Barbara D. Baker will direct this weekend's Houston Ebony Opera Guild performances, showcasing a historical music genre that dates to the slavery era. The Houston African American Gala's annual ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - They are songs that tell stories of suffering, faith, and hope, but this part of American history that has existed for hundreds of years is in danger of slipping away. Negro ...

When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) —The New Dimensions Choral Society is inviting the community to a special concert celebrating the rich ...

Black culture’s spirituality is often rooted in white-washed rhetoric, organized practices and the confinement of four walls. However, just like everything else in the modern world, the internet and ...

Walking into a recent rehearsal of the New Orleans Black Chorale evoked thoughts of being in heaven and hearing soulful angels singing. “The beautifulness is the richness, the tonality, (that) we ...

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 ...

Music is something to be lived, each measure and line tells a story. Songs tell the stories of those in society and carry their stories for hundreds of years to come. Songs that feature a call and ...

Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony" is an anthem to American roots. It was written by a foreigner and required white classical musicians to respect Black spirituals and Native American music.

PARKERSBURG — A presentation of African American spirituals will be presented to the gifted students at Belpre Elementary School on Thursday at the Zion Baptist Church in Parkersburg. “We’ll be ...

A Juilliard-trained musician, Hairston devoted her life to preserving spirituals and teaching and mentoring Bay Area singers.