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Sep 2022
39m 50s

Why Play Music: A Conversation with Ques...

WNYC STUDIOS AND THE NEW YORKER
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Earlier this month, two acclaimed musicians—Questlove and Maggie Rogers—joined The New Yorker’s Kelefa Sanneh live onstage for a conversation that probed at an essential question for musicians and music lovers alike: How can music provide a spiritual experience, and how do we sustain that feeling in our lives? Questlove—the co-founder of the Roots and the mu ... Show More
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