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Fly Brother Talks with American Singer and TV Personality Germaine Thomas

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On this week’s show, I talk to American singer and television personality Germaine Thomas, who has lived in Stockholm, Sweden, for the past 17 years! Germaine headlines the JamNation soul music experience, has cut multiple CDs, has appeared on Swedish television, is a published photographer AND a licensed massage therapist. She’s here today to talk about […]

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On a Bus in Råneå

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In the filtered sunlight of the bus window, the little boy’s straight, yellow hair streamed from the top of his head like a sparkler. He peeked over at me, again, and this time, I gave him the most sour grimace I could muster. “What are you looking at?” I thought, again, but didn’t say because

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Global Juke Joint: TheCanJam

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“TheCanJam isn’t just a musical group, it’s really the spirit of the music. What the music does for people.” Germaine Thomas, American chanteuse and long-time resident of Stockholm is one of the featured performers of TheCanJam, a musical experience inspired and nurtured by magician and performing artist Christiano Can. “Performing with the Jam puts you in

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Hip-Hop in the ‘Holm

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Who would expect hundreds of yellow-haired Vikings to be bouncing energetically to “Bonita Applebum” and not missing a word of Aretha’s “Think” on a random late-summer’s eve? Sure as hell wasn’t me; seeing a rack of blonde “single ladies” bouncing their Nordic booties on-beat (y’all read right) left me verklempt. I have to give it

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