Musicians of the African American Composer Initiative perform during a previous AACI concert at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto. Courtesy AACI. The endeavor to challenge the limiting way in ...

Editor’s note: UPMC Washington Teen Outreach recently held its 15th Black History Month Essay Contest. Here is one of the winning essays. 4.3% of America’s population consists of thriving Black ...

Blending Afrobeat rhythms with gospel influences, up-and-coming Namibian musician Silas Musenga (25), who performs as SM Music, is carving out a distinctive sound.In an ...

This post was updated May 22 at 9:43 p.m. Community and tradition inspire the performers of the Old-Time String Band and African American Music Ensemble. Each class of musical performers has shared a ...

Many of the world’s most popular music genres have their origins in black traditions. Western notation can’t always capture ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -As temperatures rise this summer, we’re turning up the volume on a different kind of heat — the cultural impact of Black music. June is African American Music ...

NEWS. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M JENNIFER BAYLESS, JERRY TOLSON DAVID CLARK ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSIC HERITAGE INSTITUTE. I ALMOST MESSED THAT UP DIDN’T I? WELL, THANKS ...

True Colors in association with Miss Mason Productions will present Music from Bayano: An Afro-Panamanian Odyssey, an epic poem with music by Darrel Alejandro Holnes (Black Feminist Video Game with ...