but more often now you’ll find Selaocoe playing his own music: a mix of classical and newly arranged, composed and improvised pieces performed by a combination of Western and African instruments ...

This year's festival celebrating classical musicians of African descent features a world premiere in Kodak Hall.

The role of African art music in classical music In his keynote talk, musicologist Kofi Agawu from the City University of New York (CUNY) spoke about African art music and its role in classical music.

And yet, as Alberga explains in her recent BBC Radio 3 documentary A History of Black Classical ... African American gay man. Although he died homeless and all but forgotten in 1990, his music ...

Spring into classical music with beloved opera music, internationally revered artists and a wealth of talented local ...

Why is she a Trailblazer? As an African-American woman, Florence Price combined the traditions of classical music with the sound of spirituals and West African rhythms and dance from her own culture.

WHAT: Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion’s 2024-2025 season concerts: “Back to Beethoven” (classical), “One Song” (West African beats), “Music of My Past … Sounds of the Future” (Piano slam ...

“African Symphony” traces Kidjo’s experiences ... Kidjo has a long history of bringing her music to the classical world. In 2015, she released “Sings” with the Orchestre Philharmonique ...

Tapestry, a free two-day music festival showcasing world class musicians, will take place this summer by Southampton's medieval walls at Westquay.