Afram DOS is the goat musically

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And to OP

Of course it is

You put black people in the richest country in the world

Add the oppression and suffering

Vs. our culture and love

It’s a recipe for greatness
 

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not even in the same league as aframs when it comes to musical invention-originality/influence. In fact, Jamaicans are the most afram influenced, musically (OG R&B begat Ska, Doo Wop/Soul begat Rocksteady-Reggae, Jive Of Jazz/Blues era begat Toasting->Deejay/Dancehall) of all other NEW World Black, groups. It goes like this

Range of Innovation/originality

1. Afram
2. Afro-Cubans
3. Afro-Brazilians


Historic Influence/level of Impact

1. Afram
2. Afro-Cubans
3. Jamaicans
4. Afro-Brazil
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Aframs were the only new world blacks that used a melismatic/microtonal vocal approach because of their inherited Islamic influenced, mande/senegambian stock




I was just about to post about the melisma singing in Aframs going back to spirituals. It's the reason why our singing is so unique within itself. Even amongst the diaspora because this singing technique didn't evolve in other dispora groups in the new world.
 

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Damn y'all mad :picard:

Sean Paul Dutty Rock>>AA's greatest hits :umad:

All jokes aside, I'm from the North Bronx plus have extended Jamaican relatives so maybe I was exposed to it more than people who didn't grow up around Jamaicans

I can respect the AA>>Jamaican music argument but even then Jamaican would be close 2nd

:camby: with that Afro Cuban(etc)>>Jamaican music talk because that's just foolishness :stopitslime:

And how breh named all them Jamaican artists but leave out Buju? :dahell:

Speaking of Buju

No AA (or any other people for that matter) has ever made a song more motivational, inspirational, heartfelt and just down right jaw dropping (literally) than

 

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uhh....no disrespect but you could've stopped right here :pachaha:

the only performing artist to ascend to dignitary status and ambassador of peace and goodwill and acknowledged as such the world over.

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Barack Obama is from Africa, and is living in America, so he’s technically African American :lolbron::troll:

AA is not going to work, and those who have an issue with DOS should come with some suggestions.

Barack's mother is a descendant of colonial enslaved blacks that over the generations became white. The Bunch family. So technically he is a descendant of slaves.

Obama’s Mother Had African Forebear, Study Suggests


Brooks-Byrd -- A write up on the Bunch family.
 

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I was just about to post about the melisma singing in Aframs going back to spirituals. It's the reason why our singing is so unique within itself.

the afram melismatic style is probably best preserved in field hollers






but obviously, that same style is the foundation to blues and also went in spirituals->gospel--->soul music


Even amongst the diaspora because this singing technique didn't evolve in other dispora groups in the new world.

exactly.
 
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