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Two Connecticut brothers are Grammy award winners in the Latin African world of music. One of the brothers, Zaccai Curtis, is a professor at the Hartt School of Music at ...

While Spotify's Billions Club contains an exclusive group of artists who've had songs reach one billion streams, there's an ...

We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” a statement from Flack's rep announced. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke ...

Roberta Flack has died at 88. Her blending of classical music with soul, jazz, and folk, led to hits like 'Killing Me Softly With His Song.' ...

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