BLACK HISTORY MONTH: BLACK ARTISTS PLAY NPR’S TINY DESK
Meshell Ndegeocello is one of a dozen emerging and established artists playing NPR’s famous Tiny Desk Concert series
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: “BLACK PROTEST IS MUSIC. LEARNING THE MELODY IS NOT ENOUGH”
To really know what’s going on with Black protest music, we need to know and feel the words
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: “I CAN’T BREATHE”
Black protest hit a political and musical turning point with George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020
ROBERT GLASPER’s BIG VISION: PART 1
The jazz pianist cuts a swath through genres from warm acoustic jazz to socially conscious R&B and hip hop
SUDAN ARCHIVES
Using her study of Sudanese fiddle music as a springboard into hip-hop and redefining modern R&B
A DEEPER LOVE: ARETHA FRANKLIN
The Queen of Soul has a hit with a dance floor favourite
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: IF MUSIC COULD CHANGE THE WORLD
Black influence on music has been fundamental. But the battle against racism is far from over
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: SONG OF THE DAY: STAND UP BY CYNTHIA ERIVO
Oscar-nominated song from the film about black abolitionist Harriet Tubman
DROPPING THE NEEDLE: MICHAEL KIWANUKA’S SELF- TITLED 5 STAR ALBUM
Third album sounds timeless and contemporary with a nod to 60s black activist vibe
NINA SIMONE: I WISH I KNEW HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO BE FREE
A live performance from her 1976 appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival
