What’s going on with Lauryn “L-Boogie” Hill? She first jumped on the scene as “L-Boogie” in the Fugees, when sisters were falling out of the hip-hop crews and becoming backup dancers and props. She single handedly revolutionized the sound and feeling of hip-hop by bringing...
If you know anything about Black music in America, then you’re already familiar with the traditions of the New Orleans Brass Bands. One of the family branches of jazz, brass bands are integral to the New Orleans experience. They’re present at celebrations and funerals, and one of America’s...
As the founder and curator for the International Black Women’s Film Festival, I maintain a membership-based entertainment news list that’s sent out monthly. Below are examples of succinct, informative entertainment news that draws in the reader. ~ TRIPLE THREAT! Anika Noni Rose, Tracie Thoms...
There’s a growing backlash against rap and hip-hop music. I’ve been waiting for it to get to this point. I’m not glad it’s here, but I expected it to get to a very bad place. Rap and hip-hop are arguably another set of musical expressions and culture created, pushed, and developed...
Fela’s music lured African Americans in with funky extended tracks and by singing in English. He “de-exoticized” African music by using traditional Nigerian syncopation that funked and thumped with James Brown infused beats. Fela was the originator of Afro beat music
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