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Harlem's Kenneth Overton Takes Home GRAMMY Award For Best Choral Performance

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- One of New York's own musicians won a GRAMMY Award on Sunday.

Harlem's Kenneth Overton was nominated for three GRAMMYs and won one for Best Choral Performance.

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Overton is also part of a new program in the city to help discover New York's musical legacy.

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The program uses a free app designed to showcase composers, musicians and places that highlight the rich Black history of New York City through a series of self-guided musical walking tours.

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