The Cape Town community is in shock following the murder of a pregnant woman, the daughter of a prominent minstrel leader, in ...

Sarah Walker uncovers the forgotten story of the Wandering Minstrels, an orchestra of aristocrats who gave the first ever concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1871. Images courtesy of the British ...

Waits were civic minstrels, sometimes known as the Mayor's minstrels, who were employed by many towns in England from the 15th century. The term 'Wait' is thought to have come originally from the ...

During a successful run that included a ten-year stint on Broadway, Christy's Original Virginia Minstrels made E. P. Christy a famous — and a wealthy — man. Still, his life ended in tragedy.