Let us pause to have a listen to the musical unfolding of Black History.
(click on the links for your listening pleasure)
Black History speaks her story through the medium of music. The rhythm, the melody, the vocals, the instrumentation…each aspect carries forth the echoes of triumph and woe, of oppression and revelation. As a musician, I have learned that the musical influence of the African Diaspora has shaped and inspired the very nature of American music. We have so many glorious Black musicians to thank, past, established, and emerging. We can give gratitude with our ears, with our appreciation, and with the way we as parents honor Black writers, artists, and performers in our daily lives so that our children might too savor the beautiful and expressive originality of African and African-American musicality.
