Rhiannon Giddens
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Rhiannon Giddens is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for her work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and for reviving and reinterpreting African American folk and roots music traditions.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banjoist
ⓘ
fiddler ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Carolina Chocolate Drops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Oberlin Conservatory of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Giddens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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bluegrass music ⓘ blues ⓘ country music ⓘ folk music ⓘ gospel music ⓘ old-time music ⓘ roots music ⓘ |
| givenName | Rhiannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Aoife Laffan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caoimhín Laffan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
banjo
ⓘ
fiddle ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
reinterpretation of roots music
ⓘ
reviving African American folk music traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Carolina Chocolate Drops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Rhiannon Giddens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album Freedom Highway
NERFINISHED
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album There Is No Other ⓘ album They’re Calling Me Home NERFINISHED ⓘ album Tomorrow Is My Turn ⓘ opera Omar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performedIn | Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Michael Laffan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
| workLocation | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.