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Honoring MLK with local sounds, interview with Matt Latterell and more

On the red carpet at the NAACP Image Awards (via Sounds of Blackness on Facebook)
On the red carpet at the NAACP Image Awards (via Sounds of Blackness on Facebook)Speakman, Lillian
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by Diane

January 16, 2022

Hear brand new music from Minnesota artists Loki’s Folly, WHY NOT, Green/Blue, Purple Funk Metropolis, Bloodline and more. We honor Martin Luther King day with local music from Sounds of Blackness, PaviElle, RRD2, Longshot and Arthur L.A. Buckner. Additionally, hear an interview Matt Latterell, creator of the hilarious new YouTube cartoon series Starby. Find out how he got industry elites like Jason Isbell and Ed O’Brien (Radiohead) as voice actors.

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Playlist, Hour 1

Playlist, Hour 2

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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.