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MacArthur 'Genius' Uses Music To Bring Social Justice

by Megan Hall, WRNI-FM
October 11, 2010

The MacArthur Foundation named Sebastian Ruth, the founder of Community MusicWorks in Providence, R.I., one of its 2010 "geniuses." Megan Hall, of member station WRNI, visited Ruth at his storefront music studio and has this profile.

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  • All Things Considered, October 11, 2010
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