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Given the trumpeter’s track record — with scores for dozens of film and television productions, groundbreaking operas, and a ...
Discover 7 essential Black Music Month festivals this June celebrating jazz, gospel, hip-hop and R&B across North Carolina, ...
Omar Thomas is a large ensemble composer who’s had work commissioned by Eastman New Jazz Ensemble, the Boston Gay Men’s ...
The Fulbright Specialist Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, promotes knowledge exchange and partnerships ...
Omer Avital’s visionary ‘North African Dream’ debuts with the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod at next week’s Meridiano ...
Captured Mandela’s release and South Africa’s first electionsBlended photojournalism with jazz to document Black joy and struggleLeft behind 500,000 ...
With a heavy heart, I mourn Rashid Lombard, a titan of South African culture and a revolutionary artist. His profound loss ...
If Lagos had a soundtrack at sundown when the city’s pulse softens and the street lights start to flirt with the evening ...
In 1865, enslaved people in parts of Texas found out the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed 2 1/2 years earlier. On ...
CAPE TOWN - Cultural activist and jazz promoter Rashid Lombard has been described as an icon who not only documented South ...
Listen to live music and poetry, learning about Black history and support Black culture in celebration of Juneteenth in ...
In honor of Billboard Africa launching, here's a look back at some of the historic firsts African artists have accomplished.