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Omar Ibn Said died in 1863 at the age of ninety-three, an ocean away from where he was born. He was known as “Uncle Moreau,” and his obituary in the Raleigh, North Carolina, Weekly Standard, describes his Christian piety, after being converted from “heathenistic” Islam. By then Ibn Said had been a slave for 56 years. Much of his identity had been lost or erased. Or was it? When he was sixty-three, Ibn Said penned a 15-page autobiography in Arabic. He opened with a verse from the Qur’an called the Sūrah al-Mulk. Mulk means dominion or ownership. In Islam, everything belongs to God ...

Adam Ewing/Courtesy of the artist Will Liverman is a young baritone and a new, exciting voice in the opera world. He is also on something of a mission. In school, the artist was rarely introduced to Black composers. It was a cumulative interest, patched together by YouTube clips and introductions from colleagues. Now, he wants to expose listeners to music that he feels doesn't get programmed enough in concert halls or receive enough airplay on classical radio stations. Liverman's new album, Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers, is "a collection of just some of the piece...

Will Liverman 'Dreams Of A New Day' For Black Composers Adam Ewing / Courtesy of the artist Will Liverman is a young baritone and a new, exciting voice in the opera world. He is also on something of a mission. In school, the artist was rarely introduced to Black composers. It was a cumulative interest, patched together by YouTube clips and introductions from colleagues. Now, he wants to expose listeners to music that he feels doesn't get programmed enough in concert halls or receive enough airplay on classical radio stations. Liverman's new album, Dreams of a New Day: Songs by...

Molly Ledford has spent much of the past 15 years making “kid’s music” out of indie folk-rock, with a bittersweet beauty and open-hearted wisdom that belies that pejorative-seeming subcategory. In Pears 4 Bears, she finds a deeply sympathetic and complementary partner in Aaron Graves, the Those Lavender Whales frontman who died last year. Hearing them shout at each other about peanut butter sandwiches over a gloriously grungy bridge and the indelible final image of Graves on his cherished skateboard will leave you with all the feels, whether you’re 5 or 65. KYLE PETERSEN ...