The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

Add to that the introduction of new musical forms, plus appropriation and dilution of the instrument’s history, and the banjo slowly faded from Black households. “When Black folks came back ...

When you listen to different forms of Black music, you can often hear similar instruments, beats and vocal intonations. Each ...

Blending the style of The Rolling Stones with African beats and instruments, Zambian group Witch were revolutionary – then ...

Since the album’s release, musicians and historians have highlighted how signature instruments ... time to remember that Black people didn’t just show up in country music now,” Randall ...

The turn of the 20th century saw the introduction of instrumentals into Black gospel music, a significant development since enslaved people were often forbidden from using certain instruments.

A standard piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black. But who decided this number would be the norm, and why? The king of instruments has played a significant role in music history. From concertos and ...

“We’re used to fires in the mountains,” says Jay, a music composer and drummer who, with his wife, Gwendolyn Sanford, has scored TV shows like Orange Is the New Black and Weeds. “It just ...