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The Art of the Story

Music power couple Iqua and Adegoke Steve Colson celebrate 50 years of marriage, a new release and support from Tania León

By Doug Doyle
Published March 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM EDT
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Music power couple Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson were married on May 31, 1975
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Music power couple Adegoke Steve Colson and Iqua Colson were married on May 31, 1975

On this episode of The Art of the Story, Doug Doyle chats with music power couple Iqua and Adegoke Steve Colson about their 50 years of marriage, their latest release GLOW and the support they're getting from Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León.

Iqua Colson and Adegoke Steve Colson
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Iqua Colson and Adegoke Steve Colson

Iqua and Steve we’ll be guests at a special evening at the Town Hall’s Dr. Charlotte Frank Patron Lounge in NYC on March 27.

The couple will join Composers Now’s 23rd edition of Dialogues, the organization’s signature performance and conversation series hosted by Founding Artistic Director Tania León.

You can SEE Doug Doyle's entire conversation with the Colsons below:

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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