LARA: TODAY MARKS THE START OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. BLACK MUSICIANS IN KANSAS CITY ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR MUSIC AND TELL THEIR STORIES KMBC 9’S JACKSON KURTZ IS LIVE FROM THE WESTIN AT ...

Black musicians have always had a place in the history of country music. Black musicians have always had a place in the history of country music, despite the music industry's push to label white folk ...

With a 50-piece orchestra, a 40-voice chorus, acclaimed soloists — including regular Seattle Opera collaborator Brandie Sutton — and an emcee appearance from Washington state Sen. T’wina Nobles, ...

It’s not unusual to see Boston rapper Cliff Notez “shake s--- up,” as they put it. There was the time they put Boston Calling on notice for ignoring hip-hop and local artists, and threw an event — ...

Club Passim's Folk Collective will host the two-day event 'We Black Folk Fest' on February 4 and 11, putting Black Folk artists who are often overlooked in the genre at the forefront. Organized and ...

Songs of Black Folk co-director Haley Watson found herself drawn to the stories of Pacific Northwest natives Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton and his nephew, Ramón Bryant Braxton for many reasons. But one ...

Cliff Notez remembers the first time they felt truly included in the world of folk music. Growing up, the Boston artist consumed a steady diet of the genre in their mother’s car, where mainstream ...

“Through all the sorrow of the Sorrow Songs there breathes a hope—a faith in the ultimate justice of things. ” — W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk Hope lives in sound. It lives in memory. And in ...

If you ever listened to Jake Blount's (pronounced Blunt) music, it defies description, making it unforgettable. He describes his style as "playing fiddle and banjo from Black and Native American ...

Black musicians have always had a place in the history of country music, despite the music industry’s push to label white folk music as hillbilly music, and Black folk music as “race records.” “Black ...