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.
February is Black History Month, a tradition that, as NPR reports, “aims to honor the contributions that African Americans have made and to recognize their sacrifices.” “There is no American history without African American history,” says Sara Clarke Kaplan, executive director of the Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University in Washington, D.C.
During February, The Colorado Sound continues to highlight Black artists, songs, and music history. Listen for special episodes of Music 101, and watch our Music Discovery series for artist spotlights.
In addition, our sister station KUNC has a roundup of Colorado events celebrating Black History Month.
It’s “coming in hot,” Adia Victoria told us, and she wasn’t kidding. Watch the new video.
Stand for Myself isn’t just an album title – it represents what British singer Yola achieved during the past several years, as she has come into her own as a songwriter and vocalist.
Go song by song behind Valerie June’s new album The Moon and Stars: Prescription for Dreamers
Let’s celebrate the greatest in music, featuring some of the best performances anywhere this year
His song ‘We’re A Winner’ Married Black Pride To An Irresistible Beat and pledged better times are ahead.
As jazz experienced an awakening in the late 60s and early 70s, a record label from Oakland was at the forefront of capturing it. Now, those records are finally returning.
Watch his performance of “Ten Million Slaves” from the Columbia Cemetery in Boulder
NPR ranks some of the greatest albums ever, which happen to have been created by women artists.
Seratones headline our fourth birthday party, happening February 29 at Washington’s
Yola brings her unique sound to the Dillon Amphitheater August 3
Listen to the entire DJ Takeover now