Rhiannon Giddens and Tyshawn Sorey Win MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grants”

The MacArthur Foundation announced musicians Rhiannon Giddens and Tyshawn Sorey as two of this year’s winners of the $625,000 so-called “Genius Grants” or Fellows Program. Giddens is the vocalist, violinist, and banjo player for the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a Grammy-winning country and blues band,

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