Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, the blues sprang from spiritual music and field hollers, spinning a cultural thread that followed the Great Black Migration from South to North.

For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

Long a collectors’ holy grail, this searching, atmospheric soundtrack recorded for Chicago’s Adler Planetarium in 1993 mixes spiritual jazz with avant-garde pan-Africanism.

This reality-rooted sentiment is bolstered by cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who previously worked with Coogler and ...

In 'Sinners', music isn’t just sound. It’s a time machine, a rebellion, a heartbeat of Black history. From juke joints to the supernatural, every note tells a story of struggle, survival, soul.

Dele Fadele looks at the grizzly but bleakly funny collection that is Murder Ballads and wonders how much of a role gangsta ...

The Ghost Hounds, a country rock band with a heavy blues influence, are set to bring their high-energy sound to Erie.

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Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant AlbumCarla Patullo, "Nomadica" — WINNER Cheryl B. Engelhardt & Gem, "According to the Moon" ...

The genre of reggaetón derived directly from Jamaican reggae. And surprise, surprise…Reggae traces its roots back to the west coast of Africa, where the Trans-Atlantic slave trade was prominent. In ...

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has arrested at least two people it says were involved in anti-ICE protest during services at a Minnesota church Sunday. Attorney General Pam Bondi ...

A music festival is never just about the music. The world’s greatest gatherings are as much about setting as sound, ...