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 ...

For centuries the world of classical music has been a somewhat one-sided story, with some brilliant music written by Black composers being wrongly neglected. October is Black History Month, and this ...

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

Despite the clear impact of African American musical heritage on American popular music, and the wide array of talented and popular African American musical artists, African American musicians and ...

Over 100 people celebrated the reopening of the Ambatana Afro American Multicultural Lounge Tuesday evening after two years ...

This genre of soulful music can be traced back to the 1860s in the Deep South. The origins of the blues started with African-American musicians who created the genre out of work songs, chants ...

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

The creative designer behind the Afro-Latina dance company Panadanza is working to empower women through traditional ...

Grammy-winning artist Meshell Ndegeocello debuts her album 'No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin' at Strathmore. A ...

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 ...

Hispanic Heritage Month, running from September 15 to October 15, is dedicated to recognizing the contributions and influence ...

With heavy hearts and a saddened soul, friends and family of Frankie Beverly, are mourning the music icon’s Sept ... to tell OUR Story and join the AFRO family as a member.