An African American musical group in Michigan that's been singing spirituals since the Civil Rights era is about to give its final concert. A choir in Michigan's been keeping the tradition of African ...

When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...

African American Spirituals are songs that familiar to the ear for many. The history of these folk songs tells many stories. Voices from the Past that Resonate: A History of African American ...

The new choir performed its inaugural concert in December. A year ago, Lansing’s Earl Nelson Singers gave their final concert. The group which sang African American spirituals had been performing in ...

The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water. Ashley Jackson brings spirituals to the harp Some of Ashley Jackson's ...

A choir in Michigan's been keeping the tradition of African American spirituals alive for 60 years. Now its aging members are preparing for their final concert. Sophia Saliby of member station WKAR ...