July 22, 2014

At the beginning of the summer, Ma Dukes announced a new Dilla box set, and now she’s gone a step further, generously donating those two pieces to The Smithsonian’s new African American History Museum’s inaugural exhibit, “Musical Crossroads.”

Patrick
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At the beginning of the summer, Ma Dukes announced a new Dilla box set, and now she’s gone a step further, generously donating those two pieces to The Smithsonian’s new African American History Museum’s inaugural exhibit, “Musical Crossroads.” In an emotional onstage exchange at the DC Loves Dilla Tribute Concert, a Smithsonian rep takes Ma Duke’s hand and thanks her, “for sharing your son’s legacy with us, and for trusting us to share it with the world.” The museum isn’t set to open until 2016, but in two years I’m hauling out to DC to see those pieces of Dilla’s history, alongside collections from Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Berry, and Lena Horne.


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