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Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin Join Forces for Social Justice-Centered Album ‘symbiont’

Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin Join Forces for Social Justice-Centered Album ‘symbiont’

symbiont, the new collaborative album from Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin, isn’t going to sound like anything you’ve heard before. The album, coming Sept. 27 on Smithsonian Folkways, contends with the past, present, and future through the lens of racial and climate justice, tapping into ancient forms of

IBMA Announces New Host City for World of Bluegrass in 2025

IBMA Announces New Host City for World of Bluegrass in 2025

SPOTLIGHT: AJ Lee on Being an Asian American Woman in Bluegrass

SPOTLIGHT: AJ Lee on Being an Asian American Woman in Bluegrass

New Album Coming Down the Track From Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings

New Album Coming Down the Track From Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings

JOURNAL EXCERPT: 'The Air As Your Territory': Tracing the Legacy of Civil Rights Music

JOURNAL EXCERPT: 'The Air As Your Territory': Tracing the Legacy of Civil Rights Music

JOURNAL EXCERPT: The People and Moments That Have Propelled Béla Fleck

JOURNAL EXCERPT: The People and Moments That Have Propelled Béla Fleck

IBMA Announces Nominees for 2024 Bluegrass Music Awards + Hall of Fame Inductees

IBMA Announces Nominees for 2024 Bluegrass Music Awards + Hall of Fame Inductees