Teachers can help the origins of jazz and hip-hop come alive for students with resources that highlight these influential ...

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 African American Choral Ensemble is putting on a 50th anniversary concert celebration, bringing together 100 alumni and current members to honor the history and future of the choir. The concert ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -As temperatures rise this summer, we’re turning up the volume on a different kind of heat — the cultural impact of Black music. June is African American Music ...

For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later, it ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

After years of organization and fundraising, the National Museum of African American Music inaugurated its extensive suite of exhibits with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 18, 2021, observed that ...

In this chat between “Collected” podcast curators, learn more about season two, “The Musical Genius of Black Women,” which dives into notable Black women who made their mark on music. By Dr. Krystal ...

The role of music is significantly emphasised when considering the sociocultural development of the Black Community against the backdrop of important historical events. If music has had such a sizable ...