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Nashville (AFP) - Country music capital Nashville was once also a hotbed of blues, rock and jazz, thanks to a historically Black neighborhood that brought then-budding greats like Jimi Hendrix to town. But Jefferson Street's vibrant community and its robust club scene faced mid-20th century decimation after the construction of an interstate highway slashed it in two, a classic tale of ruinous urban planning that all but extinguished the area's rich musical legacy. Lorenzo Washington, a lifelong Nashville resident who grew up in the area, has been vying to keep that history alive, operating a s...
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By Maggy DONALDSON Nashville (États-Unis) (AFP) - Qui se souvient que Nashville, capitale de la country, fut longtemps un haut lieu du blues, du rock et du jazz où l'on croisait Jimi Hendrix et B.B. King ? Dans son petit musée et du haut de ses 81 ans, Lorenzo Washington préserve l'héritage culturel d'un quartier afro-américain effacé de la ville. A Jefferson Street, principale rue et artère de cette vibrante communauté, "on avait tout ce qu'il fallait, des banques, des épiceries, des boutiques de vêtements, de fleurs, des glaciers", se rappelle l'octogénaire à la silhouette fine et à l'allure...
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New York (AFP) - Years before Manhattan's Upper West Side became home to arias and pirouettes, it housed San Juan Hill, a bustling neighborhood and thriving arts nexus where clubs and dance halls were hatching new musical forms. But the district was destroyed in the mid-20th century to make way for the shiny new arts complex Lincoln Center. Now, as the New York Philharmonic prepares to debut its long-planned new performance space there this weekend, the institution is reckoning with its unsavory beginnings, opening with the commissioned piece "San Juan Hill: A New York Story." It was in the Sa...
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