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Black Music and Black Muses

Harmony Holiday
Hundreds of paid subscribers

Music writing that is not restricted by the demands, wishes, and timelines of the music industry. Writing, not advertising. Love, not a battle of the brands.

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    Harmony is a writer and interdisciplinary artist working across dance, film, music and archives of black culture. She’s currently finishing a biography of Abbey Lincoln, a memoir, and a new collection of poems

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