An evening with Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens

7,614 views Streamed live on Apr 13, 2023 WBUR CITYSPACERhiannon is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, MacArthur Fellowship recipient and artistic director of social-impact organization and musical ensemble, Silkroad. She wrote the music for the ballet “Black Lucy & the Bard” (aka “Lucy Negro, Redux”) and the libretto and music for her original opera, “Omar.” In October 2022, Giddens published “Build a House,” which celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, uplifting and gorgeously illustrated children’s picture book. On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti moderated this conversation with Giddens at WBUR CitySpace on April 13, 2023. Subscribe to WBUR CitySpace’s YouTube channel here:    / @wburcityspace   Click on the bell icon to get notifications when WBUR CitySpace goes live. Visit WBUR CitySpace’s website: https://www.wbur.org/cityspace Sign up for the WBUR Events Newsletter: https://www.wbur.org/events/newsletter WBUR CITYSPACE ON SOCIAL Follow WBUR CitySpace:   / wburcityspace   Like WBUR CitySpace:   / wburcityspace   Follow WBUR CitySpace:   / wburcityspace