David Vinopal, All Music Guide Photo by Bruce Roberts ... other Southern grassroots forms such as Cajun, cowboy, gospel (African- and European-American), and country blues also began to ...

But in a career that stretched across three-quarters of a century, what may have been more important about this giant of ...

The influence of African music is widespread. Elements can be heard in blues, gospel, jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of ...

Private worship often included "shouts," ecstatic spiritual circle dances ... instruments popular with African American players. In turn, white music influenced the compositions and performances ...

A genre-leaping Renaissance man who memorably collaborated with everyone from Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson ...

BLACK NATIVITY by Langston Hughes will return to Milwaukee's Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, Marcus Center. Experience African ...

Opened in 2021, the museum aims to educate visitors on the influence of African American people on more than 50 genres of popular music, including jazz, gospel and hip-hop. Each of the museum's ...

an evening celebrating James Baldwin and African American spiritual music, a roller skating night, and a Black Heritage celebration. In addition to displaying several Black History exhibits at ...

Dr. Claudrena N. Harold will trace the evolution of gospel music while considering how it has responded to pressing social ...

Black Arts MKE completes a decade of stunning African American arts and culture with an extra family-focused take on its ...

In collaboration with Black Arts MKE, "Black Nativity" will return for the 9th year to the Marcus Center from Dec. 5-8.