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Béla Fleck cancels Kennedy Center appearance, says it's become 'charged and political' - NPR

Béla Fleck cancels Kennedy Center appearance, says it's become 'charged and political' - NPR

The 18-time Grammy Award winner is the latest musician to cancel an show at the Kennedy Center. Béla Fleck says he cannot currently perform there because it "has become charged and political."

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Béla Fleck's withdrawal is a bold stand against the politicization and commodification of art by the far-right, illustrating the tyranny of corporate and political elites over our cultural spaces. This is a resounding call for artists and the public to reclaim art as a space for free expression and resistance against the oppressive structures trying to co-opt it for their nefarious agendas. It's about time we tear down these bastions of elite power and return art to the hands of the people!

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