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Lakeside, an American funk band, once said in their song, “Fantastic Voyage,” “Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage to the land of funk.” African American Studies professor and radio host Rickey Vincent remembers this line sticking with him throughout his life.
A high-tech educational tool at the Dayton Funk Music Hall of Fame teaches music history with custom hardware that allows participants to interact with software by waving a hand over three touchless motion sensors.
Marvin Gaye’s classic 1971 record What’s Going On turns 50 this month, which means more people than ever will have occasion to note how timely it is. “He could have written What’s Going On yesterday,” poet Nikki Giovanni noted in an interview last autumn, explaining that the cover portrait of her 2020 collection, Make Me Rain, pays homage to Gaye’s album cover, picturing Giovanni in a raincoat, her collar upturned. The record’s endurance – most...
TV One Celebrates The Galvanizing Power of Black Music In New Documentary Special Unsung Presents: Music & The Movement On Monday, January 18, 2021 At 8 P.M. ET/7C Share Article Two-Part Documentary, Premiering On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Reflects On The Music Released By Changemakers Such As Aretha Franklin, Public Enemy, Stevie Wonder, Gil Scott-Heron and Beyoncé with Remarks by Erica Campbell, Big Gipp, Raheem DeVaughn, Isaac Hayes III, Rev. Al Sharpton and More SILVER SPRING, Md. (PRWEB) December 22, 2020 TV One has anno...
[12/21/20 - 11:04 AM] TV One Celebrates the Galvanizing Power of Black Music in New Documentary Special "Unsung Presents: Music & the Movement" on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 8 P.M. ET/7C The Martin Luther King Jr. Day special incorporates first-hand accounts, interviews with artists and media, coupled with archival footage from memorable speeches, soul-stirring vocal performances, and more. [via press release from TV One] TV ONE CELEBRATES THE GALVANIZING POWER OF BLACK MUSIC IN NEW DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL "UNSUNG PRESENTS: MUSIC & THE MOVEMENT" ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021 AT 8 P.M. ET/7C TWO-P...