Over four decades ago, a young woman from Ouidah, Benin, picked up a microphone and did something deceptively simple: she...
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Over four decades ago, a young woman from Ouidah, Benin, picked up a microphone and did something deceptively simple: she sang. But she did not
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Through collaboration artists are expanding their audiences and creating new sounds.
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