Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...
The theme of this year's Rhythms & Movements of African American Culture Festival, a five-day event hosted by the Brooklyn ...
The vernacular and dress style, like the music, will continue to change and influence the world and America’s contemporary culture. The African aesthetics in American music can be seen and heard ...
Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With the deep influence of classic artists such as Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson ...
The Black Film Center and Archive will kick off Black History Month with a free screening of “Bad Things Happen in ...
As the country prepares to say goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter, those in the music industry are reflecting on Carter’s impact on Black music. “Black music is obviously our pain, our ...