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DIRECT CURRENT: Shabazz Palaces
3/17/2018
Shabazz Palaces is an avant-garde, Seattle-based Hip Hop duo, featuring Digable Planets alumnus Ishmael Butler and Tendai “Baba” Maraire.
Presented as part of the Kennedy Center's DIRECT CURRENT inaugural season. For more information on the season, please click HERE.
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