Obsessive record collectors—the kind who love to unearth lost or forgotten artists, not the kind who own every last Nirvana bootleg—tend to take a dim view of the canonical history of recorded music.

Four guest choirs will raise their voices in praise with the SUNY Cortland Gospel Choir during the 23rd African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 2, at the College. The festival begins at ...

Inside a St. Paul church, five vocalists stood at the sanctuary's front and, with rich voices and raised hands, sang the South African national anthem. Their national anthem. "In our country, people ...

The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...

Gospel music and faith have long been a part of Black culture in the U.S. From hymns that would be sung on slavery fields to anthems of the civil rights movement, gospel has been there. Adeerya ...

The Virginia Arts Festival’s two recent offerings, the Soweto Gospel Choir, back in Norfolk for a third time, and the American dance company Step Afrika (born of a partnership with Soweto Dance ...

Jam out this season to highlife, Afrobeats, jazz, a cappella, R & B, rap, dance, and hip-hop artists from Nigeria, South Africa, and more. Having listened to hours of African Christmas music, I can ...

Four years ago, Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor taking place nationally and in Orange County, when she ...

Growing up surrounded by gospel and African soul music, Thulani drew inspiration from Joyous Celebration, Ncandweni Christ ...

For Costa Mesa’s Debora Wondercheck, Juneteenth is a time for reflecting on the struggles endured by ancestors born into slavery, the advancements that led to their emancipation and the perseverance ...

Worship and praise songs, hymns and hip-hop were among the musical selections May 11 at the Gonzales Jambalaya Park during the River Road African American Museum’s 11th annual Gospel in the Park.