<p><a href="https://www.lonnieholley.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lonnie Holley</a> is here to discuss his 2025 album <a href="https://lonnieholley.bandcamp.com/album/tonky" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tonky</em></a>, his view of and appreciation for Canada, the role the country played for African-American slaves and the evolution of terms ascribed to Black people in America, growing up in juke joints, whiskey houses, and slave camps in Alabama in the 1950s, his interest in salvaging objects to make art, his observations about historical cycles, his song “Protest With Love” and viewing presidencies as temporary viruses, what’s next, and much more.</p><br><p>EVERY OTHER COMPLETE <em>KREATIVE KONTROL</em> EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-1047-lonnie-145325094?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>please subscribe now via this link</strong></a> to hear this full episode. Thanks!</p><br><p>Thanks to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bookshelf.ca/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Bookshelf</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.grandads.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandad’s Donuts.</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Support&nbsp;<a href="https://yess.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Y.E.S.S.</a>, <a href="https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride Centre of Edmonton</a>, and <a href="https://www.letterscharity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letters Charity</a>. Follow&nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vish online</a>.</p><br><p>Related episodes/links:</p><br><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/09/09/ep-1011-saul-williams/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #1011: Saul Williams</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/05/07/ep-864-mary-lattimore-and-walt-mcclements/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #864: Mary Lattimore and Walt McClements</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/02/14/ep-754-baron-vaughn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #754: Baron Vaughn</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2021/02/24/ep-598-aquakultre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #598: Aquakultre</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2018/04/19/ep-390-beverly-glenn-copeland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #390: Beverly Glenn-Copeland</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2017/09/13/ep-348-matthew-shipp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #348: Matthew Shipp</a></p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Kreative Kontrol

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Ep. #1047: Lonnie Holley

DEC 9, 202531 MIN
Kreative Kontrol

Ep. #1047: Lonnie Holley

DEC 9, 202531 MIN

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<p><a href="https://www.lonnieholley.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lonnie Holley</a> is here to discuss his 2025 album <a href="https://lonnieholley.bandcamp.com/album/tonky" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tonky</em></a>, his view of and appreciation for Canada, the role the country played for African-American slaves and the evolution of terms ascribed to Black people in America, growing up in juke joints, whiskey houses, and slave camps in Alabama in the 1950s, his interest in salvaging objects to make art, his observations about historical cycles, his song “Protest With Love” and viewing presidencies as temporary viruses, what’s next, and much more.</p><br><p>EVERY OTHER COMPLETE <em>KREATIVE KONTROL</em> EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-1047-lonnie-145325094?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>please subscribe now via this link</strong></a> to hear this full episode. Thanks!</p><br><p>Thanks to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bookshelf.ca/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Bookshelf</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.grandads.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandad’s Donuts.</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Support&nbsp;<a href="https://yess.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Y.E.S.S.</a>, <a href="https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride Centre of Edmonton</a>, and <a href="https://www.letterscharity.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letters Charity</a>. Follow&nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vish online</a>.</p><br><p>Related episodes/links:</p><br><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2025/09/09/ep-1011-saul-williams/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #1011: Saul Williams</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2024/05/07/ep-864-mary-lattimore-and-walt-mcclements/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #864: Mary Lattimore and Walt McClements</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2023/02/14/ep-754-baron-vaughn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #754: Baron Vaughn</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2021/02/24/ep-598-aquakultre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #598: Aquakultre</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2018/04/19/ep-390-beverly-glenn-copeland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #390: Beverly Glenn-Copeland</a></p><p><a href="http://vishkhanna.com/2017/09/13/ep-348-matthew-shipp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep. #348: Matthew Shipp</a></p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>