Consists of analog and digital sound recordings of oral history interviews ... of photocopied sheet music collected by Dr. Gillespie and his wife Anna Gillespie, used for researching their ...

See full article by Steven Lewis on how African American music is a vital part of America's musical heritage. Explore a selection of the Smithsonian's wide range of collections preserving the material ...

Music is an immeasurably important aspect of any culture. Through music, communities pass on stories of history ... world as the music of the African-American community. For hundreds of years ...