music review

‘My Brother’s Keeper’ music review: Six Black men singing their mutual love

September 3, 2026 By Eric A. Gordon

New York Festival of Song Records has come out with yet another stunning vocal album.

Motown music: Union-made in the U.S.A.

August 13, 2026 By John Dick

Along with the auto industry, these songs put Detroit on the world map.

Soulcialists: How current pop music reissues helped retrace my political path

May 14, 2026 By Frederick Barr

These compilations of 1980s music show an element of UK music that embraced soul, jazz, and radical left politics that injected class conflict, anti-colonialism, and socialism for fans.

‘Africville’: Faith Nolan’s debut album an essential listen 40 years later

March 10, 2026 By Dave McKee

The album's title track recalls the historic Black community in Halifax that was neglected for 150 years until it was demolished by the city in 1969.

Folk singer Jesse Welles has the heart of protesters

February 2, 2026 By Dennis James

Every revolution needs a soundtrack, and this artist is singing ours.