Group of four women sitting down in dresses, with four men in suits, with two standing, one with his right hand in his suit, and the other one holding his hand in his back.

Jubilee Singers. Creation: 1871. Photographer: Unknown. Collection: Cartes de visite. Photographs and Prints Division, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Jubilee Singers

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Jubilee Singers.

First internationally acclaimed group of Black musicians to attain recognition, and fame. Students from Fisk University organized in 1871 to raise $20,000 for the institution. Introduced "slave songs" to the world, and preserved this music from extinction. In 1871, the nine original Jubilee Singers ensemble toured the United States and Europe. Two years later, the group grew to eleven members. Funds raised by the Jubilee Singers. On Sunday, March 14, 2021,the Fisk Jubilee Singers received a Grammy award 150 years after the group formation in 1871 for their album "Best Roots Gospel Album" for their 150th anniversary album "Celebrating Fisk.

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