Mama Foundation for the Arts
Vy Higginsen's School of Gospel, Jazz and R&B Arts
Central Harlem
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Inspired by international tours of Mama, I Want to Sing which visited Europe, Japan, and the United States, Vy Higginsen created the Mama Foundation for the Arts (MFA) in 1998. The show helped re-establish Harlem as a world artistic and cultural center.
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Mama Foundation for the ArtsVy Higginsen's School of Gospel, Jazz and R&B Arts
149 West 126th Street
bet, Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Blvds.
New York, NY 10027
212-280-1045 phone
212-280-5028 tty
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