The lasting influence of Louis Armstrong's trip to Ghana
When Satchmo visited the former British Gold Coast (now Ghana), he left a lasting impression that lives on today.
Tag: politics
Norient on political sampling
There’s more to sampling than chops and loops as Norient observed in its new issue.
How Black political movements influenced Asian American jazz
‘Though they may have been influenced by earlier movements, free jazz gave musicians an opportunity to cultivate their own musical landscape.’
British rock's fight against racism and the Right
JSTOR on a group of musicians who battled violence and bigotry in the British music scene during the 70s.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Fatboy Slim On The Politics of Sampling (1989)
UK DJing legend Fatboy Slim spoke about “the politics of sampling” in this 1989 interview thanks to VOX POP.