What Would Frida Do?
Using several pieces of music ranging from folk-like ballads to post-modern dissonance, costumes including colorful traditional skirts and dry office attire, Asheville-based Cuban choreographer…
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Getting It Done
Growing up in Awendaw, a fishing village in Charleston County, trumpet player/vocalist Charlton Singleton says Gullah culture was so woven into the fabric of…
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Equus Film Festival in Tryon
At the third Tryon International Film Festival this month, horses will quite literally be prancing in the streets. Six equine performers and their trainers,…
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From Hardship to Hip-Hop
Rock Williams and director Javier Garcia, the founders of Soul Street Dance, were motivated to make their Houston-based hip-hop collective something truly remarkable. “We…
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A Shared Vision
Under the direction of African-American art collector and activist John Wilkins of Tryon, the UNITY Project took shape this spring — a vibrant montage…
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Hearing Chords as Colors
George Winston has lived in Santa Cruz, California, since 1971. His acoustic-piano solo albums helped define and establish the Bay area New Age label…
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At the Idol’s Door
Nnenna Freelon is quite aware that Nina Simone was born and raised in Tryon. Therefore, she has a special mission for her own upcoming…
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Report from China
Last spring, renowned world-music percussionist River Guerguerian spoke to Bold Life about his 15 years playing with bassist Eliot Wadopian (a Grammy winner) and…
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Meeting Your Maker
In this month’s issue of Bold Life, we talk to singers in the Fletcher Community Chorus, an inclusive group that doesn’t require formal auditions…
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Old Soul
For Sonny Knight, it’s never too late to be an overnight success. The 66-year-old frontman, who is leading Minneapolis’ neo-soul movement and winning “Best…
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