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creator of the Smithsonian Museum’s “Programs in Black Culture,” and one of the leading authorities on Black American music culture,
Leonard Brown • John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music
The Straight and Narrow
Michael Brown • Alchemy of the Heart
This Is It
Michael Brown • Alchemy of the Heart
Rest in Peace
Michael Brown • Alchemy of the Heart
In the black neighborhoods, he learned that developing one’s own sound was essential and that sound and feeling were paramount over technique.
Leonard Brown • John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music
“When I started out, they didn’t know what to do with me in the US,” he admits. “My music was rooted in rock’n’roll and that wasn’t what was happening with black artists at that time. Everyone was into categories and putting people in boxes. I looked how I looked and I dressed the way I dressed and so they sent me to Europe – the Europeans will dea... See more
Sarah Harris • Inside Lenny Kravitz’s Paris Townhouse – And The Story Behind That Basquiat
Searching for Sugar Man