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Music

'Sound the Bells' — where Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra meet

'Sound the Bells' — where Dessa and the Minnesota Orchestra meet

Years long collaboration and cross-genre learning results in “Sound the Bells” and some interesting marketing challenges.
by Euan Kerr

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‘Janis’ reveals the complicated woman behind the rock legend

‘Janis’ reveals the complicated woman behind the rock legend

A new biography about Janis Joplin takes an intimate look at the gender-bending, perfectionist, talented rebel who broke rules and stereotypes and defined a generation. Kerri Miller spoke with the author, Holly George-Warren, about Joplin's musical influences and how Joplin’s own sound is still influencing others today.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Minnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020

Minnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020

The tour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, and the appointment of Osmo Vanska as music director of the Seoul Philharmonic.
by Euan Kerr

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Ginger Baker, Cream drummer and force of nature, dies at 80

Ginger Baker, Cream drummer and force of nature, dies at 80

The 1960s rock icon, who was also an accomplished jazz musician and performed in Blind Faith and with Fela Kuti, died Sunday morning at age 80.
by Tom Moon

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The story behind the upcoming reissue of Prince’s landmark ‘1999’ album

The story behind the upcoming reissue of Prince’s landmark ‘1999’ album

This fall, Prince’s long-anticipated memoir “The Beautiful Ones” and an extended version of his landmark album, “1999,” will be released. The Current’s Andrea Swensson talks about what hidden gems listeners and readers might find in these releases.
by Andrea Swensson, Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Legendary Mexican crooner José José dies from cancer

Legendary Mexican crooner José José dies from cancer

Mexican crooner José José, the elegant dresser who moved audiences to tears with melancholic love ballads and was known as the "Prince of Song," has died at the age of 71.
by The Associated Press

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