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Tufawon Centers Indigenous Ways of Being Through Musical Expression

ALLSZN, AntoineX, Christina Wood, DAI, Duluth Art Institute, Madeline Kayser, Rafael Gonzalez, Tufawon

“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.” This famous phrase comes with a lot of baggage. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Inde…

Jan 5, 2026

Playlist

ListN Up: Eden Girma (December 18, 2025)

Billy Strayhorn, Bobby McFerrin, Cecilia Bartoli, Gigi, Girlpool, Guilio Caccini, Lorez Alexandria, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Take 6

Eden Girma is a multi-instrumental musician, vocalist, producer, and composer hailing from Madison, WI. Having grown up at the nexus of widely varying and vibrant musical traditions, Eden creates thr…

Dec 17, 2025

Album

Our Top Contemporary Classical and Experimental Albums of 2025

Alex Paxton, Amina Claudine Myers, Darian Donovan Thomas, Errollyn Wallen, Gabriela Ortiz, ganavya, Ganavya Doraiswamy, Jessica Moss, Katie Porter, Los Thuthanaka, Rafiq Bhatia, Sphinx Virtuosi

It’s that time of year again, and we’re excited to share a list of our contributors’ top albums of 2025. Some of the artists are new on the scene; others have been in the game for 30…

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Dec 16, 2025

Dameun Strange -- Photo by Valerie Oliverios

Interview

For Dameun Strange, Music is a Conduit for Individual and Communal Expression

AACM, Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Cedar Cultural Center, Dameun Strange, Renee Baker, The Cedar Cultural Center

As a sound artist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, Dameun Strange’s conceptual chamber and electronic works explore the African diaspora through an Afrofuturist lens. Drawing on West African poly…

Christine S. Escobar

Dec 15, 2025

Albert R. Lee, Melissa Wimbish, Marvin Wayne, and Anthony Ballard in Damien Geter's

Concert

Damien Geter Explores the Myth and the Man in “The Delta King’s Blues”

Albert R. Lee, Christian Simmons, Damien Geter, Doug O’Connor, InSeries, Jarrod Lee, Marcus Pyle

It’s no surprise that nimble and flexible chamber operas have been at the forefront of the increasingly important role of new opera in American musical culture over the past few decades. This month, W…

Julia Kuhlman

Dec 10, 2025

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