Harlem

The Garden of Dreams Foundation announced the “Dream Studio,” a music studio and music composition and recording program in collaboration with rock band O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge and Jon Lampley. With a $750,000 grant from the Foundation’s…

Harlem’s Sugarhill Ddot and Chicago’s STAR BANDZ come together for their “Energy” music video, from Sugarhill Ddot’s 2 Sides of the Story Deluxe album.  Sugarhill Ddot and STAR BANDZ for "Energy" After the duo’s widely popular hit,…

Eleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia. As a child, she started going by Billie Holiday, Billie from Billie Dove and Holiday from her dad. She began listening to records by Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. Her mother…

For a brief few decades in the 1900s, the Savoy provided a vibrant home for the budding genre of swing, and saw rise to popular dances like the Lindy Hop.

On May 21, 1904, Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was born to Adeline Locket Waller, a musician and Rev. Edward Martin Waller, a trucker and pastor in New York City. He began playing piano at the age of six and began playing organ at his…

On April 29, 1899, Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in Washington D.C.. Both of his parents were musicians, and so Ellington began his piano studies at the age of seven. Due to his easygoing nature, his friends began calling him "Duke." …

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was born on Christmas Day, 1907 in Rochester, living on Sycamore Street. His mother was a teacher and church organist and his father was a lawyer. When Calloway was 11, they moved to Baltimore. After he was caught…

The Apollo Theater in Harlem has announced the 2025 winter and spring season with a stunning array of performances, exhibitions, and educational programs in performance spaces new and old.  The historic Apollo Theater has been…

At the start of the twentieth century, many Black Americans, facing racism and discrimination across the country, moved to a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan: Harlem. This neighborhood became a cultural center in the early 1900's, fully…

Two of Harlem's finest -- Dave East and Vado -- have graced the hip hop world with a new single. "Deniro & Pesci" is the latest record from 2/3 of hip hop collective "The Council" (which includes Dave East, Lloyd Banks and Vado). The…