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        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:06:06 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies in Germany at age 91 after a brief illness]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Globally celebrated South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who performed at Nelson Mandela &rsquo;s 1994 presidential inauguration, has died at age 91, his family announced in a statement Monday.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:28:30 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen on 'critical patriotism' and the power of protest music]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University features exhibits dedicated to one of New Jersey&rsquo;s most famous sons while also exploring the broader story of American music. Geoff Bennett met with "The Boss" to discuss the center, his musical legacy, and how the outspoken artist is approaching this moment in civic life. It&rsquo;s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:25:35 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:48:51 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What makes a winning World Cup anthem? Shakira, Wyclef Jean and others explain]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Should it reflect the host countries? Be a global banger? Value a chant-along chorus? There's an argument to make for each &mdash; or perhaps all.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:24:59 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Musical phenom introduces an old instrument to new audiences]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The pipe organ is typically associated with formal concert halls, church music and traditional works by Baroque composers like Bach. But one musician, Anna Lapwood, is broadening the instrument&rsquo;s reputation and has gotten millions of people to tune in. Jeffrey Brown and Maine Public went to experience this in Portland as part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:30:52 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Sting challenges himself to push his artistry into new forms]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sting&rsquo;s music is known around the world. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 100 million records, first as the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for The Police, and later as a solo artist. Now, as he continues to tour internationally, he&rsquo;s also expanding his creative repertoire. Geoff Bennett met up with Sting for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:25:17 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Remembering the remarkable life of jazz legend Sonny Rollins]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sonny Rollins, one of jazz's all-time greats, died Monday at the age of 95 after spending more than five decades pushing the boundaries of the genre. Rollins won two Grammys and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in the early 2000s. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has a look at his career.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 18:15:10 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sonny Rollins, saxophonist and restless genius of jazz, dead at 95]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[He was one of the last living greats of the bebop era and one of the most influential saxophonists of his time.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:52:49 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Chaka Khan among 25 artists added to National Recording Registry]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[They were among the 25 recordings entering the archive in the class of 2026, acting Librarian of Congress Robert Newlen announced Thursday. The selections were chosen for their &ldquo;cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation&rsquo;s recorded sound heritage.&rdquo;
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:31:16 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Wynton Marsalis thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Renowned trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis has launched a new project, a kind of call and response for these times. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met Marsalis at the Jazz at Lincoln Center, for our series Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy, part of our CANVAS coverage.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:20:19 -0400</pubDate>
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