https://www.ipm.org/tags/the-influencers The Influencers en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:26:55 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-03-18/taylor-swifts-musical-family-tree-the-influencers What do an indigenous rock guitarist, a Norwegian opera singer, and Tchaikovsky have in common? Taylor Swift! Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:26:55 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-03-18/taylor-swifts-musical-family-tree-the-influencers https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-03-17/exploring-pop-music-history-w-dr-kyle-adams-the-influencers Dr. Kyle Adams joins Lisa Robbin Young on a deep-dive exploration of the musical family trees of three of our pop music mystery artists. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:34:46 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-03-17/exploring-pop-music-history-w-dr-kyle-adams-the-influencers https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-02-20/bruno-mars-musical-family-tree-the-influencers How do Elvis, a Peanut Vendor, and The Martin Luther King of Music connect to Bruno Mars? Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:19:40 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-02-20/bruno-mars-musical-family-tree-the-influencers https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-02-14/early-latin-music-in-america-the-influencers Music Journalist Aurora Flores traces the early origins of Latin music in New York and the rise of Tito Puente Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:04:20 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-02-14/early-latin-music-in-america-the-influencers https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-02-07/origins-of-latin-american-music-w-dr-javier-leon-the-influencers As we journey towards our next Mystery Artist, we find that in the early 20th Century, the US was a veritable "melting pot" of Afro-Caribbean and Latin music styles. But why? And can we trace this music back any further? Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:39:37 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-02-07/origins-of-latin-american-music-w-dr-javier-leon-the-influencers https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-01-30/colonialism-in-music-of-the-americas-the-influencers So much of the early indigenous music of the Americas was documented through the lens of Europeans, which makes tracing some music history more complicated. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:00:34 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-01-30/colonialism-in-music-of-the-americas-the-influencers https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-01-24/lizzos-musical-family-tree-the-influencers How do an ancient Celtic chant, a murderous Italian composer from the middle Renaissance, and a Black millionaire pharmacist from Baltimore connect to Lizzo? Find out in our premiere episode of "The Influencers" Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:39:08 GMT https://www.ipm.org/show/arts/2025-01-24/lizzos-musical-family-tree-the-influencers