Afram DOS is the goat musically

[Roland Coltrane]

DJ Kool Herc

@IllmaticDelta @Indiglow Meta (R$G) these nikkas never learn

 

[Black Haven]

Please don't start no diaspora war in here yall

Let's get back to celebrating our music

 

[Roland Coltrane]

@Hiphoplives4eva why did u 1star this thread

I heard he's a weirdo from somalia in canada or something

 

[AB Ziggy]

I'm a 2nd gen African exposed to all kinds of black genres(jazz, Hip Hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, highlife) growing up and I will happily agree that AA musically are the inspiration of nearly every genre in the world. Even if indirectly.

If only AAs had a self sustaining territory to call its own independent of cacs. Black America could truly be one of the greatest nations

 

[invalid]

Even Bob Marley was greatly influenced by Curtis Mayfield. One of Marley's biggest songs was "One Love" which was an interpretation (a rework) of Mayfield's song "People Get Ready." In fact Mayfield was given a co-writing credit on "One Love", because Marley had not initiallly acknowledged Mayfield's copyright.

Meaning of "One Love" by Bob Marley - Song Meanings and Facts
One Love/People Get Ready - Wikipedia


Another influence of Marley was James Brown.

Didn't know this. What would be an interesting topic would be discussing african americans influence in global african music.

I was just rewatching this live performance of Fela.



His live performances are the best. But I love how he fused our jazz and blues sound with native melodic rhythms and sounds. The amount of culture in this video is just .

But even when you look at Sade and how she just embraced jazz.



We have a significant impact on global african music. And it makes sense why considering we're this synergistic blend of ALL of west africa and parts of west central africa.

I wonder if we can break down our music to a point that we can identify influences back to each region from which the slaves were imported?

 

[AB Ziggy]

Didn't know this. What would be an interesting topic would be discussing african americans influence in global african music.

I was just rewatching this live performance of Fela.



His live performances are the best. But I love how he fused our jazz and blues sound with native melodic rhythms and sounds. The amount of culture in this video is just .

But even when you look at Sade and how she just embraced jazz.



We have a significant impact on global african music.

I would argue Afro Cubans had almost as much impact on African music as AAs did.

Congolese music would not exist in its current form without the combination of Cuban rumba and Kenyan benga music.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Even Bob Marley was greatly influenced by Curtis Mayfield. One of Marley's biggest songs was "One Love" which was an interpretation (a rework) of Mayfield's song "People Get Ready." In fact Mayfield was given a co-writing credit on "One Love", because Marley had not initiallly acknowledged Mayfield's copyright.

Meaning of "One Love" by Bob Marley - Song Meanings and Facts
One Love/People Get Ready - Wikipedia


Another influence of Marley was James Brown.

Curtis mayfield was revered in jamaica,

They even did a tribute album to him

 

[invalid]

I would argue Afro Cubans had almost as much impact on African music as AAs did.

Congolese music would not exist in its current form without the combination of Cuban rumba and Kenyan benga music.

But most of that music was west african influenced. And I think this is the greatest thing about the diaspora because it's all of this cross cultural influence going on that it's really hard to not give west africa it's props in birthing all of it.

Lots of afro cubans retained the yoruba language and variations of it's culture and celebrate it in their music.

I saw this afro cuban group called Ibeyi at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland a few years ago. Ibeyi comes from the yoruba "Ibeji" and all their songs have Yoruba symbolism and imagery and in many they speak an afro cuban version of Yoruba like in the videos below.





So I think there is a lot of cross cultural give and take that is going on that makes black people and our music worldwide the greatest.

 

[K.O.N.Y]

I'm a 2nd gen African exposed to all kinds of black genres(jazz, Hip Hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall, highlife) growing up and I will happily agree that AA musically are the inspiration of nearly every genre in the world. Even if indirectly.

If only AAs had a self sustaining territory to call its own independent of cacs. Black America could truly be one of the greatest nations

it comes from our west african-sahelian background

 

[JQ Legend]

How ya'll most iconic song about killing gay people?

Is this the heights of Jamaican culture?

I would hope not.

For your sake.

Also Fela Kuti > Bob Marley

And I think afrobeat (also influenced by aframs) is about to overtake reggae in global appeal.

You got to be the only person who took that seriously

 

[Phitz]

i would argue that, thats the same energy you brought to this thread

Because that's what you want to see ....contention. Alot of you here are addicted to it to the point it's embedded in every aspect of your life whether subtle and inconspicuous or overtly.

 

[8WON6]

When a completely underground sub-genre of Hiphop from the hoods on the southside of your city has a huge secret cult following among a bunch of white and other non-black edm/alternative hipsters that spawns a bunch of other contemporary genres.

DJ Screw’s Legacy: Seeping Out of Houston, Slowly











Witch house (genre) - Wikipedia

Vaporwave - Wikipedia

Seapunk - Wikipedia

^^^^Screw's b*stard children.



@shopthatwrecks @K-Slim @Southside Swangin @SouthLife281 Ya'll hearda this shyt?

i hate seeing hipsters and other cacs acting like they "discovered" screw.

 

[Hoodoo Child]

Rock and Roll is African American music period. So is Country music, Jazz, Soul, Gospel, House, Disco, etc. All of it is from the Blues.

"Everything is else is the fruits" Word to Willie

 

[Black Haven]

I love delta blues

 

[K.O.N.Y]

Because that's what you want to see ....contention. Alot of you here are addicted to it to the point it's embedded in every aspect of your life whether subtle and inconspicuous or overtly.

i would say this is a case of projection

Im confused, u literally posted two videos that proves my point