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MFM ZOOM Talk Event #9 w. Composer Christopher North

Musicians For Musicians (MFM) Presents: “Music Is Essential” ZOOM Talk Event #9 with Christopher North Speaking about his Score for Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes with Special Guests Cole Davis, Lawrence Fields and Andy Blanco.

Date: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
Time: 6pm to 7:30pm (ET)
Venue:  ZOOM
Host: Adam Reifsteck

Ticket: $5 for non MFM members. Register and pay here: https://mfmassociation.thrivecart.com/talk-event/ 

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Harry Belafonte

RIP…Harry Belafonte Remembered. A Musician with Attitude.

Text by Dawoud Kringle

American musician, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte has died.

Belafonte was a popular and well respected singer and actor. His more famous songs included “Day-O,” and “Jamaica Farewell.” His roles in movies such as Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun, and White Man’s Burden cemented his place among the great American Actors.

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Jazz and Islam: A Retrospective Series (P.5)

 The Musicians (Continued)

Text by Dawoud Kringle

This continued series explores the relation between jazz and Islam. In this installment, I am continuing the presentation of the biographies of Muslim jazz artists.

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Happy 50th Birthday, UHURU AFRIKA!

Date: November 13, 2010
Venue: Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Text by Augusta Palmer

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