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Omar Thomas on making “Griot Songs” at GBH
Omar Thomas is a large ensemble composer who’s had work commissioned by Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. His newest album, “Griot Songs,” was recorded entirely in the GBH Fraser Performance Studio. He spoke to Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson about the process.
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Book Club: Zakiya Dalila Harris’ 'The Other Black Girl'
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Arts This Week: Mural Makers Team Up To Create Large Scale Public Art In Boston
This week, Jared Bowen speaks with the artists behind a new mural project in Boston and visits the new exhibition, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. -
How 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' Taught Me To Love Blackness
Language advisory: This story includes a racial slur.SeparatorIf he could see through the propaganda which has been instilled into his mind under the…
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