The Grio

Sound Clash to ‘Verzuz’: the history of how Caribbean music competition influenced Black American music culture

On a brisk evening in East Nashville, Tenn., many have gathered for a back-and-forth battle of music progressives. Joy, an adventurous songwriter with a keening but smooth voice, reveled in the moment ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

What does the intersection of race and culture sound like? NPR’s Code Switch is looking for the right mix

The new Code Switch podcast will add yet another likely popular show to NPR’s arsenal, which will also soon include the long-awaited second season of Invisibilia. Recent PodTrac rankings revealed NPR ...
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Black History Month: 5 artists who changed the sound of music forever

Black History Month is about more than honoring the past. It is about recognizing how Black creativity continues to shape culture, sound, and global influence. Music has always been one of the ...
Rolling Stone

The Power of Sound: Are We Really Listening?

Ever since the dawn of time, sound has been a unifying force allowing us to tap deep into the emotions that lie buried within. Through chanting, preaching, celebrating, crying, dancing and living, we ...
The Stranger

High on Sound-System Culture

Walking down Fremont’s North 35th Street, you can hear Kibo HiFi’s powerful dub vibrations, two blocks away from the source. And before you even reach the Culture Yard space that serves as Seattle Dub ...