In January of 2024, Ropeadope announced a partnership and co-directed initiative with City of Gold Arts dubbed AfricArise—a new imprint intent on promoting music from the titular continent, with a ...

Jug and Sonny share a place near the top in the pantheon of tandem tenor teams. Their spirited, hard-charging contests, which always seem to end in amicable draws are the stuff of canonical jazz ...

Before she was known as The SoulfulPsalmist, Charlena Nutall had to search within her artistry and faith to find a place in music where she felt she belonged. "I go where God sends me," said Nutall, a ...