African Children's Choir, made up of 8- to 11-year-olds, brings its “Just As I Am” hymns tour to Natchez and other Mississippi churches through Feb. 20.

This past weekend, a concert coined “Art of a Spiritual” drew a sold-out audience to the Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, highlighting the enduring emotional and ...

African Children’s Choir brings free Feb. 8 concert to Natchez’s First Presbyterian, sharing hymns, African sounds and stories of hope from children ages 9–12.

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

Feb. 9—KINGSTON — They started with a little dance, included a stirring student version of the South African hymn "Siyahamba," talked about the Black influence on American music, and passionately ...

The late Sister Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration from Canton, Miss., was nationally known for her work to advance the life of her fellow black Catholics in the church. She ...

South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across... South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue ...

Wyoming Valley West 8th grade students race across the stage to be the first at the podium as a tie-breaker during a Black History Month Trivia contest Thursday. The Middle School held it’s first-ever ...

Strings and wood become harp and drum accompanying cellist Abel Selaocoe's chants and throat singing in his new album, Hymns of Bantu, out this month. It's just one of the many ways he makes alchemy ...