We spoke to Robert Randolph, The Teskey brothers, Taj Farrant and , Kanchan Daniel, about the past and future of blues.

Imani Perry finds room to improvise, to think on the page in what feels like real time. Her work walks a line between ethnography and history.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones took a break from their first American tour to record several songs at Chess Records at 2120 S.

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The African lute, called the ngoni, xalam, or kora depending on the region and culture, has a rich history dating back ...

Africa remains deeply traditional, rooted in age-old customs and traditions that are inseparable from music and dance.” Chandler produced a run of cultural festivals in Mali. Songhoy Blues ...

These tribal African dances are reflected in modern ... “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” 2021. His music was saturated with the blues, jazz, foot-stomping soul and classical music.

The Blues Trail was created nearly two decades ago with markers located at significant places that helped shape the genre.

“She did. I do. Our children too.” This is not to say “Black in Blues” is about music, although that’s part of it. But more to the point, it is a book of questions. “Still, I wondered ...