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===Music=== Durham has an active and diverse local music culture. Artists' styles range from jazz, hip-hop, soul, folk, Americana, blues, bluegrass, punk, metal and rock. Popular bands and musicians include [[Branford Marsalis]], [[Iron & Wine]], [[Carolina Chocolate Drops]], [[The Mountain Goats]], [[John Dee Holeman]], [[9th Wonder]], [[Red Clay Ramblers]], [[The Old Ceremony]], [[Megafaun]], [[Curtis Eller]], Mount Moriah, [[Hiss Golden Messenger]], [[Sylvan Esso]], [[Mel Melton]], [[Hammer No More the Fingers]], [[Yahzarah]], G Yamazawa, and [[Jim Mills (banjo player)|Jim Mills]]. Members of [[The Butchies]], [[Superchunk]], [[Chatham County Line]], [[Alice Donut]], and the [[Avett Brothers]] live in Durham. [[Merge Records]], a successful independent record label, has its headquarters in downtown Durham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/label/7496-Merge-Records |title=Merge Records - CDs and Vinyl |website=Discogs |date=August 19, 2015 |access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref> Other independent record labels include Jamla, 307 Knox, Churchkey Records, and Paradise of Bachelors. Roots label [[Sugar Hill Records (bluegrass label)|Sugar Hill Records]] was founded in Durham, by Barry Lyle Poss,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/692205-Barry-Poss |title=Barry Poss Discography |website=Discogs |access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref> before it moved to Nashville in 1998. In 1996, the [[Feminism|feminist]] / [[Queercore|queer]] record label [[Mr. Lady Records]] was founded and operated in Durham until its demise in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|date=July 2004 |first1=Kat |last1=Siddle |website=DISCORDER |title=Farewell, Mr. Lady|url=http://discorder.citr.ca/features/04julyfarewell.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205836/http://discorder.citr.ca/features/04julyfarewell.html|archive-date=September 27, 2007|access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref> Duke University's radio station [[WXDU]] is an active participant in the community. [[WNCU]], which is supported in part by [[NPR]], is a jazz focused FM radio station, with broadcast studios on the campus of NCCU. The music album [[Sandham- Symphony Meets Classical Tamil|Sandham: Symphony Meets Classical Tamil]] by composer [[Rajan Somasundaram]] made in association with Academy nominated singer [[Bombay Jayashri]] and Durham Symphony (led by [[William Henry Curry]]) became Amazon's Top#10 bestseller under 'International Music album' category in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrde.com/story/41604487/nc-based-composer-rajan-revives-ancient-tamil-poetry-with-leading-singers-and-musicians-from-india-and-usa|title=NC based Composer Rajan revives ancient Tamil poetry with leading singers and musicians from India and USA|website=CoastTV|language=en|access-date=2020-02-15|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215174958/https://www.wrde.com/story/41604487/nc-based-composer-rajan-revives-ancient-tamil-poetry-with-leading-singers-and-musicians-from-india-and-usa|url-status=dead}}</ref> Durham has a rich history of African American rhythm and blues, soul, and funk music. In the 1960s and 1970s, more than 40 R&B, soul, and funk groups—including The Modulations, The Black Experience Band, The Communicators, and Duralcha—recorded over 30 singles and three full-length albums. Durham was also home to ten recording labels that released soul music, though most of them only released one or two records apiece. A few successful local soul groups from Durham also recorded on national labels like United Artists or on regional labels in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://BullCitySoul.org |title=Introduction |website=Bull City Soul |access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref> Since 1980, the [[Eno River Festival]] has been held annually at the [[West Point on the Eno]] park in Durham, hosting a wide variety of musical acts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://enofest.org/about/history/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |publisher=Enofest |language=en-US}}</ref>
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