Photo by Ebru Yildiz Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy, MacArthur and now Pulitzer-winning singer, composer and instrumentalist, is set to release her third solo studio album titled You’re the One on Aug. 18 via Nonesuch Records. […]
Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar from Senegal, wrote an autobiography in 1831 about how he was captured and sold into slavery for decades in the Carolinas. His memoir, written in Arabic, brims with quotations […]
NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with composer Rhiannon Giddens about the Silkroad Ensemble. A couple of years ago she replaced famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma as the creative director of the ensemble. Share This Article