As a child growing up in the Bahamas, Rudolph Cleare often sang songs that came out of the slave era. Some were sorrowful, some had inspiring messages, and others had lyrics that described the ...

Rap occasionally seems to get a bad wrap. The genre’s critics may be quick to point out the R-rated content that defines hip-hop and makes it the important powerhouse in music that it is, but there’s ...

I was recently trying to describe LUH‘s excellent debut album, Spiritual Songs for Lovers to Sing, to a coworker, and he asked what kind of music the band plays. Even after several listens, I was a ...

Starting with its roots in traditional African American spirituals, Wade in the Water has long been a powerful anthem of freedom and hope. Ella Jenkins, known for her contributions to children’s folk ...