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PJ (L) and Roy Hirabayashi (R) perform taiko at a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows concert. Photo courtesy of the artists.
The Value of Traditional Arabic Music in the U.S.
by Sami Abu Shumays
Arab America, October 2024
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Queens Musician and Advocate Sami Abu Shumays Receives Inaugural Taproot Fellowship
by Mohamed Farghaly
Queens Ledger, August 2024
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Willard John Named Inaugural Taproot Fellow, Will Receive $60,000 Investment To Continue Education, Promotion of Moko Jumbie Tradition
by Janeka Simon
The Virgin Islands Consortium, August 2024
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A sculpture by Veronica Castillo, titled "Madre Tonantzin / Mother Earth." Photo by Antonia Padilla.
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