Pearl City Shopping Center Craft & Gift Fair - July 6, 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Explore from dozens of great local vendors that ...

UNTIL Saturday night, few people outside of their immediate friends and family, had heard of Bob Vylan. Now there’s no ...

MIDLAND ― Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center will host the second edition of Pure Black & Gold Oldies in the MainStage Theater for one show only, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 25. This year’s show – ...

This story originally appeared in the July/August 2024 issue of ESSENCE magazine. There are few places in the world as captivating as New Orleans. From the alluring aromas of jambalaya and ...

South Carolina-based 803Fresh talks the success of his Beyoncé-cosigned "Boots on the Ground" and Southern soul's six-decade ...

"My roots are broad, and I’m a big believer that if you listen to one kind of music, you’re malnourished," said Paul Stanley.

Black music is more than sound — it's identity, soul and storytelling passed down through generations. Baltimore musicians John Thomas and Robert Vandervall explore how gospel, blues and rhythm ...

It's going to really encompass the soul of Rochester,” Highsmith said. “We say Roc Summer Soul Fest — we don't mean the soul of the music. We mean the soul of Rochester.

Black music crosses boundaries and spans from rhythm and blues, jazz, dance, soul, reggae, funk. Black music is real music made by authentic and passionate people, and it’s boundless.