![]() ![]() First Black Performer on US Television (June 14, 1939) –.Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle in Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake performing Affectionate Dan.First Black Musicians in a Motion Picture (1923) –.First Commercially Recorded African-American Singer (1890) –.The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a choir from the Fisk School in Nashville, Tennessee, became the first African American choir to perform at the White House for President Chester Arthur.First African-American Ensemble to play at The White House (1882) –.We hope you’ll find something that resonates with you in our Black Trailblazers playlist in Roon, Qobuz, and TIDAL offered in honor of the musical visionaries who first opened our ears and our hearts. We’ve all had our lives enriched through that musical kinship. Racial division doesn’t have a chance when one group of people can recognize themselves in the art of another group of people. They convey emotional expression that recognizes and reminds us of our commonalities – it’s a nonverbal language of brotherhood. ![]() Tonal color, pitch, tempo, texture, timbre, harmony, melody, rhythm – they communicate something deeper than language. Music is a universal language, but one that speaks to us in ways that exceed our full understanding. It makes sense that music would be a force that helped tear down racial discrimination in The United States. The list below is a roster of the trailblazing Black musicians who broke through the race barrier with music that was too beautiful to be ignored or denied. Like a rose growing through concrete to find the sunshine, beauty demanded appreciation. But Jazz, Blues, Folk, R&B, and Gospel music forms were relentlessly working their magic, building enclaves in white record collections, fighting rhythmically for acceptance. When black music was heard only in black churches, black clubs and theaters, black radio stations, and when black musicians were relegated to Race Records Charts and Race Label catalogs.Īmerican Music was just as segregated as American society and culture. But we’re not talking about the relatively new emergence of streaming music and its transformation of the music industry we’re talking about a time in history when there were strict racial boundaries in music. It’s easy, sometimes, to forget that this wasn’t always the case. An all-encompassing palette of sound is at your fingertips, accompanied by the freedom to listen to, and enjoy, anything you desire. When you sync a Qobuz or TIDAL membership with your Roon subscription, your listening choices are practically limitless. As music lovers, we’re fortunate to live in a time when music is so plentiful and easily accessible. At Roon, our passion for music is illustrated by a growing selection of eclectic playlists featuring a diverse mix of genres, instrumentation, and voices from around the globe.
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