King Buzzard, an African king, "was condemned to travel alone through the world as a buzzard for betraying his own and other people into slavery. When Africans enslaved other Africans, they did not ...

A celebration dance from the Wollof tribe of Senegal and The Gambia. This includes learning the stance, and then moving in shape - walking and jumping forward and back. Each travelling section is ...

Joni Mitchell was an excellent lyricist and guitar player, but this song saw her open her style to the influence of other ...

Known to her fans as the "Queen of African Horror", British-Nigerian author Nuzo Onoh says her prestigious literary prize is a signal that African folk horror has finally become an internationally ...

University of Alabama Press: Tuscaloosa, 1987. The story of patchwork quilts created by African Americans and sold through a cooperative in Wilson County, Alabama. Ferris, William. Afro-American Folk ...

How have folk and country been positioned as white genres? What does black Americana sound like today? Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens explores the history of African American roots music ...

Conductor Nicholas Hersh calls William Dawson's work "a fundamental part of our history and a beautiful piece of our culture.