NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Shimmy Jiyane and Latroit about their new project to reimagine classic House tracks to tell the story of the roots of the genre – translated and sung by the choir in Zulu.

WASHINGTON – Kicking off a foot-stomping, hand-clapping celebration of gospel music, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that this particular genre of music had helped to shape America, beginning with ...

Kip Lornell, a George Washington University ethnomusicologist, compiled a new collection for Smithsonian Folkways called Classic African American Gospel. He talks about the roots of Motown in gospel ...

The Soweto Gospel Choir’s music, with its blend of struggle, hope and triumph, resonates deeply with audiences because it ...

Big Freedia stops by the Rivian Electric Roadhouse for a chat… AND to world premiere her life affirming new gospel-house track “Take My Hand.” Big Freedia stops by the Rivian Electric Roadhouse for a ...

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WASHINGTON (RNS) First lady Michelle Obama hosted a discussion with musicians and students on gospel music at the White House on Tuesday (April 14), praising gospel’s role as “a ray of hope” in ...

A popular choir will join the celebrations for Classic Ibiza's 10th birthday gig. The London Community Gospel Choir will join Stephen Hussey’s 32-piece Urban Soul Orchestra at Ragley Hall on Saturday, ...

INNER CITY: (Singing) Let me take you to a place I know you want to go. It's a good life, yeah. SHAPIRO: It's called "Good Life," by Inner City. Music producer Dennis White, aka Latroit, was part of ...