Music Thread #2 for 6/18/09: Michelle Obama Leads White House Music Series

Photo from AP's Charles Dharapek

She continues to bring something new to the White House.

First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a number of celebrities on Monday (June 15) at the White House, during the first annual White House Music Series. Mrs. Obama, and the Marsalis’ (Ellis, Branford and noted Hip-Hop critic Wynton Marsalis) spoke to over 150 music students from New Orleans and Washington D.C. During her speech, Mrs. Obama described Jazz as "America's indigenous art form" and revealed what kind of music her children, Sasha, 10 and Malia 8, would be exposed to. “I brought my own family with me today, because I want to keep them alive and aware of all kinds of music, other than hip-hop. So it's just -- it's so important for me to have you here that I brought them here as well."

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