The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...
Describing the African-American influence on American music in all of its glory an d variety is an intimidating—if not impossible—task. African American influences are so fundamental to American music ...
Margaret Bonds was a groundbreaking American composer, pianist, and educator. She is celebrated as one of the first Black ...
Tinariwen is a Tuareg music collective from the Sahara Desert that fuses American blues with Tuareg and African folk styles. Their new album, “Idrache (Traces of the Past)” came out last month. Carol ...
an African American folk singer and songwriter, earned the affectionate title of First Lady of Children's Music for a career entertaining and educating young audiences that spanned over 60 years.
"I'm African American, and Ella's African American ... The two helped bring more diversity to the Old Town School of Folk Music. "Ella Jenkins' magic, I think, is her simplicity," Dies said.
How have folk and country been positioned as white ... Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explores the history of African American roots music through the stories of forgotten black pioneers.
The nominations for the 2025 International Folk Music Awards have been announced, with such names as Allison Russell, Sarah ...
He was instrumental in the development of a characteristically American music that incorporated African American folk elements, such as the Pentatonic scale, which influenced composers such as ...
Nick Lowe, Allison Russell, Sarah Jarosz and Sierra Ferrell are among the nominees in Best of 2024 categories.