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Performing Race in James Whale’s ‘Show Boat’
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Performing Race in James Whale’s ‘Show Boat’

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 / 3 August 2020

There's a song performed in James Whale's musical, Show Boat, wherein race is revealed as a set of variegated and contradictory performances, signals to others, a manner of being seen and a manner of remaining hidden, and it isn't "Old Man River".

Rachael & Vilray Update Swing-Era Music on Their Debut
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Rachael & Vilray Update Swing-Era Music on Their Debut

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 / 2 December 2019

Rachael & Vilray is an absolute reflection of the jazz era while also firmly integrating the sound and energy into the contemporary moment.

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Verse-Chorus-Verse: Carole King – “Home Again”

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The House That George Built by Wilfrid Sheed

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