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How A Ban on Drums Inspired Hundreds of Years of Music

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The little-known history of the 1739 Stono Rebellion is coming to life onstage. The slave revolt resulted in a ban on drums and led to hundreds of years of inspired music, including the new “Drumfolk.” Special correspondent Joie Chen sat down with creator C. Brian Williams to get a preview.

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