FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -As temperatures rise this summer, we’re turning up the volume on a different kind of heat — the cultural impact of Black music. June is African American Music ...

As the music industry gathers for Grammy Week, African music is playing an increasingly prominent role — not only on the awards stage, but across global pop culture.

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

Philadelphia’s Dyana Williams, Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright founded Black Music Month in June 1979. Also known as African American Music Appreciation Month, it was first officially celebrated by ...

A presentation of African American spirituals will be presented to the gifted students at Belpre Elementary School on ...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - VocalFlo hosts the third Annual South Georgia Gospel Music Festival in celebration of Black Music Month in Valdosta. The event will be held on Saturday, June 7, at Unity Park in ...

The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15, with tickets on sale now. The tickets are $20 for students and $30 for the general public. They can be purchased online through the IU Auditorium ...