<body>Chicago-based DJ, music historian, and cultural curator Duane Powell has become a vital fixture on the global soul scene.
 
Since 1999, his Soundrotation brand has championed rising Chicago talents, notably through the Sunday Service dance party at Stony Island Arts Bank.
 
Powell actively shares Chicago’s rich, multi-genre history through his Rear View Mirror Sessions lecture series, presented at institutions like UChicago Arts and Stanford University.
 
He also gives back to his city by partnering with the Rebuild Foundation and serving on the board of the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.
 
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A Conversation with Music Historian Duane Powell