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

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 ...

The crowds are thinning, the leaves are turning, and the days growing shorter, which means off-season is upon us. You might ...

RRAAM receives first donation in its efforts to renovate True Friends Hall in Donaldsonville into a cultural center to celebrate the history and preserve the legacy of local music in Southeast Louisia ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s no surprise that this occurred. African music is often oversimplified, with the diverse array of sounds being lumped into a single genre solely because the artist is African. There's little ...

At Black Ensemble Theater, writer and director Jackie Taylor goes the extra mile to emphasize the message that “we are all ...

Essays and images on blues, jazz, spirituals, gospel, ragtime, civil rights songs, rhythm and blues, hip hop and rap and other forms of African American musical expression. Provided by Alexander ...

a genre that blends African rhythms with the energy of electronic dance music. The agency’s focus on branding, media partnerships, and community building has been instrumental in success of the ...

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