When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...

First Presbyterian Church, like all churches, pays licensing fees for using music in worship (we do it through CCLI and OneLicense). There is no fee required for older music that is already in the ...

A choir in Michigan's been keeping the tradition of African American spirituals alive for 60 years. Now its aging members are preparing for their final concert. Sophia Saliby of member station WKAR ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NATCHITOCHES, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Northwestern State University (NSU) will present “I Hear America Singing: A Concert of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On Friday, the ARISE ensemble sang to children at Spaght Elementary School in Wichita. ARISE stands for African Americans Renewing Interest in Spirituals Ensemble. The ...

African American Spirituals are songs that familiar to the ear for many. The history of these folk songs tells many stories. Voices from the Past that Resonate: A History of African American ...

PARKERSBURG — A presentation of African American spirituals will be presented to the gifted students at Belpre Elementary School on Thursday at the Zion Baptist Church in Parkersburg. “We’ll be ...

The Skeleton Key is a Southern Gothic horror story about a young woman who encounters the supernatural in the swamps of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It’s easy to see why it was a big hit at the box ...

The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water. Ashley Jackson brings spirituals to the harp Some of Ashley Jackson's ...