by Maggy DONALDSON The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, and her latest project brings to the fore marginalized groups that built its railroad. The ambitious, multi-year "American Railroad" project tells the story of the transcontinental grid's construction through the lens of workers including African American, Chinese, Japanese, Irish …
How one shaman helps others find healing and meaning in a modern world toggle caption Arin Yoon It is the day before the ceremony and forty people from different parts of the world will converge in Copenhagen to experience a shamanic ceremony facilitated by 46-year-old Helena Soholm, a Korean American shaman, called mudang in Korean. When I ask Kâlánguak what …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For Grammy-winning international star Angelique Kidjo, her artistry and her activism inform each other because music has the power to connect beyond skin color, language or countries. “Music has that absolutely powerful side to it that sometimes when I finish a concert, I’m like, ’Why can’t we just live like this?’” said the singer-songwriter from the West …
US artist Rhiannon Giddens has been appointed the next artistic director of Silkroad, a not-for-profit organization. US celebrated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens has been appointed the next artistic director of Silkroad, a not-for-profit organization initiated by Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo Ma. We greatly admire Rhiannon's innovative spirit and look forward to seeing how she mines American and global traditions …