All Your Favorite Music is (Probably) Black with Mark Montgomery French

Celebrate Black History Month with composer and music historian Mark Montgomery French in his evening-length class “All Your Favorite Music is (Probably) Black.” It’s a humorous, highly immersive, and historically accurate presentation that uncovers the African-American roots of popular music genres that appear to be free of African-Americans. Utilizing a rich audiovisual presentation, Mark Montgomery French reveals the sonic secrets behind African-Americans’ cultural invisibility within the musical categories they helped define.

Featuring: Lil Nas X, Talking Heads, BTS, Tina Bell, and more!