The Express Way with Dulé Hill

Dulé Meets Master Luthier Doug Naselroad

Dulé Hill meets Doug Naselroad, the founder of the Appalachian Stringed Instrument Company and the Culture of Recovery - a program that assists individuals on the road to recovery from opioid addiction by teaching them to make stringed instruments. Dulé learns about the power of peer mentoring and the impact learning this new trade can have for those combating addiction.

Dulé Meets Master Luthier Doug Naselroad

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  • Blending Latin Folk and Bluegrass Music: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Blending Latin Folk and Bluegrass Music

    16m 59s

    Dulé Hill arrives in North Carolina to meet Joe Troop, the creator of “Latingrass” music. Joe and Venezuelan refugee, Larry Bellorín, are blending Latin folk with Appalachian bluegrass music to show music has no borders.

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    Finding Identity as a Black Appalachian Artist

    14m 51s

    Dulé Hill meets the Grammy-nominated, Appalachian musician, Amythyst Kiah. Amythyst discusses the Black community’s contributions to American traditional music, and how she processed her grief over her mother’s suicide.

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    Fighting for Syrian Refugees with Soul Music

    11m 32s

    Bassel Almadani is a Syrian-American musician who is using his platform to bring awareness to the civil war and refugee crisis in his family’s homeland. Off-stage, Bassel teaches refugee children to keep their culture alive through music.

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