As Columbia College’s Center …

As Columbia College’s Center …

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As Columbia College’s Center for Black Music Research kicks off its Genius without Borders: A Symposium in Honor of the Genius of Michael Jackson symposium, we talk with music journalist Jake Austen about Jackson’s time in Chicago. Balkan Beats supplies the music for the show and we talk with him about his performance at the World Music Festival this weekend.