A Haitian band is returning to Portsmouth next week to help raise money for a school in Haiti, according to a community announcement. Kandjanwou Rara — one of the few Rara bands based in New England — ...

I grew up in a home where gospel music was always playing. My grandparents raised me in a small town outside Birmingham to the sound of The Caravans and Mighty Clouds of Joy. The music was like the ...

Starting February 24, heavy rain in Cap-Haïtien caused flooding. The ministry stepped in to walk alongside people.

Grammy-winning gospel artist Jonathan McReynolds is sharing how his newest album, Closer, was born from a season of spiritual searching and approaching prayer and fasting with a deeper sense of ...

Details about the upcoming 2026 Jazz FM Awards nominees. The Jazz FM Awards 2026 will take place at KOKO in London on Thursday April 16 th. The nominees for this year’s Jazz FM ...

During a service in Haiti several decades ago, a young boy would sing in front of a silent congregation. Unbeknownst to him, that first public performance would mark the beginning of a successful ...

Gospel music evolved from antebellum spirituals into a distinct genre in 1920s Chicago, serving as both a "weapon of worship" and a foundation for modern R&B and Rock 'n Roll. Teens arrested after ...

DEFENSE IS TO SLOW DOWN, ASK QUESTIONS, AND NEVER ACT ON IMPULSE. A LOCAL AUTHOR AND MUSICIAN IS CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH THROUGH MUSIC ONE. NEEDLESS PAIN WE BEAR. THE MARY PAXTON STUDY CLASS ...

Every Tuesday night for 15 years now, lovers of Haitian culture gather under strobe lights at a Lower East Side rooftop lounge to dance to kompa music from a variety of DJs. But there is a lot more ...

There’s a well-known saying that the most segregated hour in the U.S. is 11 a.m. on Sunday. That aphorism reflects the longstanding reality that 86% of churches lacked meaningful racial diversity as ...

The sounds of Watch Night services in Black churches have long begun or culminated with “Total Praise” — one of many proofs of the musical genius of gospel music composer, singer, choir director and ...

Smallwood was nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. By The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.