D’Angelo, Questlove, James Poyser and J Dilla hunkered down in Greenwich Village and created a sound that won Grammys and united genres. Read entire story.
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Protests Shutter a Show That Cast White Singers as Black Slaves
“Slav,” a show featuring white singers performing black slave songs, has been canceled at the Montreal International Jazz Festival following criticism of cultural appropriation. Read entire story.
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Into the Wild With Kanye West
Three days in Wyoming as the hip-hop firebrand tends to his scars. Read entire story.
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Frances Walker-Slocum, 94, Pioneering Pianist and Teacher, Dies
The first black woman granted tenure at Oberlin College, she was a champion of black composers as well as a celebrated concert performer. Read entire story.
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Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, ‘Grandfather of Rap,’ Is Dead at 73
With the Last Poets, he recited rhythmic verses over conga drumming, speaking to disaffected black youth and helping lay the foundation for hip-hop. Read entire story.
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