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3 Questions with ‘Miles Davis’ Documentarian Stanley Nelson | Colorlines

May 31, 2019May 6, 2020KOLUMN Magazine

The filmmaker talks about his new project, “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” which explores the musician’s life and impact on Black culture.

Giving Up the Funk: George Clinton says goodbye to the road | Entertainment Weekly

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019African American Music, KINDR'D ...

Rodney Carmichael, Entertainment Weekly Martin Schoeller/August. Featured Image [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Funk has left the building. Well, technically, the Funk has only retired to a room adjacent to the stage where his masseuse awaits. “I need my massage,” George Clinton says. At 77, his pre-concert ritual is a lot different than it used to be: No illicit […]

The Story Of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Talking Book’ | NPR

May 17, 2019May 9, 2020African American History, African American Music ...

By the early 1970s, Stevie Wonder had already spent nearly a decade churning out hits for Motown Records as Little Stevie. But at age 22 he no longer wanted to follow the Motown formula, a formula designed to produce hit singles rather than innovation. So Wonder struck out on his own. Over the next decade, […]

Jamila Woods: Legacy! Legacy! review – poetry in motion | The Guardian

May 14, 2019May 11, 2020African American Music, KINDR'D ...

She might be an up-and-coming soul singer, but US poet and activist Jamila Woods is a team player. Her second album is also a showcase for other people’s work. Each song on this engaged but accessible record memorialises a figure from the African diaspora – often lesser-known poets, or figures like Miles and Basquiat. […]

Going Beyond Music, Nipsey Hussle Promoted Job Skills and Investments | The Wall Street Journal

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019African American Music, Hip Hop ...

Los Angeles recording artist worked to revive his neighborhood and link the inner city with Silicon Valley

Nipsey Hussle’s Eritrean American Dream | The Atlantic

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019African American Art, African American Culture ...

The slain rapper, who was known for his investment in his Los Angeles community, also inspired fans and fellow musicians who share his East African heritage.

Violinist Who Made Premiere Recording Of Florence Price Works Comes To Sacramento | Capital Public Radio

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019African American Music, KINDR'D ...

Kevin Doherty, Capital Public Radio Courtesy of Er-Gene Kahng. Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] 1933 composer Florence Price became the first African American woman to have her composition premiered by a major American orchestra, the Chicago Symphony. Highly respected during her career, Price’s name and music became increasingly obscure over time. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] That began to change […]

Racism In American South Inspired Gary Clark Jr.’s ‘This Land’ | NPR

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019African American Music, KINDR'D ...

Michel Martin, Dustin Desoto & Amanda Morris, NPR [dropcap]A[/dropcap] small moment of anger pushed Grammy-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. to create the unapologetic, seething song “This Land.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The singer and guitar prodigy grew up in a place he describes as “right in the middle of Trump country,” in Austin, Texas, where he experienced […]

Our Native Daughters: Songs of Our Native Daughters review – devastating beauty from banjo supergroup | The Guardian

February 21, 2019July 10, 2019African American Music, KINDR'D ...

Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah have joined forces to confront the abuse of African American women with authority and pride

REVIEW: Aretha Franklin’s Soul-Stirring “Amazing Grace” Documentary Soars Into the Divine | Good Black News

February 11, 2019March 23, 2019African American Entertainment, African American History ...

Lori Lakin Hutcherson, Good Black News Ron Tom/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]Before[/dropcap] reading, please understand the deep degree to which I am an Aretha Franklin fan. I have been in rapture since I was a teen grooving to “Jump To It,” “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” “Think,” and, of […]