shirlette celebrates Gladys Bentley in PBS American Masters Series, UNLADYLIKE2020

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Durham, North Carolina-based shirlette ammons is master of the backslash—that is to say she’s a poet/musician/activist. One of those busy few with a message and method who seems to find time in the day the rest of us assumed a fable Beyonce’s team imagined.

My crew and I had a great time recording an in-studio session for NPR’s World Music Cafe Sense of Place series. Thanks to Overdub Studios for hosting us!