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In 1965, the Pulitzer Prize in Music jury recommended famed jazz composer Duke Ellington for their annual award. But the Pulitzer Board denied the request —...
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(NEW YORK, NY; July 5, 2022)—Carnegie Hall today announced a special one-night-only presentation of Club Quarantine Live on Thursday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m., featuring...
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Jazz at Lincoln Center and Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis Tuesday proudly announce the organization’s 35th season of concerts...
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Internationally acclaimed, award-winning, Ghanian superstar Kelvyn Boy sets his sight on a 2022 world take-over as he prepares for his world tour kicking off this week...
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Should rap lyrics be used as confessions in the courtroom? Artists Young Thug, Post Malone, DJ Khaled, and 30,000+ petition signers don’t think so. Multiple artists...
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Washington, D.C. – Award-winning entertainer, author and entrepreneur Patti LaBelle will receive the Service to America Leadership Award from the National...
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(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ESSENCE Festival of Culture, the country’s largest festival based on per day attendance, is heating up its already star-...
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(Newark- New Jersey, April 26, 2022) Jamaica’s most prolific crooner Beres Hammond returns to NJPAC with his new tour on Saturday, August 13th, at 8 PM. The Grammy-nominated...
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New York, NY — April 18, 2022 — The 92nd Street Y, one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents the Gateways Music...
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On Sunday April 24 at 3:00PM, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra—comprised entirely of professional classical musicians of African descent—makes their...
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Reggae group The Mighty Diamonds’ lead vocalist Donald “Tabby” Shaw, 67, has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Jamaica.
The shooting, which occurred...
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Beverly Hills, CA – Monday night in Los Angeles, Def Jam Recordings - in partnership with LUCID Motors - hosted a special evening in celebration of Women’s History Month at...
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30 years on since Kwaito hit the streets of Soweto before spreading rapidly throughout South Africa, the music genre is sure to be the 'talk of town' for many years and...
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Returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, Jazz at Lincoln Center announced today the 27th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band...
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February 11, 2022: Today, the Seattle-based soul-jazz groove-machine Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio released their new full length Cold As Weiss via Colemine Records. Cold As...
Milton, are you denying or finding it insignificant that the TPLF attacked a federal army base...
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