For composer Ludwig Göransson, music has always been closely tied to personal memories. Long before he became one of Hollywood’s most celebrated film composers, the sounds of blues music filled his ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. This story was originally published by ArtsATL. When Carlin “C-Note” Smith relocated from Kansas City, Missouri, to Atlanta, he was surprised to ...

It was a balmy afternoon last November, almost T-shirt weather, when Jontavious Willis, a 27-year-old Grammy-nominated blues musician, sat down to record his third album at Capricorn Sound Studios in ...

It doesn't take a Hollywood screenwriter to picture a young Raphael Saadiq as Sammie. Like the blues progeny at the center of Sinners, the box-office breaking vampire horror, Saadiq found himself ...

Not a lot of groups employ spoons as a musical instrument, but Dawn Lepere of LeFever has quite a knack for playing them. “Dawn’s dad is a great spoons player, and he would break them out at a ...

Ryan Coogler's latest film, "Sinners," a spicy cinematic gumbo of African American folk tale, painful racial history and vampire horror starring Michael B. Jordan, has bolted out of the box-office ...

Blues music is a soulful genre. It has roots deeply embedded in the Black experience. Blues has long been a powerful expression of the struggles, joys and resilience of Black life in America.

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Selwyn Birchwood wants to honor the blues tradition—but move the genre forward—on the new "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues" album. Credit: Marilyn Stringer He’s one of the most exciting, innovative, and ...

One of the biggest misconceptions about blues music is that the genre is all about doom and gloom. Naturally, many blues songs feature lyrics about being down in the dumps, love lost, and heartbreak.

A Chicago music duo has created a unique sound to celebrate their Arab roots. They're mixing the music of the Middle East with good old Chicago blues. Music can make you feel at home. When Rami ...