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 ...

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 ...

Black History Month may be wrapping up, but the National Museum of African American Music downtown showcases ... Jubilee singers as well as more recent artists like Shannon Sanders.

(Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival) This year, artists include Dom Flemons, Kyshona Armstrong and Yasmin Williams (whom you may have just seen on NPR’s Tiny Desk series).

The city of Nashville embodies more than just country music, and nowhere is this more apparent than at the National Museum of African American Music. Opened in 2021, the museum aims to educate ...