The Virginia Arts Festival’s two recent offerings, the Soweto Gospel Choir, back in Norfolk for a third time, and the American dance company Step Afrika (born of a partnership with Soweto Dance ...
Show Dem Camp’s new album “Afrika Magik” blends rap, Afrobeat, and nostalgia. Here are 5 standout tracks you need to hear.
On that Friday morning last week, government officials, industry players, cultural enthusiasts and creative entrepreneurs ...
American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists.
Ever had that moment at a local music festival when a song drops and everyone reacts differently? Some jump on the dance floor, others sway slowly, and someone in the corner just sits there shaking ...
Revenge is sweet We never made it to be universal, Arthur Baker (pictured above, far right) tells us, We were hoping Larry Levan would play it at the Paradise Garage, Jellybean would pl ...
Primarily through direct sampling, hip-hop music provides a blatant tapestry of historical information that the listener can ...
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will present the return of Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step ...
Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.