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Jan 17, 2024 · world music: [noun] popular music originating from or influenced by non-Western musical traditions and often having a danceable rhythm.
May 25, 2023 · Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong tops the list of the most influential black music artists in history. The informal, swinging vocal style he crafted during the Harlem Renaissance impacted such greats as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and a host of both jazz and pop artists in subsequent generations.
Apr 7, 2015 · Singer Cassandra Wilson has released a tribute album to Billie Holiday Mark Seliger. Wilson has long been influenced by Holiday’s music, and to mark the centennial of her role model's birth ...
Jun 17, 2017 · Breaking Down The Many Influences Of Jay Z. In the midst of being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this week, Jay Z took to Twitter for an 11-tweet salute to his many musical influences ...
Jan 9, 2019 · Sixty years ago, Berry Gordy set up the hit factory of Motown. Arwa Haider looks at how an independent record label created one of the most influential sounds of the 20th Century. On 12 January ...
Feb 23, 2023 · It’s hard to think of a current musician who has had a greater impact on how R&B sounds today than SZA.Currently one of the most visible and versatile figures in music, the artist born Solána ...
Nov 21, 2019 · November 21, 2019 6 min read. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “Music is the universal language of mankind.”. Scientists at Harvard have just published the most comprehensive scientific study to date on music as a cultural product, which supports the American poet’s pronouncement and examines what features of song tend to be shared ...