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 ...

The Northwestern State University will present a concert of African American spirituals on February 24, conducted by Dr. Shane Thomas, featuring works by composers such as Moses Hogan, Marques ...

Erie native Harry T. Burleigh performed around the world, and his arrangements and 200-plus original songs laid the Harlem ...

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 ...

Every tale of struggle and triumph has its soundtrack, and African Americans’ fight for freedom in the U.S. is no different. From spirituals with roots in Africa to songs with hidden messages for ...

Dr. Everett McCorvey founded the American Spiritual Ensemble in 1995 to preserve the music of African-American slaves from the 1600s, which is now being performed in multi-part concert pieces by ...

Jackson conjures up spiritual realms that glide like a raft on calm waters. Her mellifluous tone is augmented at times by extended techniques of her own, like using a pair of socks to partially mute ...

Manoa Valley Theatre is hosting a four-week masterclass exploring the history, culture, and community of African American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A choir sings traditional gospel music. Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony ...

Some of Ashley Jackson's earliest memories took place at church services she attended with her grandmother. The rising harp player leaned into those experiences for her sophomore album Take Me to The ...