How this Nashville-raised music exec champions Black artists across genres
Shannon Sanders, an African-American South Nashville native and award-winning BMI executive director of creative, reflects on ...
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New book 'Before Elvis' explores the music of the Black artists who influenced the King
Lauterbach is well suited to tell the story of Elvis' Black musical forebears. Hailed by historian Greil Marcus as “the most ...
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Jacobs School of Music presents ‘A Celebration of African American and African Diasporic Song’
The Jacobs School of Music voice department held the special performance, “A Celebration of African American and African ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: From blues to hip hop, African influence makes America rock — and roll
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...
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2 major Black music festivals you can’t miss
Black Promoters Collective announces black music events for 2025, featuring legendary artists and emerging talent in celebrations of African American culture ...
Owensboro AAUW Presents “I Got a Right to the Tree of Life: Women’s Suffrage and African American Women’s Voices”
The Owensboro branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), in collaboration with the Owensboro NAACP and ...
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National Museum of African American Music invitation to Sly Lives
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — February is Black History Month and the National Museum of African American Music has an invitation to share. It's called Sly Lives: The Burden of a Black Genius and tells ...
First African American to play 'Carmen' in Australia visits Cape Cod with diaspora music.
The first African American to play the lead role in “Carmen” at the Sydney Opera House is shifting away from her roots to ...