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Proclaiming the Week of April 22, 2018 to April 29, 2018 as Recognizing Excellence in Philadelphia's Music and Cultural History Week.
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WHEREAS, The Global Entertainment Media Arts (G.E.M.A.) Foundation's mission is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of the musical and cultural arts of America. The G.E.M.A. Foundation actively provides the right platforms for artistic and creative works to be viewed, performed, shared, and distributed worldwide; and
WHEREAS, The G.E.M.A. Foundation preserves the traditions of American culture by capturing audio-visual recordings, digital documentations, and pictorials and archiving these unique performances, methods, styles, and techniques of these treasured and talented artistic creators to be shared with future generations; and
WHEREAS, Artistic outlets are one of the most important ways in which we influence the world and create and shape our environment. The G.E.M.A. Foundation selects and provides the appropriate platforms for these artistic expressions, performances, interviews, and educational presentations to be experienced and enjoyed by a global audience; and
WHEREAS, A major element of Philadelphia's music and cultural history is its heritage of classic dance, jazz, R&B, and Northern Soul music. The upbeat dance music originating from funk, soul, and jazz influences was originally popular with Afro-American, Latin American, and LGBT populations and helped empower the Civil Rights Movement; and
WHEREAS, These genres of music produced some of the most popular songs and artists of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Predominantly Afro-American and Latino classic dance, R&B, and Northern Soul artists dominated the clubs and airwaves and began to have crossover appeal on mainstream media outlets with mostly white audiences. Philadelphia-based groups like LaBelle and Sister Sledge helped lead this charge; and
WHEREAS, The image of classic dance, jazz, R&B, and Northern Soul music in t...
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