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Music Feature: The legendary Mavis Staples.

Music Feature: The legendary Mavis Staples.

RNZ News15-07-2025
This week for our music feature, Dianne Swann is here to guide us through the music of the greatest singers of all time, the legendary Mavis Staples Mavis has spent over 70 years on stage, she began her career at just 8 years old when she debuted as a singer with her family band 'The Staple Singers'. She later forged a remarkable solo career and became a powerful voice in the civil rights movement Over the decades, Mavis has sung across a wide range of genres - including gospel, soul, folk, pop, R&B, the blues, rock, and hip hop.
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