Solange Knowles has been rounding up an eclectic stable of African American artists and performers for a live music series ...

I’m also trying to lift up all the different voices so that we have a more well-rounded picture of African-American folk music traditions. “(SINGING) — in the meadow —” When it comes to ...

“Kumbaya” is often referred to as an African folk song ... In 1939, Frey, an Anglo-American Reverend, published the sheet music for a song called “Come by Here,” which he said he wrote ...

He’s one of the most well-known folk artists to pen protest ... is actually a post-Civil War freedom song that has its roots in the African-American community. The song has been covered many ...

Oak Ridge event for "Our American Roots" included members of Oak Valley Baptist, Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, and First ...

In the second of a series of events throughout June in celebration of Black Music Month, the African American Museum in Philadelphia will highlight the Black experience through country and folk music.

"African American history has always suffered from neglect. But currently it is under attack. The assault comes from two ...

(gentle country style music) Country music has its roots in so many different communities, pulling influences from African American folk music and rhythms, Hawaiian steel guitar, Mexican noncheta ...

The Alpine Goat Brewery is hosting Rhythm & Brews on the Farm, an outdoor music festival, on May 31. The event features a ...

Ron Fleming shouted to the audience, quoting James Brown song lyrics ... Inc. and advertised as “a celebration of African-American folk life.” A North Carolina woman, who identified herself ...

"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.