The 13th annual Eastside Kings Festival is set for this weekend. More than 20 bands and artists will play across five venues ...

At 2 p.m. Feb. 3, I met John Fleming, his sister, and Ruby Miller, at the American Museum of Science and Energy. It was my privilege to provide a tour to acquaint our speaker for the evening with ...

Gnawa music is often likened to American blues and gospel. Gnawa music is a mixture of African rhythms and Islamic poetry created by enslaved West Africans brought to Morocco. For centuries, it was ...

Music has shaped cultures and communities throughout the world and has been passed down through generations to keep histories alive. It can amplify one’s attitudes and motivate change, which makes it ...

Exploring the incredible legacy of 'Sons of Ethiopia', the revolutionary album released in 1984 that completely redefined ...

Charles Steadham is no stranger to blues music. He has been playing the blues for years, performing in venues across the South. Not once was he afraid to play onstage in front of a crowd or even to ...

The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

The mainstream pop world still may not be aware of it but, over the last four decades, there has been a distinctive brand of guitar-driven, blues and rock-flavored music wafting in from northwestern ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Mohamed Yousuf proudly displays a wooden plaque that celebrates how his business, Horn of Africa, has been a staple at the Portland Saturday Market for 30 years. “I am very ...

Imani Perry’s “Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People” is one of those books that slips the boundaries, or disregards them altogether in its way. A meditation, or a series of linked ...

New River Blues Society logo. (Copyright 2025 by New River Blues Society - All rights reserved.) Portraits of the Blues is an art exhibit that is being held from Feb ...

Muneera Sallies’ drama follows a young man who tries to unite his fractured community by restoring a blues Christmas choir band. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief South Africa’s National Film ...