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Saving moon tongued music

By Monte Belmonte,
Kaliis Smith
Published April 26, 2023 at 2:29 AM EDT
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Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed, and Monte Belmonte are discussing the Moon and Eid.
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Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed, and Monte Belmonte are discussing the Moon and Eid.
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Damany Gordon (left) of Genuine Culture LLC, Monte Belmonte, and Kaliis Smith at the NEPM studios
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Damany Gordon (left) of Genuine Culture LLC, Monte Belmonte, and Kaliis Smith at the NEPM studios
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(from left) Phil Korman of CISA, Monte Belmonte, and Chelsea Gazillo of American Farmland Trust
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(from left) Phil Korman of CISA, Monte Belmonte, and Chelsea Gazillo of American Farmland Trust
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The organization Jail Guitar Doors, with Wayne Kramer (third from right), at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, California, in March 2023. Not pictured, incarcerated participants who performed what they learned during a 12-week workshop and were awarded certificates of completion.
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The organization Jail Guitar Doors, with Wayne Kramer (third from right), at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, California, in March 2023. Not pictured, incarcerated participants who performed what they learned during a 12-week workshop and were awarded certificates of completion.
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A collage of the many artists involved with the Native Tongues collective
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A collage of the many artists involved with the Native Tongues collective
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We cover a lot of ground today, from music, to farms, to the moon.

Damany Gordon of Genuine Culture LLC in Holyoke is heralding a night of classic hip-hop in Springfield at White Lion Brewing this upcoming weekend. It honors the collective Native Tongues and we tap into why that group is so important and influential.

We hear from Chelsea Gazillo of the American Farmland Trust about the Bay State's efforts to save small farms, as well as a preview of the story she'll be sharing as part of Field Notes, CISA's storytelling event happening this weekend.

NEPM reporter Jill Kaufman keys us into a progressive and effective music therapy program happening in Franklin County. It's akin to other programs across the country seeing similar results and involving some big names as well.

And Mr. Universe, Salman Hameed, shows us insights and connections between the moon, math, and Eid as Ramadan nears it's end.

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Monte Belmonte
Christopher “Monte'' Belmonte is host and executive producer of NEPM's The Fabulous 413. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years — the last 17 of them as host of Mornings with Monte on The River 93.9/WRSI.
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Kaliis Smith
Kaliis Smith is a radio host and producer for NEPM's The Fabulous 413. She was most recently host and producer at The River 93.9/WRSI where she appeared on Mornings with Monte for the Nerdwatch segment and hosted weekday evenings.
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