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Rhiannon Giddens: Banjo, Books, and Bold Voices | Wilmington News
Rhiannon Giddens is rewriting the rules of American music — Grammy-winning, Pulitzer-honored, and now artistic director of the Silk Road Ensemble, she’s turning heads with her banjo mastery and fearless fusion of old-time, bluegrass, and global sounds. This summer, she’s touring with “American Tunes: Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” teaming up with icons like Mavis Staples and Mary Chapin Carpenter to spotlight Black and female voices in folk. Once a classical opera student, she discovered the banjo in her 20s at square dances — instantly hooked by its communal soul. She’s also researching the…
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