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The Center for Black Music Research
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Recorded Music of the African Diaspora
OUR MISSION NEW ON THE SITE TODAY IN BLACK MUSIC HISTORY

Founded at Columbia College Chicago in 1983, The Center for Black Music Research is the only organization of its kind. It exists to illuminate the significant role that black music plays in world culture by serving as a nexus for all who value black music, by promoting scholarly thought and knowledge about black music, and by providing a safe haven for the materials and information that document the black music experience across Africa and the diaspora.

Click the links for information on the CBMR Library and Archives, publications, conferences, and performances.

February 8: New podcast episode, “Olly Wilson’s Of Visions and Truth.”

February 6: Partial guide to the CBMR’s analog audio recordings

February 09:
1919 Alejo Durán (recording artist, composer, and founder of the vallenato tradition) born Gilberto Alejandro Durán Díaz in El Paso, Cesar, Colombia.
1991 James Edward Cleveland (composer, singer, gospel organizer) died in Los Angeles, Calif.