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Rhiannon Giddens is as much scholar as musician. Now, she's showing her saucy side in a new album

Por: ABC News Entertainment August 18, 2023

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NEW YORK -- Most people familiar with singer Rhiannon Giddens know her scholarly side.She won a MacArthur “genius grant” for her work making sure the contributions of Black Americans aren't ignored in the history of folk and country music. Earlier this year, she earned a Pulitzer Prize for co-writing the opera “Omar, about an enslaved Muslim man who lived in Charleston, South Carolina. She's produced an online series on the... + full article



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