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Bonnie Jones: The Sounds of Not Belonging
January 1 2020 / Conversations
By Alexandra Gardner
If you are attending an event in Baltimore that includes improvised electronic music, experimental theater, or multimedia installation, the chances are good that you will cross paths with sound artist and poet Bonnie Jones. She is arguably one of the most active and engaged members of the Baltimore art community, and rightly so—she gets things […]
Together We Can
January 6 2020 / Articles
By Craig Shepard
In 2010, I had more or less stopped making music. To anyone who would listen, I complained about other musicians, arts funding, and how much better the European cultural infrastructure...

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Akemi Naito

Born: Tuesday, January 24, 1956 Tokyo, Japan

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