Led by Jason Ikeem Rodgers, Orchestra Noir is reimagining early 2000s hits on stage and drawing new audiences to classical ...

NPR Music is coming in hot in June in honor of Black Music Month and tapped an all-Black women lineup for the celebration. NPR Music is coming in hot in June in honor of Black Music Month, and an ...

NPR's 3rd annual celebration of Black Music Month begins on Monday. Tiny Desk host and producer Bobby Carter tells us about what’s in store this year. Forty-five years ago, President Jimmy Carter ...

SCOTT JOPLIN, DUKE ELLINGTON, MAHALIA JACKSON, JOHN COLTRANE, ALL AMONG SOME OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSICIANS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. THEIR INFLUENCE, THOUGH, WASN'T LIMITED TO THEIR MUSIC. THEY ALL ...

Since its inception, the question of who, when, and where rock music originated has been a topic of debate. That cool mixture of drums, bass, and electric guitar, merging melody, uptempo beats, and ...

Black Music Month‘s origins trace back to 1979. In that year, a decade after the Civil Rights era, President Jimmy Carter designated June a time to celebrate the cultural and historical significance ...

Sounds of Blackness performs at Taste of Minnesota in 2024. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, the group's founder, Gary Hines, talks with MPR News host Angela Davis about the history and influence of ...

It's Black Music Month, y'all! It’s Black Music Month, y’all! June is when we celebrate Black artists who’ve shaped music from jazz to hip-hop. More than just soaking up awesome tunes, Black Music ...

When 1990s girl group SWV visited the Tiny Desk during Black Music Month 2024, we began thinking about the legacy, evolution and current state of the Black girl group. It seems like we weren't the ...