All the in-demand artist’s paintings have sold at the Untitled Art Fair—and a 2020 retrospective is already in the works.
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New Jimi Hendrix Album with Unreleased Songs Coming in March | AFRO
NEW YORK (AP) — Unreleased songs recorded by Jimi Hendrix between 1968 and 1970 will be released next year.
Read MoreStudio Portraits of African-American People in the Second Half of the 19th Century | Vintage Everyday
In documenting the history and experience of African-Americans, the Simpson collection also records and depicts acts of racism, oppression, and violence; though they are sometimes unpleasant and even shocking, such materials represent significant aspects America’s complicated history.
Read MoreThere are drummers, then jazz drummers, and then there’s Harvey Mason | Michigan Chronicle
Harvey Mason isn’t just a jazz drummer. In fact, he isn’t just a drummer.
Read MoreNetflix for Jazz? Quincy Jones’s Qwest TV Takes Concerts and Films Digital | The New York Times
Qwest will operate like a highly specialized version of Netflix: Members pay a small fee each month for access to the full video library.
Read MoreBasquiat Left School at 17—and Made New York Museums His Classroom | Artsy
By the time Basquiat was included in the “Times Square Show,” he’d begun to talk about his influences: a pantheon of artist-heroes he’d encountered over many years of museum visits.
Read MoreThis Moving Video Featuring Andra Day’s ‘Rise Up’ And Heaven King Takes Mommy-Daughter Goals To A Whole New Level | Essence
In collaboration with Grammy nominee Andra Day, Tianne King is using dance and music to showcase her life raising YouTube sensation Heaven. And beware; it’s a tearjerker.
Read MoreCarmen de Lavallade is 86 and still the best dancer in the room | The Washington Post
De Lavallade’s ability to express psychological meaning through her body, to disappear inside the choreography and mold herself to wildly different artistic styles, has been her life’s work.
Read MoreHow Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It reboot takes aim at gentrified Brooklyn | The Guardian
Lee’s 10-part Netflix remix of his 1986 comedy takes place in a neighborhood that’s become overpriced for and underpopulated by a community squeezed out.
Read MoreIt’s Now Illegal For Americans To Travel To Cuba Solo | Travel Noire
Strolling freely through the streets of Havana and booking a hotel room in the heart of Cuba is about to get a lot tougher for Americans thanks to new travel and commerce restrictions established by the Trump administration.
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