Rhiannon Giddens

Cultural Fellow

Rhiannon Giddens (Schwarzman Centre Cultural Fellow)

Grammy Award-winning fiddle and banjo player, MacArthur recipient, Pulitzer prize winner and Director of Silk Road Ensemble, Rhiannon Giddens will explore the musical foundations of black face minstrelsy and the transatlantic ties the practice made between the US and UK, seeking to liberate the music from the negative stereotypes minstrelsy reinforced.

Cultural Fellows

Schwarzman Centre Cultural Fellows

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