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Taking the mic

“I’m into moving language, being moved by language; utilizing language, bending it and twisting it, and finding new ways by which to approach it in order to bring light to whatever subject matter I’m speaking on.” That certainly is a mouthful. But Rochester native Amir Sulaiman would have to have his mouth full of language […]

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After the rain

I didn’t (and couldn’t) see every act perform, but I was really into the Rochester MusicFest 2005 for what I did experience. Coming in on the tail end of Nina Sky’s performance on Saturday, July 16, got my body moving as soon as I stepped on the grounds. Shortly after was Jagged Edge’s ballad-filled set, […]

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Soularized

I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty charged up for the weekend of July 16 and 17 to roll around. If you haven’t heard about it, you should’ve. I think it’s going to be pretty big. Huge, even. No, I don’t work for the promotions committee of Rochester MusicFest. No, Mayor Bill didn’t slide […]

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Common grounded

Music artist Common says he’s come a long way since “drinking 40 ounces, talking about getting girls — you know, raw hip-hop.” “But, when you go through these experiences as a man,” he says, “you evolve. It’s always new because we evolve everyday.” The Chi-Town native delivered his out-of-breath thoughts on evolution as he walked […]

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