Rhiannon Giddens takes a new path as artistic director of Silkroad

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Ma, who launched Silkroad in 1998 and stepped down as artistic director in 2017, called Giddens “an extraordinary human being and musician.”

“She lives Silkroad’s values, at once rooted in history and its many musics, and is an advocate for the contemporary voices that can move us to work together for a better world,” Ma said.

“In addition to her enormous musical talent, she fosters an immense social consciousness and creates unity through her art,” said Kathy Fletcher, Silkroad’s executive director."...