Black Music Month

In her stunning Tiny Desk, the artist demonstrates her ability to showcase all sides of the harp, from an instrument in classical music to contemporary pop.

On 'Ennanga,' harpist Ashley Jackson explores music by William Grant Still, Alice Coltrane, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Brandee Younger. It's "a gemlike offering," says Nate Chinen in our Album of the Week review.

Adolphus Hailstork is one of the most prolific American composers today. In this interview, he discusses his stature of "historical curiosity," and his wariness about being identified as a Black composer.

Saxophonist Ikechi Onyenaka sees his music as a message to anyone on their path toward success. He'll bring that energy to the Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, at the Johnson House Historic Site in Germantown.

Saxophonist Ornette Coleman infused his symphony 'Skies of America' with portents and patriotism. It's the perfect soundtrack to Juneteenth, as Shaun Brady explains in his review for WRTI's Album of the Week.

The 30 grantees in Black Music City's 2023 class, spanning a range of creative disciplines, will be celebrated in a free showcase this Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at World Cafe Live.

June 7, 2021. If you have any questions about where vocalist Allan Harris grew up or for whom he sings, you haven’t heard Kate’s Soulfood yet. One listen…