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Breakdancing global ambassadors the Floor Lords and hip-hop educator and activist Cindy Diggs will also be inducted at Berklee’s annual Hip-Hop Concert.

Jobarteh is the first professional female kora virtuoso to come from any of the West African griot dynasties.

The first area of focus is gospel music, which will encompass artistry, industry, and culture.

The Grammy-nominated choir director, songwriter, producer, and scholar will be inducted into the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

The inaugural event will feature scholar, political commentator, and author Dr. Eddie Glaude.

Gospel singer and composer Bishop Hezekiah Walker will be among this year’s inductees into the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

Roxanne Shanté, Prince Charles Alexander, and Edo G. will be the inaugural inductees into Berklee’s Hip Hop Hall of Fame.

Dean Emmett G. Price III talks about the March on Washington, the significance of the music behind it, and its 60th anniversary.

Ethnomusicologist Emmett G. Price III unpacks Evenings at the Village Gate and the enduring power of a sound so bold and liberated that some critics dismissed it as "anti-jazz."

The two-time Grammy-nominated singer will present a master class as part of the five-day program.