ASHE CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Ashe celebrates the African roots of our culture throughout the Americas!
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African-American gospel in its purest form, sung by the majestic Odetta. Martin Luther King Jr. called her "The Queen of American Folk Music." As Odetta puts it "these are the songs that helped us get up, over and through."
| Hauntingly beautiful, Paracumbe presents the Afro-Puerto Rican traditions of bomba and plena in their purest forms. This group gathered fragments of the traditional songs from the black elders of the mountains of Puerto Rico and brought them to life with artistry and respect.
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