Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is set to hold its inaugural awards gala on Saturday, Oct. 5, in ...

The influence of African music is widespread. Elements can be heard in blues, gospel, jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of ...

Tetrarch guitarist Diamond Rowe has just become the first African American woman in heavy music to have her own signature ...

Seattle Opera's "Jubilee" tells the story of early members of Fisk University's Jubilee Singers, who spread their influential music around the world.

2021 should be another bumper year for African music. We've taken a look at ... gained the musician international prominence after American singer Teddy Riley collaborated with him on the remix.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – As music and life painted Rosa Parks Circle in the September sun, hundreds gathered for the African American Arts and Music Festival the first weekend of ArtPrize on Saturday ...

The city of Nashville embodies more than just country music, and nowhere is this more apparent than at the National Museum of African American Music. Opened in 2021, the museum aims to educate ...

A brand-new festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop music is coming to Ohio State Saturday. Ohio State’s School of Music and Department of African American and African Studies are set to ...

Also on the program is Sinfonia No. 2, one of five written by Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American composer George Walker (1922-2018), who studied briefly at Oberlin, among other conservatories.

STAUNTON — The 35th annual African-American Heritage & Multicultural Festival is happening this weekend, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Sept. 21-22 at Gypsy Hill Park bandstand in Staunton. Founded ...