The Kona Choral Society provides an opportunity to honor the rich legacy and influence of African-American music at its 8th ...

Four guest choirs will perform at the 32nd African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 5, at SUNY Cortland. The festival begins at 4 p.m. in Corey Union Function Room. The event is open to ...

Beyond the structure of a competition, the Arsht Gospel Choir Invitational is rooted in something deeper. It emerges from a ...

While gospel music can be traced back to the early 17th century, black gospel music really took shape in the late 18th century, when slaves began converting to Christianity and proclaiming their faith ...

For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later, it ...