I thought I’d try something different for Black History Month this year and compile some lists of Sampleface articles dedicated to Black American Music. These lists aren’t exhaustive and I may add new categories in the next few days but for now, enjoy these!
Jazz
- The lasting influence of Louis Armstrong’s trip to Ghana
- THROWBACK THURSDAY: Miles Davis Joking Around On Stage
- SATURDAY MATINÉE: Sun Ra – A Joyful Noise (1980)
- Ras G – Happy Arrival Day Mister Ra
- 10 Songs & Projects Inspired By Sun Ra
- Herbie Hancock Talks About Kanye, Buddhism And Improvisation
- Madlib Mind Fusion Jazz Spotify Playlist
- John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme – 50 Years On
- Sampleface Five: 100 Years of Thelonious Monk
- Relive 1959, The Golden Year of Jazz, In A New Photoblog Project
- Sammy Davis Jr. on drums and vibes
- How Charlie Parker Changed Jazz Forever
- Ornette Coleman’s influence on jazz
- Ashawnta Jackson asks ‘what is jazz poetry?’
Hip Hop
- SATURDAY MATINÉE: DOOM Unmasked Back in 1990
- J Dilla Talks About His Sampling Inspirations in Rare Interview From 2003
- FREE DOWNLOAD: Decknologist – Madlibmix2 (Madlib Mix)
- SATURDAY MATINÉE: Fresh Fest 2 (1985)
- 28 Days Of Dilla #26: Jay Dee – Feelin Good
- Zito Madu on rap’s freedom narratives
- Rapp Snitch Knishes but it’s just Ruff Swami’s voice
- The horror-infused originality of Tyler the Creator
- Beat Culture & the SP-404
- 5 Things Flying Lotus Should Do Before He Dies
- DJ Skarface – MadDILLAiny (Mixtape)
Afrofuturism
- Madlib, The Afro-Modernist
- SATURDAY MATINÉE: Sun Ra’s Space Is The Place
- King Britt’s Guides Us Through The Sonic World Of Afrofuturism (Mix)
- Afrofuturism: The New Black (Mix)
- AFROFUTURISM: Mamman Sani – Taaritt
- DJ Skarface – Deltron 1983 (Mix)
Black women
- Noname – Song 33
- How Did I Miss That: LINAFORNIA – wetttt
- Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes
- Cardi B Raps Lines of Bodak Yellow in her best ASMR Voice
- THROWBACK THURSDAY: Janet Jackson MTV Tribute Starring Pink, Usher And Mýa
- Janet Jackson – If (Kaytranada Remix)
- THROWBACK THURSDAY: Tatyana Ali’s Disney Holiday Special
- Grace Jones – Me! I Disconnect From You (Cover)
J Dilla
- SATURDAY MATINÉE: Stussy – J Dilla Documentary
- J Dilla – Crushin’ (Original Version)
- J Dilla’s MPC And Moog Heading To The Smithsonian
- VIDEO: J Dilla’s Collection On Crate Diggers
- MUST LISTEN: When J Dilla’s Record Collection Was Reunited With Ma Dukes
- Bowls – Sixty Minutes Of Samples Used By J Dilla (Mix)
- Leftover Links: J Dilla Articles
- 28 Days Of Dilla [Archive]
- How J Dilla Humanized The MPC3000
- The Donuts Network
- Dilla Data Is A Dilla Treasure Trove