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The MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) are an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in "music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music. The MOBO Awards were founded by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell.
African-American music is a broad term covering a diverse range of musical genres largely developed by African Americans and their culture.Its origins are in musical forms that developed as a result of the enslavement of African Americans prior to the American Civil War.
Black music is centered around a story and origin. Many artist start song with the things they experience firsthand. [2] Musical Blackness was a way of communicating and a way to express themselves during hard times such as slavery. Their songs were used to give guidance to one another and tell stories.
The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979.
The earliest known, full-length opera composed by a Black American, “Morgiane,” will premiere this week in Washington, DC, Maryland and New York more than century after it was completed.
The MOBO Awards 2025 is the 27th edition of the MOBO Awards.It is scheduled to take place on 18 February 2025, at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England.It will honour achievements in music of black origin.
In the years since its origins, Black Music Month has often been used as a salute to Black music excellence: 30 days to celebrate Black musicianship across media platforms, museums, streaming ...
Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain. London: Pluto Press. McGrady, Richard (1991). Music and Musicians in Early Nineteenth Century Cornwall: World of Joseph Emidy - Slave, Violinist and Composer. Exeter: University of Exeter Press. Oliver, Paul (1990). Black Music in Britain: Essays on the Afro-Asian Contribution to Popular ...