Santigold will return this fall with her new album, Spirituals. The project will arrive via her label, Little Jerk, and feature collaborators like Rostam, Boys Noize, Dre Skull, P2J, Nick Zinner, ...

The lucky ones learned spirituals as children, from grandmothers whose own grandparents may have been slaves. Not only did they memorize “Wade in the Water,” but they heard how fleeing slaves trudged ...

Santigold has announced her upcoming fourth album, ‘Spirituals’, with a new single, ‘‘Ain’t Ready’. Featuring production by Illangelo, Dre Skull and SBTRKT, the song speaks about the power of moving ...

SANTIGOLD: (Singing) Hey, you, hey, you, I think I got a hole in my head. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: At this point, it's almost a category of its own - the music forged in the middle of the pandemic. The ...

“Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus. “Steal away, steal away home. “I ain’t got long to stay here.” To the slave owner, the melody was just keeping his slaves happy as they worked. He paid ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Spirituals are the folk music first sung by Africans brought to this country as slaves. Arthur Jones is a psychologist at the University of Denver. This summer he was in ...

(RNS) — ‘Fisk Jubilee Singers are artists and do not limit themselves to just Negro spirituals,’ its director said. ‘There’s versatility in our choice of music when we have celebrations.’ (RNS) — A ...