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1 month agoUnder the Stars: We could all use some funky Detroit grooves about now - 48 hills
DJ Amir Abdullah curates a second volume of Strata Records compilations, preserving Detroit's innovative Black music history through groovy, funk-influenced jazz from the legendary 1970s label founded by Kenny Cox.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoAt Catch One, a funk concert transports you to 1974 - and it's immersive theater at its finest
An immersive theatrical-concert at Catch One recreates 1974 LA, blending music, participatory theater, Vietnam-era PTSD narratives, and the underground LGBTQ+ refuge in music.
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1 month agoParty Radar: With 'Unabridged,' the story of Detroit techno unfolds in the Bay - 48 hills
Detroit techno, austere and futuristic, grew out of Black/queer culture, sci-fi escapism, and the repetitive language of automobile factories. San Francisco's techno, on the other hand, fused an outdoor hippie aesthetic with ecstatic, UK-derived beats that had crowds mass-hallucinating UFOs on Ocean Beach at dawn. Both shared a deep funkiness, however—remember when people of all shapes and colors once danced wildly?
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from48 hills
1 month agoUnder the Stars: Goldie's 'Timeless'-and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass - 48 hills
Goldie's Timeless album from 1995 catalyzed the drum and bass boom in the Bay Area and remains a pivotal electronic music work that transcended genre boundaries through accessible, jazzy production.
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2 months ago10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan
Sly Dunbar's innovative drumming introduced complex rockers rhythms that transformed reggae and defined recordings like 'Right Time', 'Police and Thieves' and 'Two Sevens Clash'.
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1 month agoBob Power, Prolific Engineer Behind Hip-Hop Classics, Dies at 73
In a way, it was the Sgt. Pepper's of hip-hop. It's a record that changed the way that people thought about putting music together. I'm not a big hip-hop historian; I just know the stuff that I worked on.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoReggae drumming legend Sly Dunbar dead at 73
Born Lowell Fillmore Dunbar in 1952 in Kingston, Jamaica, Dunbar was a teen drum prodigy who played on Lee "Scratch" Perry and the Upsetters' 1969 single "Night Doctor" and Dave and Ansel Collins' LP "Double Barrel," whose title track topped the U.K. singles chart. After meeting bassist Robbie Shakespeare in 1972, the pair built distinct rhythms such as the insistent "Rockers" groove that bolstered canonical reggae tracks.
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