.0	Welcome to New York's stories on the BBC World Service with me, Joe Pascal.
0:08.0	We are coming to you from downtown Manhattan from the Green Space Studios,
0:12.0	surrounded by an audience of New Yorkers.
0:15.0	Welcome to you all.
0:17.0	New York stories takes you to the heart of this vibrant city with leading figures who are either born and bred here or who have chosen to make this place their home.
0:32.0	Today we are focusing the spotlight on Harlem. It has
0:35.6	seen cultural booms, an explosion of music, literature, the arts, and it has seen its
0:41.4	share of poverty and troubled times too. It's a dynamic and
0:46.7	changing neighborhood. We'd be hearing about this through the stories of some
0:51.3	remarkable individuals and because we like to spoil you
0:55.3	also here on stage will be jazz artist Martina de Silva and on piano John
1:01.8	Thomas they have been preparing their own musical trip and on piano, John Thomas.
1:02.6	They have been preparing their own musical tribute to Harlem.
1:05.8	Give us a taste of what's to come, Martina.
1:08.3	We're going to kick it off with a song by Duke Ellington
1:11.1	called Drop Me Off in Harlem.
1:14.0	Drop me off in Harlem.
1:17.0	Drop me off in Harlem.
1:20.0	Anyplace in Harlem.
1:22.0	There's someone waiting there who makes it seem like having up in Harlem.
1:28.0	I don't want your Dixie, you can keep your Dixie. There's no one down in Dixie who can take me way from Harlem. Harlem has those southern skies there in my baby smile.
1:47.0	I idolize my baby's eyes in classy
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