He was Thomas Wiggins, aka "Blind Tom." A blind Black man, originally from Georgia, who was the first African American musician to perform at the White House, Wiggins earned devoted fans such as ...

One of the first musicians to interpret the “Star Spangled Banner” in a way that displayed a Black consciousness was the piano prodigy known as “Blind Tom.” Born into slavery in Georgia in ...

“A person who was born blind, who was born into enslavement, a fantastic musician, but was autistic by modern terms today,” ...

Then the New York-based singer-songwriter takes more time to describe herself than most people. She offers a visual self-description for blind people in her audience, saying she is a Black woman ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam – known as“the blind couple of Mali” – passed away on 4 April ...

Photo shows A black and white photograph of Japanese ... how Tsujii learns and performs this incredibly complex music. Tsujii, and blind musicians Jordie Howell and Julee-anne Bell help break ...

She was declared legally blind in early 2015 and was signed up for classes by that fall. She attended Portland State University’s musical school, where she learned that she didn’t need her sight to ...

Miles Hoyt is a legally blind 13-year-old teenager and inspiring musician. He has an eye disorder, calledStargardt Disease, causing progressive vision loss, but this hasn't stopped from playing ...

Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), iconic Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam – known as “the blind couple of Mali” – passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He was 70. The ...