We Asked 6 People What Black Music Meant To Them. Here's What They Said.
In a collaboration with Bedford’s Power In Discussion, we conducted a survey on black music and what it meant to people.
Tag: Black culture
Moby's Play as "audio blackface"
A compelling article discusses the cultural appropriation of black voices in Moby’s seminal album.
LISTEN: 81 Of Langston Hughes' 100 Favorite Jazz Recordings On Spotify
Late jazz poet and essayist Langston Hughes compiled a list of his 100 favourite jazz compositions. Here are 81 of them.
CULTURE: Graffiti As Mass Communication
Sampleface’s woman of culture Bee looks at graffiti and its use as a form of mass communication. Hip hop as an identity is articulated in several ways. It is of course expressed musically and lyrically through the production of beats and rap music and expressed physically by breakdancers. For the visual artists there is graffiti, …
Black Music On British Radio: Is There Now More Choice?
Guest writer Ashton James Brown aka Ashterisk the Beat Reaper addresses black music representation on British radio and asks whether we have more choice.
10 Songs & Projects Inspired By Sun Ra
It was Sun Ra’s 99th birthday yesterday (if you’re in the UK), so here are ten songs and projects inspired by the great man.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Alvin Black III - Afros and Whisky (Full DJ Mix)
With World Whisky Day on Saturday, Alvin Black III has decided to drop his Afros and Whisky mix today. Bottoms up! Remember when we showed you Alvin Black III’s Afros and Whisky mix sampler? Well, the Chicago DJ/artist has decided today was the day to upload the full mix, with World Whisky Day only a …
King Britt’s Guides Us Through The Sonic World Of Afrofuturism (Mix)
King Britt takes us on a journey through sound – Afrofuturistic sound – in his free mix.
Jazz Ain't Dead
Jazz may be as dead as Latin for some people, but to others, it’s still live and kicking.
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Sun Ra's Space Is The Place
Sun Ra’s Space Is The Place is our Saturday Matinée feature presentation this week.