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La Gua Gua 47: Una canción de salsa compuesta por una latina poderosa, Alba Martínez
La Gua Gua 47— the 47 Bus —honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.
5 years ago
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English version
La Gua Gua 47: A salsa song written by SEPTA stan and Latina powerhouse Alba Martínez
“La Gua Gua 47” — the 47 Bus — honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.
5 years ago
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Clementon Park and Splash World hits the auction block
Clementon Park and Splash World — a New Jersey amusement and water park that operated for over 100 years — is going on the auction block Tuesday.
5 years ago
West Philly theatrical installation tells the life of 18th century Black French composer
Curio Theatre in West Philly built a walk-through installation that tells the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
5 years ago
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Puerto Rican composer collabs with drag queen Sasha Velour in new Opera Philadelphia film
Puerto Rican composer Angélica Negrón and drag queen Sasha Velour explore mother-daughter relationships in new short film for Opera Philadelphia.
5 years ago
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James Levine, former Met Opera music director, is dead at age 77
Levine's singular tenure at the Metropolitan Opera ended in a flurry of accusations of sexual abuse.
5 years ago
Philly arts institutions use COVID downtime to focus on accessibility and diversity
One silver lining of the yearlong pandemic is many theater companies have started putting plays and performances online.
5 years ago
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Banished ‘witches’ sing of their pain — and their dreams
An estimated 1,000 women in northern Ghana have fled their homes because of witchcraft accusations — and the fear that they will be physically attacked as a result.
5 years ago
Philly musicians scream, sweat, strip to rock out in a lockdown
“When there is an audience, I am involved with the audience and I thrive off their participation. But it's the music that ultimately injects that electricity into me,”
5 years ago
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“In Search of The Color Purple”
Salamishah Tillet on the power of Alice Walker's 1982 iconic novel, how its lessons continue to resonate today, and how she's found healing in its pages.
Air Date: March 8, 2021 10:00 am
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Joe Frazier becomes a beacon for a neighborhood
New mural dedicated to Smokin’ Joe rises in Philadelphia Lower Tioga neighborhood.
5 years ago
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North Philly teen Cam Anthony impresses judges on ‘The Voice’
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Cam Anthony, a North Philly teen who impressed judges on “The Voice” last week.
5 years ago
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Audiences hold back, even as more movie theaters open
Approximately 80% of the domestic market is currently allowed to operate with limited capacity. Many areas in North America are not yet fully open.
5 years ago
For the first time in almost 200 years, the sun will shine on the Philly Flower Show
The largest and oldest indoor flower show in the world moves outside to FDR Park this summer, for the pandemic.
5 years ago
Jazz legend, after house partially collapses, gets help from philanthropist, neighbors
The bottom literally fell out from the terrestrial headquarters of the intergalactic jazz ensemble. Ninety-six-year-old bandleader Marshall Allen lives inside.
5 years ago
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