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World Service,1 min

Son Little: Why his voice stopped Mavis Staples in her tracks

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American R'n'B singer Son Little explains that Mavis Staples hailed him as an important new African American voice after hearing his song, O Mother, which he wrote in response to the race riots in Ferguson, Missouri. Photo: courtesy of the artist

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