The Rhapsody Project with Joe Seamons and Liana Green

Color-Coded Symphony On the Air (Archives from The Lost Church Free Radio) by Aireene Espiritu

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THE RHAPSODY PROJECT - https://www.therhapsodyproject.org/

We talk with Joe Seamons and Liana Green from The Rhapsody Project, a community based in Seattle, WA that explores and celebrates music and heritage through an anti-racist lens.

Joe is a musician and teacher who co-founded tRp with Ben Hunter in 2013. Through exploring his local heritage of Pacific Northwest folk music and lore, and the troubled history of prejudice therein, Joe's work as a songster and teacher fused with his commitment to agitate for social justice. A descendant of the Aurora Colony in Oregon, Joe continues to explore the ways in which his personal heritage connects him to the legacy of that region. In shedding light on the songs and stories that have been preserved, as well as those th ... 

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