We spoke to Robert Randolph, The Teskey brothers, Taj Farrant and , Kanchan Daniel, about the past and future of blues.

The Blues Trail was created nearly two decades ago with markers located at significant places that helped shape the genre.

Imani Perry finds room to improvise, to think on the page in what feels like real time. Her work walks a line between ethnography and history.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Mo' Meta Blues is more than just an autobiography—it's Questlove's love letter to the African rhythms that have shaped his ...

Ma Rainey or as some may call her “The Mother of Blues” was an African American blues singer from Columbus and what used to be her home is now a museum for visitors to tour. Gertrude Pridget o ...

Dr. Reiland Rabaka sits down with renowned blues musician Otis Taylor for an intimate and dynamic conversation. In Part 1, they explore Taylor’s journey into music, his unique style, and his deep ties ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African ... shaped American music and led to the creation of genres such as gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and ...