Black gospel and Somali blues meet at the ‘Crossroads’

Steele Yusuf Wide

Somali blues & American gospel-style sounds have a conversation in a show coming to two venues in Minnesota this month.

Bobby Vandell spoke with the principal artists, vocalist/conductor JD Steele and musician/poet Ahmed Yusuf.  Also along for the conversation is event organizer Beck Lee.

 

“Meet You at the Crossroads” will be at the St. Thomas University campus in St. Paul on Sunday, April 6 and Saint John’s University in Collegeville April 27.

Details are at the Cultural Fluency Initiative website.

Originally aired in longform on Sunday Morning Jazz Sunday, March 30, and in this format on The Afternoon Cruise Thursday, April 3.


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