Jazz music is known for its improvisation and syncopation.  It was introduced at the beginning of the last century as part of an African-American artistic movement called ‘The Harlem Renaissance’ [...]

America is a very religious country.  As people from all over the world have come to America to settle, they have brought with them their systems of belief.  Hence, there is probably not a [...]

In 1915 on February 8, at the Los Angeles’s Clune’s Auditorium, the premiere of D.W. Griffith’s Birth Of A Nation was seen. After this the world of film has never been the same again. In the [...]

Americana can refer to anything that involves the USA culture, this can be anything from history, architecture, art, cooking and cultural artefacts. Americana expresses anything that directly is [...]

Fine American Art has paved the way for some incredible and memorable artwork which is now known throughout the world today. American painting has been influenced by parts of the world while fine [...]

The Blues musical form “originated in African-American communities in the “Deep South” of the United States around the end of the 19th century. The genre is a fusion of traditional [...]

The diversity of Native American Indian art is astounding. This is because of the many different tribes that inhabit the USA. Each of the tribes generally have their own unique form of art which [...]

While studying abroad in the USA, you are going to come up close and personal with American culture, customs and traditions. It is a great opportunity to learn about them. The USA may seem in [...]

Through adopting and then adapting the musical traditions of immigrants and slaves who settled here, America is known for creating new musical genres that have influenced global cultural and [...]

African Americans form 13% of the American population. February’s Black History Month celebrates the achievements and struggle for equality by great leaders in the African American community. [...]