Violinist Zoe Aqua and the string band the Ebony Hillbillies will share a stage on Thursday at Gowanus club Littlefield. (New York Jewish Week) – Two folk music traditions that developed on opposite ...

Grammy-winning folk artist and cultural historian Dom Flemons’ collection of African-American artifacts is heading to Vanderbilt University. According to The Nashville Tennessean, Flemons’ musical ...

It’s not unusual to see Boston rapper Cliff Notez “shake s--- up,” as they put it. There was the time they put Boston Calling on notice for ignoring hip-hop and local artists, and threw an event — ...

Club Passim's Folk Collective will host the two-day event 'We Black Folk Fest' on February 4 and 11, putting Black Folk artists who are often overlooked in the genre at the forefront. Organized and ...

Folk music fans in Brooklyn were in for a treat Thursday night at the Brooklyn Fiddle Summit! Black string band legends the Ebony Hillbillies and others brought some unstoppable dance party energy to ...

Conductor Kellen Gray has built a career on challenging assumptions. While a conducting fellow with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Gray discovered the wealth of orchestral music by African American ...

Everybody loves the blues in some capacity. This genre of soulful music can be traced back to the 1860s in the Deep South. The origins of the blues started with African-American musicians who created ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

The African American Museum, Dallas, NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 invite you to celebrate Black History Month in Fair Park. Don’t miss the FREE Family/Community Day and Read-In on Saturday, February 17.