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Igmar Thomas and Megan Stabile credit: Deneka Penison

Igmar Thomas’ Revive Big Band honors rap and jazz innovators J.Dilla and Thelonius Monk with “Thelonius,” featuring Talib Kweli.  The two-part suite is a reimagining of Dilla’s instrumental “Thelonius” from Common’s Like Water For Chocolate and Monk’s bebop standard “Thelonius.” Summerstage commissioned Thomas in 2016 for A Journey Through TheContinue Reading

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J. Dilla

Is the Billboard list of the current 10 Hottest Female Rappers accurate?  Related posts: Kanye West-Monster Feat. Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross & Jay-Z Kanye West-Monster (Official Version) Media Questions Of The Week Illa J Talks About J.DillaContinue Reading

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Slum Village by Frankie Fultz

Slum Village is scheduled to perform at the Michigan Central Station concert in Detroit on Thursday, June 6, 2024. The event is a celebration concert for re-opening the train station that had been dormant since 1988. The Ford Motor Company purchased the abandoned structure that was completed in 2013 andContinue Reading

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