Grand Emporium Collection

South African band Azumah, comprised of one woman and four men. They are in traditional clothing and standing in front of two palm trees. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Azumah. For...

Boukman Eksperyans, a roots music band comprised of ten Haitian men and women, stand in a group in traditional clothing on the steps of what might be a castle and smile directly at the photographer...

Boukman Eksperyans, a roots music band comprised of eleven Haitian men and women, sit on brick walls in a group in traditional clothing and smile directly at the photographer. Printed in the margin...

The Mahotella Queens are three black South African female mbaqanga musicians in traditional clothing, stand on the Grand Emporium stage performing for an audience whose backs of their heads are in the...

The Mahotella Queens are three black South African female mbaqanga musicians in traditional clothing, dance and sing on the Grand Emporium stage performing for an audience whose backs of their heads...

The Mahotella Queens are three black South African female mbaqanga musicians in traditional clothing, dance on the Grand Emporium stage performing for an audience whose backs of their heads are in the...

O.J. Ekemode and the Nigerian Allstars, a Nigerian Afrobeat ensemble comprised of two women and three men, stand together wearing traditional clothing and holding their instruments. Printed in the...

The Skatalites, a ska band comprised of seven Jamaican men, one Jamaican woman, and one white man, sit and stand in a group. Devon Jarnes sits and holds a saxophone between his legs. Printed in the...

The Skatalites, a ska band comprised of seven Jamaican men, one Jamaican woman, and one white man, stand together under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The band member furthest to the right holds a...

The Skatalites, a ska band comprised of seven Jamaican men, one Jamaican woman, and one white man, sit and stand in a group. Devon Jarnes sits and holds a saxophone between his legs. Printed in the...

An unidentified black male guitarist closes his eyes and tilts his head back as he is performing in a close-up photograph (top). An unidentified black female singer wearing a red dress and a wide...

An unidentified black woman sits sideways on a chair in a corner of a room, rests her arm over the back rest of the chair and her hand on her shoulder as she looks up and smiles.