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Newark, New Jersey (September 6, 2022) — The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has an exciting line-up of the highly anticipated 11th annual TD James Moody...
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Musician Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, the lead vocalist and drummer for the British reggae band Aswad, has died aged 62, according to a statement. “It is with deepest...
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In 1965, the Pulitzer Prize in Music jury recommended famed jazz composer Duke Ellington for their annual award. But the Pulitzer Board denied the request —...
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(NEW YORK, NY; July 5, 2022)—Carnegie Hall today announced a special one-night-only presentation of Club Quarantine Live on Thursday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m., featuring...
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Jazz at Lincoln Center and Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis Tuesday proudly announce the organization’s 35th season of concerts...
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Internationally acclaimed, award-winning, Ghanian superstar Kelvyn Boy sets his sight on a 2022 world take-over as he prepares for his world tour kicking off this week...
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Should rap lyrics be used as confessions in the courtroom? Artists Young Thug, Post Malone, DJ Khaled, and 30,000+ petition signers don’t think so. Multiple artists...
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Washington, D.C. – Award-winning entertainer, author and entrepreneur Patti LaBelle will receive the Service to America Leadership Award from the National...
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(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ESSENCE Festival of Culture, the country’s largest festival based on per day attendance, is heating up its already star-...
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(Newark- New Jersey, April 26, 2022) Jamaica’s most prolific crooner Beres Hammond returns to NJPAC with his new tour on Saturday, August 13th, at 8 PM. The Grammy-nominated...
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New York, NY — April 18, 2022 — The 92nd Street Y, one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents the Gateways Music...
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On Sunday April 24 at 3:00PM, the Gateways Music Festival Orchestra—comprised entirely of professional classical musicians of African descent—makes their...
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Reggae group The Mighty Diamonds’ lead vocalist Donald “Tabby” Shaw, 67, has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Jamaica.
The shooting, which occurred...
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Beverly Hills, CA – Monday night in Los Angeles, Def Jam Recordings - in partnership with LUCID Motors - hosted a special evening in celebration of Women’s History Month at...
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30 years on since Kwaito hit the streets of Soweto before spreading rapidly throughout South Africa, the music genre is sure to be the 'talk of town' for many years and...
Milton, are you denying or finding it insignificant that the TPLF attacked a federal army base...
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