Washington-born artist rum.gold is carving out a niche area where “people can feel things without having to be judged for it”
rum.gold is a natural born observer. Born in Washington, D.C. the 28-year-old singer uses his soul-stirring songs as a vehicle to transport the listener through inventive characters, time periods, and even personal traumas. He dives into this theme in ‘U Street Anthology’, unraveling a beautiful tapestry of his roots in the US capital.
‘A Rhythm That Crosses Borders’: Meet The Ten-Person Band Bringing The World Of Cumbia to D.C.
Cumbia Heights is an Alternative tropical band based in Washington DC, made up of 8 immigrants representing Latin America from Tierra del Fuego to the international border in northern Mexico.
Creative Legends of the DMV
Interviews with artists and creative people from the area and about stories of how songs and groups came to be, cautionary tales of incredibly innovative and talented musicians you may or may not have heard of, as well as stories about venues and screenwriters and filmmakers and creative people getting their ideas for their works and/or growing up in the area and have that being a direct influence on their creativity.
Grounded: From online store to community hub.
Danuelle Doswell and Mignon Hemsley, co-owners and co-founders of Grounded, a plant business that’s going brick-and-mortar in Anacostia.
Walter Pierce Park - More than a park
A podcast episode discussing the unique history of a small neighborhood park near Adams Morgan, DC.
History of Hains Point
Few people know the story better than Gary Scott, a retired National Park Service historian who worked out of an office on Hains Point for more than 35 years.
Chinatown Voices: Stories from DC’s Chinatown Resident
A project showcasing the voices of twelve Chinatown residents to tell stories about family, immigration, growing up in D.C., and what the community is like today.
D.C.’s Indie Movie Haven: Suns Cinema Embraces the Eclectic
Calabash Tea & Tonic Opens in Brookland with an Edible Garden
The new shop, like the one in Shaw, takes a medicinal and healing approach to food. Amen’s father was an ethnobotanist, studying how different cultures employ their indigenous plants. Amen helped her parents in their Harlem health food and herb shop growing up in the 1970s.
D.C. Music Map - A project by Smithsonian Folklife Festival
The Story of D.C.'s Black Broadway on U before Harlem
Go-Go music playing from MetroPCS
Chuck Brown’s version of “Moody’s Mood for Love” plays from the speaker outside the Metro PCS storefront in Shaw, at the corner of 7th Street and Florida NW.