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 ...

See An Exploration of Smithsonian Collections Featuring African American Music from Smithsonian Music; watch a webcast with rock icon Van Halen as he discusses his American journey; and more. She ...

Fort Worth’s Kirk Franklin will be honored with the Black Music Icon Award at a Recording Academy event in Los Angeles on Jan. 30 ahead of the 2025 Grammys. “Kirk has not only revolutionized ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the American musical mainstream, creating popular new American music genres ...