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Music, the art of the divine, has enthralled humankind since time immemorial. All over the world, people listen to and play music. The irresistible beat of the drums, the haunting melodies of a flute, the soulful vibrations of the guitar - all bring peace of mind and joy - to both the performer as well as to the listener. Afgen.com celebrates the amazing diversity of music and offers the latest artist information about Jazz, Gospel, Blues & Soul.
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009
The Soul Music Center
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Some of Ray Charles’ most cherished hits
and classic albums available digitally for the first time ever
WATCH: The Last Song Whitney Houston Sang the Night Before She Died Was "Yes, Jesus Loves Me"
Kirk Franklin & Sounds of Blackness Win Big at 2012 NAACP Image Awards 'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead in apparent suicide 'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide Etta James Dead at 73Etta James Dead at 73 Albertina Walker dies at 81; Grammy-winning 'Queen of Gospel' 
Gilad Atzmon: Jews, Jazz & Socialism Singer Solomon Burke, 70, dies at Amsterdam airport
Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Writer, Dies at 80 
Stax to reissue Isaac Hayes' 'Shaft' in deluxe edition Koko Taylor dies at 80; singer was Chicago blues icon Remembering Odetta, Who Sang of Freedom Tax Court Takes Swipe at Daschle-Geithner-Killefer-Solis in Making Koko Taylor Sing the Tax Blues Hank Crawford dies at 74; saxophonist in Ray Charles' band Odetta Holmes dies at 77; folk singer championed black history, civil rights Archives:
Mae Mercer dies at 76; blues singer also had a Hollywood career 
South African singer Miriam Makeba dies in Italy Ira B. Tucker, 83; lead singer of Dixie Hummingbirds gospel group Bynum-Weeks Marraige is over for Real Holy Hip Hop + Musician's Atlas Remarks by President Bush in Honor of Black Music Month R. Kelly verdict: Not guilty
Max Roach, a Founder of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83 
Was Elvis a racist? Let the record sing for itself 130 years of blues: Pinetop Perkins and Hubert Sumlin Crossing Over: The Origin of Soul and the Term "Rock & Roll" Black Music - Wrong Message Is the Current Onslaught of ‘Blue-Eyed Soul’ Performers Overshadowing Black Music Culture? Three Basics for Success in the Music Industry
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Alicia Keys Talks About Slain Rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. 
Soul Of America Launches The Only Online Travel Guide For Locating The Best In Black Music Coroner: Sean Levert Dead After Jail Emergency James Brown - I Feel Good IRS investigating gospel star Yolanda Adams Enjoy Playing Gospel Music In Your Very Own Home Kirk Franklin details his Fight in living a Christian life.
Ike Turner, rock pioneer, ex-husband of Tina Turner dead at 76 
Is Your Business Music Legal? Radio Should Pay Musicians Barack is the new 'bling' Gangsta Rap, Dying in the Street Jazz museum's chief shoots for the moon Elvis and Racism: Round Two
Gathered here to get to the heart and soul of jazz
JAZZ FANS DECRY EXCLUSION
Few African American musicians booked for Berkeley festival,
none on Yoshi's anniversary CDHip Hop Profanity, Misogyny and Violence: Blame the Manufacturer J-Harris Renews Call For Conscious Music Rappers Need To Call Off The War On Black America Lionel Hampton Story
U.S. hip-hop film sparks debate on masculinity Sam Cooke's Success Fueled by Family Support 
Farewell tour to singer James Brown
ends with memorial eventThe pursuit of funky-ness James Brown: Please Don't Go A salute from the soul in Harlem Michael Jackson praises James Brown as inspiration
Say it loud: He gave music some new moves 
James Brown's Body To Lie In Repose At The Apollo James Brown Response To Hip Hop In The Church R&B singer Gerald Levert dead at 40 Recording Artist, Eastwood, Signs To Jaded Entertainment Is the U.S. really land of free?
Reggae superstar Buju Banton doesn't think so.
Obituaries - Lumumba Carson, 49; Hip-Hop Singer 'Professor X 
Have We Had Enough of Hip Hop Radio Eric Reed keeps sharpening skills Israeli 'soul' debuts at New York's Apollo Theater Ellis Marsalis speaks on Katrina, jazz James Brown is Awarded The Martin Luther King Dat Ol' Jazz
Hip-hop trend adding young congregants to churches Freddie Jackson Chuck Berry documentary shows dark side of rock legend Kyle Eastwood - Review Marley music genius Cee-Lo: The Gnarls Barkley Story Southern soul isn't what you think it is
