In 1981, Quincy Jones released The Dude, a monumental pop-soul album created with a stellar cast of vocalists, studio musicians, and songwriters.Continue reading
Seitu’s World: Celebrate Mary J. Blige Live At The Apollo Theater In Harlem
On May 225th, 2021, the Apollo honored nine-time Grammy Award-winning and two-time Academy Award nominee, Mary J. Blige with induction into Apollo's legendary Walk of Fame.
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The Almost Forgotten Boys Choir Of Harlem, NY 1968 – 2009 (Video)
The Boys Choir of Harlem (also known as the Harlem Boys Choir) was a choir located in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
Al “Hirschfeld’s Harlem,” A Rare Picture Window Into Harlem Renaissance
Now in paperback! Decades before the PBS documentaries, before Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Al Hirschfeld and many, many more went to Harlem.Continue reading
Feeling Stuck In A Lousy Job From Harlem To Harare – Take A Look Inward
Taylor sits in her 6 x 8 cubicle waiting for the next IT ticket to come her way and suddenly feels the walls closing in around her. She feels like she’s suffocating and is only seconds away from a panic attack, her third this month.Continue reading
HW Pick: Primetime Border Concert TV Special “RiseUp As One” Is Coming
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, and the Fusion Media Group (FMG), a division of UCI serving the rising American mainstream, announced today that its October 15, 2016, ‘RiseUp AS ONE’ concert .Continue reading
Master/Class Listening Party & Performance With Dannis Winston At Minton’s In Harlem
"Master / Class speaks to my commitment to being a student of the greats everyone from Duke Ellington to Quincy Jones to Harry Belafonte and master of my own sense of class,” explains Dannis Winston about his debut EP. Continue reading
A Tribe Called Quest Honored At ASCAP, Revolt R&B Awards
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 29th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Continue reading
Kamasi Washington At SummerStage In Central Park
At the age of 13, Kamasi Washington started a lifelong quest discovering the many wonders of music. One night, his father left his soprano saxophone lying on the piano. Kamasi, filled with curiosity for all the beauty he heard from the instrument, picked up his father’s horn. Continue reading
Prince To Be Inducted Into Apollo Theater Walk Of Fame
Philippe Dauman, executive chairman, president and CEO of Viacom said, “It is a great honor to accept the corporate award for community leadership from an institution as legendary as the Apollo Theater. Continue reading