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Dance Music Latin – Origins, Styles and Influences

Dance music latin, like that created by Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi’s hit single ‘Despacito’ or Colombian Karol G and Nicki Minaj’s collaboration, is a multifaceted form. This article will examine its history, styles and influences. Salsa originated from New York City’s Latin melting pot during the 1940s. This genre fuses Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican […]

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Soul Music Mix 90s Styles

Soul music has given birth to numerous subgenres over its history, beginning from rhythm and blues music and evolving further with gospel influences. Artists in this subgenre typically displayed an aggressive, street b-boy aesthetic. The 1990s witnessed R&B’s golden age. Driven by new jack swing, R&B adopted hip hop’s gritty aesthetic while offering silky production

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Dance Music Styles

Planning a dance party requires choosing music that will get people moving – this includes disco, house, drum and bass, dubstep, and trance styles among many others. Electronic dance music (EDM) is a percussive genre of electronic music usually heard at nightclubs and raves. EDM typically features a 4/4 beat and often utilizes synthesizers for

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Banjo Music – Rhiannon Giddens and the New Generation of Black Musicians Re-Embracing the Banjo

While many associate the banjo with Appalachian “hillbilly” culture and folk music, its roots lie in Sub-Saharan West Africa. Variety spoke with Rhiannon Giddens of her personal history with this instrument as well as why so many Black musicians are rediscovering its potential today. Bela Fleck has successfully applied bluegrass banjo techniques to harmonic and

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Alternative Indie Music

Alternative indie music is an expansive term, covering everything from rock to folk and electronica. The Beach Boys’ intricate production methods paved the way for modern indie-folk artists like Grizzly Bear. Bob Dylan’s poetic prose and Nick Drake’s beautiful melancholy can also be heard today’s alternative artists. Definition Alternative indie music is an eclectic musical

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