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Women and water—both have come to stand for life.
The Creek Rocks drew from the collections of John Quincy Wolf and Max Hunter as a way to commemorate their respective hometowns and the region’s musical legacy.
The D.C. chapter was founded in early 2013 and regularly sings at hospices throughout the city.
Based at the Ekoji Buddhist Temple in Fairfax, Virginia, Nen Daiko practices kumi-daiko, an ensemble style developed in the 1950s
Whenever we Mennonites gather, we harmonize.
The Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building afforded ideal acoustics for a one-time-only round robin of a cappella ballads.
Flemons kept very close to Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins’s previously unreleased version of the song.
The daf is part of the family of frame drums found throughout the world.
Growing up in Chicago within a family that included many DJs, Duane imbibed a culture of mixing music from an early age.
The dance is more than movement and even spirit; it’s also storytelling.
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