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Mayor Suyapa Jaqueline Trejo wanted music education for the youth of Macuelizo and a better quality of life for her town. Her municipality was strapped for cash. So she came up with a novel idea.
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With the theme 'WORD! Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop Culture,' this year's South Florida Book Festival celebrated the impact the genre has had in our culture, through a mix of literature and visual performances in Fort Lauderdale.
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We’re chilling backstage with the artist Helado Negro. He sat down with Sundial producer Elisa Baena to talk about his relationship to movement, performance and South Florida's landscape.
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Gloria Estefan, the woman behind the hit songs “Let’s Get Loud" and “Get On Your Feet," was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a top honor for songwriters.
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Alongside The Chainsmokers and Jack Johnson, the West Palm Beach festival will feature rising homegrown talent like singer Allegra Miles and pop group East Harbor.
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Writer Alexandra T. Vazquez joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about her book "The Florida Room" — she uses it as a metaphor, as a place that’s in-between spaces. She discusses how culture and music mix in Florida, and specifically, Miami.
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Grammy award-winning Cellist Zuill Bailey is set to perform with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra as part of its 25th anniversary.
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Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Ileana Mercedes Cabra, also known as iLe, is set to play in Fort Lauderdale this week as part of her U.S. tour. She began her career as a teenager singing for the alternative hip-hop band, Calle 13 with her brothers. iLe joined WLRN's Caitie Muñoz to talk about her solo career and the inspiration behind her music.
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Court records show a Florida judge has issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black for failing a drug test while on bail for a drug charge.
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Artists in New Orleans and Cuba are exploring their shared heritage and similar sounds, and bringing high school musicians from both places together in a funky cultural exchange.
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Jimmy Buffett is a self-made legend. But when he landed in Key West 50 years ago, he was a "nobody from nowhere," he told a crowd. For Key West fans, his visit is an emotional homecoming.
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Legendary musician Paquito D’Rivera joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his illustrious career, his escape from Cuba and why he recently donated his archives to the University of Miami.