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Mahoganee Xperience: Duo honors African American Music Appreciation Month

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – June marks African American Music Appreciation Month, which was created by the late former President Jimmy Carter in 1979 to celebrate the African American musical influences ...
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Touring the history of Black music at MoPop's "Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music"

Upstairs at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture, MoPop, right now you can take a trip through the musical genres and artists that trace the arc of Black history in America, from gospel foremothers like ...
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Mahoganee Xperience: St. Helena couple honors culture through unique music

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – June marks African American Music Appreciation Month, which was created by the late former President Jimmy Carter in 1979 to celebrate the African American musical influences ...
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‘Dean of African American church music’ James Abbington dies at 65 after Duke appointment

(RNS) — W. James Abbington Jr., an expert on Black religious music known for his editing, teaching and playing of congregational music, has died at the age of 65. GIA Publications, for whom he worked ...