"Spirituals" are the moving songs that were created by African-American slaves to both lament the horrors of life as a slave and speak to personal and religious values that offer hope. When slavery ...

When Santigold emerged in the late 2000s, her hip alterna-pop seemed to waltz out of left field, incorporating elements of every genre she could put her hands on: punk, hip-hop, new wave, dub, and ...

REV. KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS, (Professor of Religion, Goucher College, and Canon Theologian, Washington National Cathedral): This is a very special evening of music, the music of the African diaspora, ...

A Juilliard-trained musician, Hairston devoted her life to preserving spirituals and teaching and mentoring Bay Area singers.

Morehouse Glee Club: “Lazarus rise up, the Lord is calling you. Oh, come forth, Larazus, the Lord is calling you.” BOB FAW, correspondent: The voices of the Morehouse College Glee Club blend perfectly ...

The lucky ones learned spirituals as children, from grandmothers whose own grandparents may have been slaves. Not only did they memorize “Wade in the Water,” but they heard how fleeing slaves trudged ...

I’ve talked about many spirituals in these articles that reflect the harsh conditions experienced by the enslaved. Many of the slave songs contain language that commented on their harsh treatment or ...

The late Sister Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration from Canton, Miss., was nationally known for her work to advance the life of her fellow black Catholics in the church. She ...

An African American musical group in Michigan that's been singing spirituals since the Civil Rights era is about to give its final concert. A choir in Michigan's been keeping the tradition of African ...

Some of Ashley Jackson's earliest memories took place at church services she attended with her grandmother. The rising harp player leaned into those experiences for her sophomore album Take Me to The ...

SANTIGOLD: (Singing) Hey, you, hey, you, I think I got a hole in my head. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: At this point, it's almost a category of its own - the music forged in the middle of the pandemic. The ...