Milestones
Jul 30, 2022
3 minutes
DIED
Shonka Dukureh
BY BAZ LUHRMANN
Shonka Dukureh was authentically spiritual. Her inner life was large—you could see it through her actions and hear it in her voice. She played the singer Big Mama Thornton in my recent film and she was a beloved gospel singer and teacher in Nashville. When we first encountered Shonka, she was singing, and you could hear how her voice lifted people up. That was
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