Every January, we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Junior Day, and a group of Tampa Bay musicians has found a unique way to use their talents to honor the civil rights leader.

Generator CEO Mick Ross said that the initiative “is designed to advance emerging talent from all sides of the industry while filling the gap of the notorious skills shortage at present”.

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to ... He is also a folk archivist and music historian who enjoys collaborating with other musicians. His 2023 album, "Traveling ...

The growing popularity of Black country artists, spurred in part by Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” has sparked a conversation ...

As the country prepares to say goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter, those in the music industry are reflecting on Carter ...

Who was the first black composer of classical music? Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is the first-known classical music composer of African roots. When was Beethoven born? He was born ...

Explore the stories and music of Black artists who relied on an underground ... Features performances and interviews with vocalists, musicians, activists, historians and others.

Born in 1917, Ulysses Kay was a composer who played a big role in the development of what's known as the post-war era of western classical music. Encouraged by a fellow Black composer, William ...

His “Black Music,” for saxophone quartet and trumpet ... And not just any congregant: it was James Curnow, the esteemed concert band composer. Curnow, himself the beneficiary of Salvation ...