The Houston Ebony Opera Guild is looking to weave a more inclusive version of the Nativity in a free concert at Jones ...
Grammy-nominated baritone Jubilant Sykes was stabbed to death inside his Santa Monica home on Monday (December 8), and police ...
Detroit Opera is starting its 25/26 season with a bold declaration: Black American love stories deserve center stage. The company’s new double-bill, “Highways and Valleys,” brings together William ...
For four years, Lucille’s Jazz Lounge— housed within the TolHouse members’ club on the outer edge of the Vistula District— ...
The performance is composed of two one-act operas, each running less than 60 minutes, and includes multiple returning ...
The lead role of Pancho Rabbit is sung by UC San Diego Department of Music alumna Mariana Flores Bucio, a Mexican singer and actress who has performed on major stages, from Lincoln Center to Mexico ...
When thinking about African American opera, “Porgy and Bess” immediately comes to mind. But that was written by George Gershwin, a white man. William Grant Still (1895-1978), a Black composer whose ...
Senegalese bassist Alune Wade has been exploring global musical connections for more than a decade. He worked on Marcus Miller’s 2015 jazz album “Afrodeezia.” At the same time, he partnered with Cuban ...
The Monkey King, a mythical Chinese character created by Wu Cheng'en in his 16th-century novel "Journey to the West," has been portrayed in films, manga and video games. But the mischievous hero has ...
Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. Approximately 1 million African American ...