Events like this matter because they collapse the false divide between education and experience. To hear Black musical history performed live -by artists who are themselves part of that lineage - is to understand history as something you feel, not just something you read. In this way, the concert at Snidow Chapel becomes a living classroom, one that affirms Black music as both archive and future-facing language.

Plunky & the Oneness of Juju have always existed beyond trends. For over five decades, their sound has moved freely across jazz, funk, African rhythms, and spiritual soul - building a language of groove rooted in connection, community, and consciousness. NPR mobile header today Today, that living legacy is being recognized in a special feature from NPR affiliate VPM, as part of JAMinc Presents. The piece highlights the band’s enduring impact, tracing their journey from the 19

“Everything we’re talking about combines both present and past – and future,” he said. “A half century is a momentous occasion for anything.”