Folk music is a traditional form of musical expression, typically associated with regional culture and often commemorating historical events such as wars or natural disasters. Additionally, folk music commemorates personal milestones like births, weddings or funerals. Violinists in some musical genres often utilize an open string with stopped note to produce a bagpipe-esque sound for […]
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Music soul r&b combines gospel and blues influences with more contemporary sounds. At first, only African Americans purchased rhythm and blues records; however, during the late ’50s producer Jerry Wexler introduced white teens to rhythm and blues music through Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, The Delfonics, & Percy Sledge productions of Harold Melvin & The
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By the time of its arrival in the 1970s, rock had advanced considerably since its explosive infancy and become something unique and distinct in itself. Soul artists in particular made it their own during this decade. Even after years of being played at weddings and hen parties – and with even more renditions at karaoke
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There are only a handful of places in town where you can drink Shiner Bocks while dancing to country music – these bars also boast an amazing selection of food and beverages! The Banque is an acclaimed nightclub and restaurant offering line dancing lessons, ladies nights on Thursdays, karaoke on weekends and regular appearances by
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Reggae music doesn’t consist of just one component; rather, its definition must include most or all its characteristics working together as a cohesive whole. Reggae songs often incorporate traditional Nyabinghi drums for creating an intoxicating beat, alongside other hand percussion instruments such as wooden blocks, scrapers, quiccas, shekeres and claves for creating rhythmic beats. Mento
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When it comes to dance music, many get caught up in defining EDM (Electronic Dance Music). As an umbrella term used for decades now, EDM may lead to considerable confusion. There are various subgenres of electronic music such as dubstep, hard house, trap music and glitch hop. Origins An important challenge of understanding electro music
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Hip hop transcends musical genre, it is an influential cultural movement with deep societal roots. Hip hop consists of four main elements: deejaying, rapping, breaking (commonly known as b-boying), and graffiti art. Rapping, also known as MCing, is the verbal component of hip hop that utilizes rhythm and rhyme to form verse. Usually delivered over
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Hip-hop and trip hop share an ancestor: the breakbeat. These broken beats gave birth to numerous musical styles from lo-fi hip hop and trip hop all the way through glitch space bass. Hip hop music relies heavily on vocalists delivering verses of braggadocio and social commentary; trip hop, on the other hand, often uses voice
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Reggae is an expansive musical genre with distinct characteristics that define it. A song must feature many of these characteristics to qualify as reggae. Music first emerged in Jamaica during the 1960s amid independence and an emerging sense of nationalism. The music quickly developed from an eclectic mixture of Jamaican mento, ska, rocksteady as well
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Since the advent of “sad girl” pop, songs about heartbreak and loss have become immensely popular on TikTok. Songs by Leith Ross such as ‘Drivers License” to Katie Gregson-MacLeod’s Complex have taken over TikTok’s “For You” page with songs expressing despair dominating. But is their impact beneficial or detrimental? Here is what you should know.
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