As I considered my “Voices” topic for May’s WUN, my thoughts turned immediately to my mother, Bessie L. Walker Roberts. “Miss ...

The Wiz, currently playing in a newly-mounted, disco revival on its national tour at the Hobby Center, opened on Broadway in ...

Thanks to her parents’ extensive record collection, Grace grew up listening to a lot of soul and gospel by artists like the ...

Examples abound. One of the most stirring scenes in Questlove’s documentary about the 1969 Harlem Music Festival, Summer of Soul, features an elder Mahalia Jackson together with an up-and-coming Mavis ...

Grace Potter, the soulful singer-songwriter known for her powerful voice and bluesy sound, is set to make history at the 151st Kentucky Derby. She will perform the National Anthem ...

It was exceedingly rare for a big studio movie in the 1940s to have an all-Black cast, but Cabin In The Sky is the exception.

On Tuesday evening, April 29, bands took part in the first of two nights of Daze Between New Orleans at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Umphrey’s McGee led the night’s charge, and topped a ...

Daze Between New Orleans made its new home at the Mahalia Jackson Theater with Umphrey's McGee, moe, lespecial, and more.

The moment we’ve all been waiting for: stars Anika Noni Rose and Aisha Jackson singing the heartfelt sister duet ...

The most surreal moment was getting to perform for Dolly and sing her songs in front of her,” she said. “It was such an honor ...