“Song summons the dance. The dance summons you.”

“The whole approach to the production is based on the psychology that has come about due to the damndemic and the result of Mother Nature sending us to our rooms.” – Corky Siegel

The African American Folklorist is a quarterly newspaper that contains articles about traditions, traditional beliefs, the cultural context, geographical locations, music, and vernaculars of African Americans and the role each element plays in the lives of the people past and present.

40th anniversary edition of Bobby Womack’s ‘The Poet’ and ‘The Poet II’ remastered, expanded editions set for release this spring

The instrumentals on ‘Bad Man’ featuring Martin on harp are at times laconic, displaying a studied insouciance, an almost blasé casualness — a free and easy approach that actually isn’t casual at all

“I Wanna Be A Teenage Boy” is a humorous send-up of the absurd messaging foisted on women and girls in our culture

McNally breathes new life into the music here, tackling the tunes with an honesty and a maturity that transcends genre and gender

Taylor is at heart an aesthete and a writer of lyrical poetry, as well as an activist and angry polemicist where circumstances demand responses

Watch the music video for “All. Right. Now.” and pre-order the album, out June 4

From Cathy Grier + The Troublemakers’ I’m All Burn, ABS is proud to premiere “Cool Trick” today. The video, created and edited by Jill J Stevens, is a riveting showcase for Grier’s guitar prowess.