music
The importance of WOMEX and other cultural summits
November 20, 2018It is crucial to mobilize what is inherently a progressive alliance around the globe into one that can articulate the sensibilities of a large number of people. I see WOMEX as being the platform to enable...
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Dominican Republic jazz report: When in Cabarete, dance merengue
November 9, 2018The 21st annual Dominican Republic Jazz finished off with a bang in this beach town on November 5. The final concert was—where else?—on Cabarete’s wide yellow-sand beach.
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Chicago’s Hot House launches Tricontinental ‘66
September 19, 2018The intent of this project is to create a provocation examining acts of liberation from imperialism and colonialism.
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‘The Hard Stuff’: Wayne Kramer’s life in the revolutionary MC5
September 18, 2018The story of the MC5 remains a powerful example of how music can spark inspiration for the greater cause.
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Amazing Aretha: L.A.’s Black community and others gracefully honor Queen of Soul
September 10, 2018LOS ANGELES—Hollywood is known around the world as a “company town” for the motion picture industry and television, but Los Angeles is also a music mecca. In January 1972, Aretha Franklin recorded the live album “Amazing...
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