BLACK HISTORY MONTH: From blues to hip hop, African influence makes America rock — and roll
Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...
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Found: A Manuscript That Unlocks a Forgotten Black Composer’s World
In 1887, a composer completed the greatest work of his life: a grand opera, 545 pages long, telling a story of epic ...
'Tulsa Sounds' book full of surprising nuggets from city's rich music history
The hometown pride is obvious because Lindblad founded a Books About Tulsa (booksabouttulsa.com) venture. He has authored two ...