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The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.
Opera in three acts. Libretto by composer. See also "Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage" in orchestral works [1] 1958–61 King Priam: Voices and orchestra 29 May 1962: Coventry. Coventry Theatre. Royal Opera House chorus & orch. cond. John Pritchard: Opera in three acts. Libretto by composer. [2] 1966–69 The Knot Garden: Voices and ...
Bomba or Bomba del Chota is an Afro-Ecuadorian music and dance form from the Chota Valley area of Ecuador in the province of Imbabura and Carchi.Its origins can be traced back to Africa via the middle passage and the use of African slave labor during the country's colonial period.
In an ambitious effort to chart the lineage of Yoruba and Afrobeats music over the past century and its global influence, Nigerian superstar Adekunle Gold has co-produced a forthcoming documentary ...
La Loba Negra (The Black She-wolf) is an opera in 3 acts by Francisco Feliciano with libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asensio.The opera was based on a novel attributed to Jose Burgos, but was proven to be a hoax made by Jose E. Marco.
The Cincinnati Opera will present an Afrofuturist-themed production next year that commemorates the Juneteenth holiday and would mark the first of three commissions from the company to all-Black ...
Frederick Douglass is a full-length opera written and composed by Dorothy Rudd Moore. It is 180 minutes in duration and consists of three acts. [1] The world premiere took place in 1985 at City College of New York's Aaron Davis Hall. [2] The opera was commissioned by Opera Ebony. [3]
Olodum is widely credited with developing the music style known as samba reggae and for its active participation in carnaval each year. Neguinho do Samba , the lead percussionist, created a mix of the traditional Brazilian samba beat with merengue , salsa , and reggae rhythms for the Bahian Carnival of 1986; this became known as samba reggae .