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Impressive musical numbers need a more robust story in 'The Salon'
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoThe Black hair salon is supposed to be a safe, cultural space, where patrons go to feel beautiful and affirmed. Following an uncomfortable confrontation with a homophobic co-worker, nonbinary ...
Tavares Strachan, Hayward Gallery, review: monuments to black history that raise awkward questions
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoWhile activists have pulled down statues to old white colonialists, Tavares Strachan prefers to...
Aretha Franklin Songs: 20 Top Tunes
The Myrtle Beach Sun News· 2 days agoTo Jennifer Hudson, Aretha Franklin became much more than a music legend when the talk show host was preparing to play her idol in the 2021 biopic Respect. “You know, I didn’t realize how much ...
Catherine Russell & Sean Mason Join Forces On New Album MY IDEAL Due Out in August
Broadway World· 4 days agoGRAMMY-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell and pianist Sean Mason will release their new album 'My...
Black Music Month: Hip-Hop's Groundbreakers and the New Era Leaders
BET.com· 1 day agoBefore hip-hop became an organized movement, its individual elements had already taken shape decades...
Step Afrika! Pays Swaggering Tribute to Jacob Lawrence (Review)
Metro Weekly· 5 days agoPlayed with crisp precision by an ensemble outfitted in minimal tribal costumes, the drums are the...
The Power of Our Songs: Black Music As Resistance
BET.com· 2 days agoArguably, no other art form captures the essence of the resistance of Black people quite like music. Every genre that was created by Black people such as...
Mixing things up - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 20 hours agoThe Yard is mixing up its rich tapestry of dance experiences this summer. “Our idea this year was to pivot into a more truncated festival at the PAC,” says Yvonne Mendez, the Yard programming ...
The 92nd Street Y, New York Announces 2024/25 Tisch Music Season
Broadway World· 2 days agoThe 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) has announced its 2024/25 Tisch Music Season. With this, his...
"Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere" opens at The Hayward Gallery
Art Daily· 4 days agoThe Hayward Gallery presents Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere (18 June - 1 September 2024), the first mid-career survey of the New York-base