Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan. 8, Preston Lauterbach’s “Before Elvis: The African Americans Who Made ...

It's part of a $35 million commitment to jazz from the Mellon Foundation. The foundation plans to donate to the Pittsburgh ...

They’re five blood brothers from the East L.A. barrio with 51 years of curing African-American currents of blues, jazz, and ...

We offer both a major and a minor in African American Studies, focusing on the exploration of African American experiences. Our goal is to help you understand the rich history and culture of African ...

Gilles Peterson, speaking about the track "Talking Drum" on BBC6 Sounds, remarked, "New York has its disco classics; we (British) have our jazz dance classics." From the sleeve notes: "All the music ...

Expect a vibrant mix of fresh grooves and captivating rhythms that continue to push the boundaries of the music they call jazz. Playlist madoron “Samba de Flora" from A Door (Urban Discos) Salin ...

The Weis Center will welcome Grammy-nominated drummer Nate Smith at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. Joining Smith will be Tim ...

Theo Croker's Dream Manifest at the Barbican review: jazz, just not as we know it - 4/5 The Grammy-nominated trumpet ace ...

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

WELL, A BIG MONTH AT THE BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE AS THEY CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THIS YEAR’S FOCUS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LABOR.

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African ... shaped American music and led to the creation of genres such as gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A memorial is in the works for four African Americans who were buried in downtown Evansville in the early 19th century. Officials with the Evansville African American ...