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Digging up rap’s roots: How African rhythms birthed American hip-hop
CNN via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoFrom DJ Kool Herc and The Last Poets to Prophets of Da City and Mode 9, here’s how African history...
Ahmad Jamal, Pioneering Jazz Pianist Who Influenced Both Miles Davis and Hip-Hop, Dies at 92
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoAhmad Jamal, one of the most elegant, eloquent and influential pianists and composers in modern...
Where Have You Gone, Derek Jeter?
Esquire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s been eight years since Derek Jeter’s final season as a professional ballplayer and he’s softly faded to the margins of public life. Sure, there was...
Legendary Surprises, Rising Stars, and Powerful Voices: The Best Things We Saw at Newport Folk...
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoYes, Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell were this year’s big surprises — but the 2022 Newport Folk...
Want the real Afrobeats experience? For many Black Angelenos, that means a trip to Africa
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year ago(Hanson Akatti / For The Times) The first thing Dee Williams noticed was that it felt like home. It...
Frank Ocean's headlining set at Coachella was a disappointing comeback that tested the boundaries of...
INSIDER via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoFrank Ocean performs at the 2017 Parklife Festival.Visionhaus#GP/Corbis via Getty Images Frank Ocean...
Music Industry Moves: Sally Davies Named Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 11 months agoSally Davies will be the new managing director of Abbey Road Studios, Universal Music UK announced...
Eurovision Song Contest: Every winner ranked from worst to best
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe Eurovision Song Contest is a cultural extravaganza, designed to draw the people of Europe...