Summer Marjani Walker, known professionally as Summer Walker, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, the 29-year-old is a self-taught artist. She learned to ...

Charles Bradley spent the majority of his life pursuing a music career out of the public eye. For most of his life and career, Bradley was an obscure soul and R&B singer who worked odd jobs to make ...

Country music star Walker Hayes will perform an acoustic concert at Mershon Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio on October 30. Tickets go on sale August 22 via Ticketmaster, with presale starting August 20.

Bradley Simmons, instructor of music and director of the Duke Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensembles, is remembered for his deep knowledge of African drumming traditions, exceptional musicianship and ...

In "Joy Goddess" author A'Lelia Bundles recounts the details of her namesake great-grandmother's life. A'Lelia Walker was the daughter of Madam C.J. Walker. A'Lelia Walker struggled to be her own ...

If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.

Trinity College of Arts & Sciences announced the death of Bradley Simmons, instructor of music and director of the Duke Djembe and Afro-Cuban Ensembles. Simmons, 73, died May 22. “Bradley’s ...

A product of the San Francisco rock crucible of the 1960s, he fashioned his own brand of the blues, blending gospel, soul, rock and other genres. By Alex Williams Joe Louis Walker, a blues master and ...

St. Paul music school Walker West Music Academy, known for its decades-long commitment to young Black musicians, is officially opening the doors of its new Marshall Avenue headquarters this weekend.

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