Black History Month

In most discussions of German history, Black people and their experiences are missing. But one scholar has made it her life’s work to call attention to the contributions of Afro-Germans.

Brandon Patrick George plays today's Beautiful Music. The talented musician plays Salvatore Sciarrino's solo flute arrangement of the iconic TOCCATA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR BWV 565 by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Ghana tried to create a haven for anyone from across the African diaspora. But for some Ghanaians, the project has become a source of bitterness.

Today's Beautiful Music features the incomparable Jessye Norman singing WHEN I AM LAID IN EARTH (aka Dido's Lament) From Henry Purcell's opera DIDO AND AENEAS.

In this week's StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from some of the first Black men to enlist in the Marine Corps.

Although he originally thought his career calling was as a visual artist, Reginald Mobley pursued music instead. The talented countertenor has performed with some of the world's top musical ensembles.

Today's Beautiful Music features Nokuthula Ngwenyama playing one of her own compositions: SONORAN STORM for solo viola.

Today's Beautiful Music is William Chapman Nyaho's performance of the SPIRITUAL SUITE composed by Margaret Bonds.

Bass player Charles Burrell was born in 1920, and vividly remembers being about 12 years old and being on fire for music.

Today's Beautiful Music is a November 2021 concert by Tuskegee University Golden Voices Concert Choir, led by Dr. Wayne Barr, and with pianist, Brenda Shuford.