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Ibrahim, who died June 15, left South Africa in 1962 and lived in exile in the U.S. and Europe for many years. Kevin Whitehead offers an appreciation, and we listen to Terry Gross' 1989 interview.
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WSMR explores history and the events in music, culture, the arts and more that shape our world.
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Amy Collins is an oboist who occasionally collaborates with her longtime friend, Artist Christopher Still. And along with her trio, “Amici” recently gave the world premiere of a new work she commissioned about the city of Tarpon Springs from Composer Kimberly Osberg. It’s based on Still’s Florida paintings.
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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Juneteenth Arts Festival is now a two-day event. It opens Friday, June 19 with an exhibition of African face jugs inspired by vessels created by Southern enslaved potters along with African artifacts, followed by a performance of "Words, Beats & Movement" featuring local performers.
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Now in its 62nd year, the festival features world-class musicians and student fellows from the top conservatories and universities across the country and the world. It also gives audiences the chance to witness the behind-the-scenes work of the festival.
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A designer and engineer assigned different instruments to every train in New York City, creating a small jazz combo that plays on an interactive website.
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Ringling's "Art of Performance" series features eclectic works that stretch boundaries
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When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted by new artists in a Detroit Opera production, as the nation turns 250.
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Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera.
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CROW is asking local knitters and crocheters to create handmade nests for patients being cared for at Sanibel's hospital.
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Eat well and exercise. That's the classic advice for living a long, healthy life. A new study suggests another habit to add to the list: Let your creative juices flow.
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"Rauschenberg at 100: As Large as the World Is" focuses on the Bob Rauschenberg's deep ties to Southwest Florida. The exhibition, which features locally produced and privately held works—most never before exhibited and spanning several pivotal decades of the artist's career – was scheduled to close May 2nd. It will now run through August 1st.