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Culture in the News
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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A walk down the block: Is Boston fashionable? These people say yes
Our collective uniforms still count as personal style. -
As workers restore Dorchester's iconic rainbow gas tank, a history lesson about the artwork
The artwork, by Corita Kent, is getting a touch-up. -
'Forgotten prisoners' who survived the Nagasaki bombing are remembered in new book
John Willis included notes, diaries and memoirs of the Allies who witnessed the attack in his new book "Nagasaki: The Forgotten Prisoners."
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Chaim Topol in "Fiddler on the Roof"
Chaim Topol discusses playing the role of Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof."| 2:54 -
Episode 18, Season 9<br> Artist Stephanie Cole, Michael Bobbitt, and Sara Porkalob
Artist Stephanie Cole, Artistic Director Michael Bobbitt, and Playwright Sara Porkalob| 26:46 -
Mashing through the Snow (Jingle Bells)
Richard Elliott and the Cold Creek bluegrass band play a lively version of “Jingle Bells". -
Christmas Day in the Morning
Actor Richard Thomas tells the Pearl S. Buck story "Christmas Day in the Morning".
