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 ...

Music and dance — an integral part ... himself from such blackface minstrel songs, which mocked African American speech patterns and almost universally portrayed blacks as buffoons.

to promote diversity in music and to bring the work of African American composers, both living and deceased, back into popular imagination is no easy feat. For the team that runs the African ...

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 ...