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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japan’s master of electronic music
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRyuichi Sakamoto, an eclectic Japanese composer who was an early leader in electronic pop music and became an acclaimed writer of film scores that...
Earl Young: The Man Who Invented Disco’s Beat
SPIN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoEarl Young: The Man Who Invented Disco’s Beat While working as a session musician in the early 1970s, drummer Earl Young created a unique rhythm that...
Annie Nightingale: First female DJ on BBC Radio 1 and broadcasting trailblazer
Press Association News via AOL· 5 months agoAnnie Nightingale was a trailblazer in the world of broadcasting, having become the first woman to...
Ahmad Jamal, An Architect of Modern Jazz, Dead at 92
Consequence of Sound via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe post Ahmad Jamal, An Architect of Modern Jazz, Dead at 92 appeared first on Consequence. Ahmad Jamal, the influential jazz pianist, composer, and...
From a Punjab village to 'RushTok': How a local police constable's hit song became a viral trend
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA viral dance trend on TikTok that’s caught on with everyone from “RushTok” pledges to Jimmy Fallon...
The future of fusion is funk: 50 years of Herbie Hancock’s ‘Head Hunters’
theGrio via AOL· 7 months agoTheGrio examines how Herbie Hancock’s “Head Hunters” album signaled a funky turn in so-called jazz...
Robbie Robertson: A Transcendent Musician Who Bridged Cultures, But Never Forgot his Native Roots
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFor the first six years of his life, Robertson, an only child, grew up on the Six Nations Reserve,...