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African music influences kickstart first weekend of Rochester International Jazz Festival

Magdelys Savigne and Elizabeth Rodriguez of OKAN.
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Magdelys Savigne and Elizabeth Rodriguez of OKAN.

The 20th anniversary edition of the Rochester International Jazz Festival kicks off on Friday, and some of the festival’s most intriguing artists have strong ties to African music.

Daniel Kushner talked to members of Afro-Cuban band OKAN and Mozambique native and guitarist-singer Albino Mbie for this story in CITY Magazine which also aired on WXXI 105.9 FM.

Arts writer Daniel J. Kushner began writing for CITY in 2015 as a contributing writer before joining the staff full-time in 2018.