Songs From the Roots of America, Vol. 1 by John Lee Zeigler The connections that can be drawn from the Music Maker catalog to the history of African and early American music are many. Perhaps one [...]
Thomas O. “Pee Wee” Hayes can tell a story about one of the greatest seismic shifts in American history, and it’s the story of his own life. As a child, Pee Wee’s family uprooted their lives and [...]
The Music Maker Minute was created using interviews from the Music Maker Relief Foundation Archive. Each episode features a Music Maker partner artist and their personal experience with [...]
Honey Babe by Algia Mae HInton We were devastated to loose Algia Mae Hinton this past week. She has been a part of the Music Maker family since 1994. Like Algia’s personality, her music was [...]
Exclaim! wrote a raving review for Robert’s performance with Dan Auerbach at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on Feb. 10th. This was the first show in for Robert’s tour with Dan [...]
Algia Mae Hinton was a national treasure. Guitars and songs and tap shoes were her tools but resilience and joy were her currency. We were deeply saddened to learn of her passing on February 8th, [...]
The Como Mamas are cooking up some sweet gospel music in Como, Mississippi. Here, they express their eternal love and appreciation for their God for continuously providing for them. The live bass [...]
The Music Maker Minute was created using interviews from the Music Maker Relief Foundation Archive. Each episode features a Music Maker partner artist and their personal experience with race in [...]
In “Our Living Past,” Timothy Duffy immortalizes dozens of Southern Blues icons that he’s met over the course of his 35-year career as an artist and activist. Duffy is the founder and executive [...]
We’re doing Mardi Gras in Durham style – Boom Unit Brass Band and Paperhand Puppet Intervention kick off with a second line at 8pm from the downtown Bull statue to the Bullpen. March to the [...]
Vari-Colored Songs by Leyla McCalla From her Langston Hughes inspired album “Vari-Colored Songs” Leyla McCalla describes a racist southern setting with melancholic acoustic melodies in her track [...]
Last year we talked about New Orleans artist Guitar Lightnin’ Lee’s need for new floors and other repairs in his home. Lee has been recovering from a tough bout with cancer and was [...]
