About this episode
Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi and Roger Blanc discuss MFM's 10-year history of music activism during an interview on WKCR FM.
September 4th, 2025, at 7 pm, Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi (MUSICIANS FOR MUSICIANS President, musician and band leader) and Roger Blanc (MFMSenior Board member) were invited by WKCR FM radio host Sharif Abdus Salaam (Jazz Alternatives) to announce MFM's 10th Anniversary Event at NY's THE CUTTING ROOM, which happened the next day on September 5th. In this interview, they talked about MFM's 10-year history of music activism. In between, Sharif played music by MFM senior members Joe Lovano and Arturo O'Farrill, and at the end, by Sohrab, also known as SoSaLa, "Enough Is Enough."
People in this episode
Guests: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi, Roger Blanc
Topics covered
- music activism
- 10th Anniversary Event
- MFM history
Keywords
- MFM
- WKCR
- Jazz Alternatives
- The Cutting Room
Mentioned in this episode
Products: music by Joe Lovano, music by Arturo O'Farrill, SoSaLa - Enough Is Enough
Books & works: Enough Is Enough
Places: NY
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