While fans worldwide know him for his chart-topping hits, behind the scenes, Nigerian Afro-dancehall artist Patoranking has ...

A Fort Worth music festival will celebrate the contributions of African Americans in early American folk music. The Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival features 13 folk musicians playing ...

For musicians, winning coveted awards is one of the greatest acknowledgement of their craft. It’s even more impressive when African musicians bring back such awards. From the Grammys to MTV ...

so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

Black independent country music industry creatives are developing a rural-to-urban, Midwestern and Southern, Nashville-inspired country scene.

African musicians are leveraging the growing global popularity of their music to advocate for better governance and social ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Leading African female musicians have recorded a video of songs and instrumental music ...

African musicians are crafting a distinctive and dynamic sound by working together across genres and borders, and this trend ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

Amid Black History Month celebrations in February, some local musicians say they are finding more opportunities at various venues to share their work and stories.

restaurants and entertainment venues where African Americans were welcomed. Features performances and interviews with vocalists, musicians, activists, historians and others. The Musicians’ Green ...

Work continues on The Colored Musicians Club’s renovation and expansion at 145 Broadway. The facility is an anchor of the African American Heritage Corridor. The project includes restoration of ...