Mamie Smith, on record as the first Black female singer ... almost singlehandedly jump-started the popularity of blues music in American culture,” says music journalist and author, Jas Obrecht ...

Like avant gardism or creative music without boundaries, the complex rhythm grooves reflect the outer galaxy of the song “Ob-La-Di,” where all blues ... The African aesthetics in American ...

Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating ... TN Smithsonian American Art Museum Rhythmic Blues National Museum of African ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn ... (1991). African Americans & the Quest for Civil Rights, 1900-1990. New York: New York University Press. Collier-Thomas, Bettye, and Franklin, V.P. (Eds.). (2001). Sisters in ...

After rural blues music started to appear in urban areas such as New Orleans and Chicago, female African-American singers came into their own as theatrical performers. In contrast to male blues ...

VocalFlo LLC will host the third annual South Georgia Gospel Music Festival from 3-8 p.m., June 7 at Unity Park in downtown Valdosta in honor of Black Music Month.  The United States has been ...

On Thursday, the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) announced that it will soon present an immersive Fisk Jubilee Singers exhibit. The exhibit, "Jubilation! Ambassadors on a Sacred ...

Taking place on Jan. 25 at the Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, the dynamic performance is intended as a tribute to African American artists who have profoundly influenced American ...

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will present "Jubilation! Ambassadors on a Sacred Journey," an exhibit celebrating the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The exhibit, opening May 10th in ...