The Express Way with Dulé Hill

Dulé Learns the Mexica Handshake from Aztec Dancer Rainflowa

In Houston, Dulé Hill learns the “mexica” handshake from Abuela M'api Rainflowa, the founder of Houston Aztec Dance & Drum. Rainflowa teaches Dulé the Aztec Sun Dance, and explores the spiritual roots of indigenous practices.

Dulé Learns the Mexica Handshake from Aztec Dancer Rainflowa

2m 59s

  • Blending Latin Folk and Bluegrass Music: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blending Latin Folk and Bluegrass Music

    16m 59s

    Dulé Hill arrives in North Carolina to meet Joe Troop, the creator of “Latingrass” music. Joe and Venezuelan refugee, Larry Bellorín, are blending Latin folk with Appalachian bluegrass music to show music has no borders.

  • Finding Identity as a Black Appalachian Artist: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Finding Identity as a Black Appalachian Artist

    14m 51s

    Dulé Hill meets the Grammy-nominated, Appalachian musician, Amythyst Kiah. Amythyst discusses the Black community’s contributions to American traditional music, and how she processed her grief over her mother’s suicide.

  • Fighting for Syrian Refugees with Soul Music: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fighting for Syrian Refugees with Soul Music

    11m 32s

    Bassel Almadani is a Syrian-American musician who is using his platform to bring awareness to the civil war and refugee crisis in his family’s homeland. Off-stage, Bassel teaches refugee children to keep their culture alive through music.

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