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Mavis Staples shares her concern about the decline of civil rights

Mavis Staples shares her concern about the decline of civil rights

Mavis Staples has a career that spans eight decades. In the 1950’s she began performing alongside her father Roebuck ‘Pops’ Staples, and siblings Cleotha, Pervis and Yvonne, as the Staple Singers. They began performing gospel music in churches in Chicago. Pops Staples had a close friendship with Dr Martin Luther King and the group became […]

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Choose Your Prize: which performer would you like to see?

Choose Your Prize: which performer would you like to see?

2016 is shaping up to be a year of great live music. Within the first few months of the year there’s a stack of great artists heading to Perth. Fat Boy Slim will be at The Red Hill Auditorium on January 22nd, which is sure to be massive. Queer favourite Missy Higgins returns to Perth […]

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