Featuring experts and transformative African-American artistic performers, the six-part series, The Genius of African-American Music, presents for the first time the amazing story of struggle and triumph as former enslaved people, building on their African musical heritage, created spirituals, blues, Jazz, soul, rap and finally Afrofuturism musical genres.

• Episode 1: Spirituals
• Episode 2: Blues
• Episode 3: Jazz
• Episode 4: Soul
• Episode 5: Rap
• Episode 6: Afrofuturism