‘Folk music was the dominant carrier of cultural commentary for a long time’—Rhiannon Giddens on reckoning with history through music
About the guestRhiannon Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and she has been nominated for six additional Grammys for her work as a soloist and collaborator.Among her many diverse career highlights, Giddens has performed for the Obamas at the White House, served as a Carnegie Hall Perspectives curator, and received an inaugural Legacy of Americana Award from Nashville’s National Museum of African American History in partnership with the Americana Music Association. She is the 2023 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music.Giddens was elected to the Academy in 2022.Visit our website to access the related Archives content discussed in the episode. Gino Beniamino produces Amacad.“Love Endures,” from the jazz quartet 4-Sight featuring Rodney Whitaker, is the Amacad theme music.
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