Dan and Brian speak with Susan Crane, a historian and scholar of communal and collective memories in this month’s episode of Lifetimes of Listening. Ntari Ali Gault’s story of the single “When Doves Cry”, Praise Zenenga’s reflections about performing African music in the United States with a multi-ethnic ensemble, and Sara Gulgas’s remembrance of attending an impromptu memorial gathering on the anniversary of John Lennon’s murder each demonstrate the power of an individual’s memory, and how music shaped a community in a particular moment. Music brings awe into ordinary moments, and makes a communal experience memorable.

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