Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...
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One of the Oldest Surviving Operas by a Black American Composer Will Be Performed for the First Time—138 Years After It Was WrittenIn the early 1800s, New Orleans was a vibrant cultural hub. As music bubbled through the city’s wards, Black orchestras ...
F or much of my life, country music felt like a locked door — a mysterious place that invited no one who looked like me. It ...
Beyonce says she’s always been country. Now, with "Cowboy Carter," she’s nominated for 11 Grammys and the first Black woman to top country music charts. How Beyonce fits into the long history of Black ...
Last year, local instrumentalist//composer Robin Blake, who performs and records as Hyperius Blake, hosted a tribute to the late MF Doom at Crobar. A catalyst for the local music scene, Blake ...
A festival aimed at amplifying Black music and artists, returns to Charlotte. The annual Black Notes Project will make its ...
Black artists have long been a part of the country music industry, lending some of their cultural influences to arguably one of the most American of music genres. However, they have often faded ...
Essa: "That gave me Nina Simone vibes, my hairs were standing up on my arms. Black people do music in times of sadness. Even in the time of utter darkness, something beautiful can come out of it." ...
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