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Talkin' Rhythm: Maxine Lyle

By Taya Jae
Published February 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM MST
A dancer from Soul Step performs in a tradition of African dance and percussive rhythm
Maxine Lyle
A dancer from Soul Step performs in a tradition of African dance and percussive rhythm

Today on Talkin' Music, we're Talkin' Rhythm. Taya Jae is joined by Maxine Lyle, founder of Soul Steps, here to discuss Step, a percussive movement which originated among the African-American fraternities and sororities of the 1920s and has grown to be performed in colleges, high schools and church communities across the country.

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Talkin' Music StepSteppingSoul StepsMaxine LyleBlack History Month
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The first time Taya was on the radio was a KVNF pledge drive promo recorded in 1998, she was 5. It went something like this, “I like KVNF because it’s fun to listen to music” she goes on to say, “music is like a dream”.
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