Reposted by Kofie
When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in.
The joy on their faces says it all.
![“Aren’t ya a little… hairy to be one of those Theythems?”
[rips off fur] “My bad”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q6bwovkrtermobmtqdscnbas/bafkreifoiwliirsvbhdzi77aw7ay3pp4uo6jgtovwjc4o4hwxnpgiaapeq)
![A five panel comic featuring Mariella, a mouse with long wavy hair and big ears, and Rusty, a rat with shorter scruffy fur and small ears. In the first panel, Mariella looks at a lineup of movie posters with rodent-like protagonists. In the center is a poster with a mousetrap and a scary font, resembling a horror film.
Mariella: The sports movie'll put me to sleep... The romance one, I think the book was better. Oh, how about the slasher?
The next two panels feature the characters exchanging dialogue. Rusty looks smug, while Mariella looks a little disappointed.
Rusty: Slashers... Predictable, lowbrow. The McDonalds of Horror. 'Sides, Slashers aren't even scary.
Mariella: But I won't want to see it all by myself!
The last panels, Rusty concedes as Mariella runs off ahead of him.
Rusty: Well, 'spose a bad movie review wouldn't hurt my blog.
Mariella: Oh, yeah! Maybe you'll finally get a fifth follower!
Rusty [thinking, looking self-conscious]: She said it so earnestly...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6vmdokqghozvjnhf4vgbq75x/bafkreigsd4yo6xtfmkdyhz3turi25iw7nadnnv7ozmjh7yz34xb74xur64)
