Buffalo Nichols: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
In a sparse, dimly lit Austin office building, Carl “Buffalo” Nichols stands in front of the mic stand with his steel guitar.
Black History Month
5 Nina Simone songs that shook the world
Celebrating the music of Nina Simone on what would have been her 89th birthday.
1971 And Black Music In Revolt
Some artists, like many activists, were no longer invested in presenting their demands with the elixirs of decorum and civility.
Music 101: Civil Rights part 2
February is Black History Month in the U.S., and this week Music 101 takes another look at the music of the Civil Rights movement.
For Black musicians, ‘Insecure’ created a new world of possibilities
HBO’s Insecure not only identified a shift in Black music over the last five years, it helped distinguish it.
Music 101: songs of the Civil Rights movement
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Music 101 explores the music of the Civil Rights movement.
How Black women reclaimed country and Americana music in 2021: NPR
Highlighting the impact of artists such as Allison Russell, Adia Victoria, Amythyst Kiah, Valerie June, and Yola.
Adia Victoria’s ‘You Was Born to Die’ Is ‘Simultaneously Reinventing and Preserving the Blues’
It’s “coming in hot,” Adia Victoria told us, and she wasn’t kidding. Watch the new video.
Interview: Yola talks about her album ‘Stand for Myself’
Stand for Myself isn’t just an album title – it represents what British singer Yola achieved during the… Read more
Valerie June Has A ‘Prescription For Dreamers’ Of Any Age
Go song by song behind Valerie June’s new album The Moon and Stars: Prescription for Dreamers