Bappi Lahiri the Disco King of India
Bappi Lahiri, also known in India as “The Disco King,” was born in Calcutta, West Bengal in 1952, to Bengali classical singers Aparesh Lahiri and Bansari Lahari...
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Janet Reno – Miami Bass and African American Advocate
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Who in the World was Benjamin S?
I discovered Benjamin S from receiving his album Kompor Meluduk for Christmas from my partner a couple of years ago. Upon hearing it, our minds were blown from ...
The Prolific Life & Genius of Francis Bebey
Francis Bebey (July 15, 1929-May 28, 2001) was a Cameroonian-born father, musician, artist, filmmaker, author, musicologist, anthropologist and composer. He was...
Love of Music
As I look back into the railroad tunnel of my past, I can not recall ever not loving music. But logic suggests that this must not be true, or at the least of it...
Lost Ladies of Country #1: “Mistress” Mary Afton
Fans of country-rock won’t be strangers to Clarence White’s name. In addition to earning the distinction of second longest-serving member of the Byrds – just af...
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo- Black Screen Images and the (e)motive Notion of Freakiness: Vaginal Davis Lectures at Time Based Art Festival 2018
PICA’s Time Based Art Festival (TBA) 2018 had the privilege to host a lecture by the multifaceted artist Vaginal Davis. Davis is a black punk feminist evocative...
Noah Fence Interviews Martin Bramah from Blue Orchids
The band, Blue Orchids, has a new album “Righteous Harmony Fist” which will be released on October 19th on Tiny Global Productions. Martin Bramah, who has been...
5 Gifted Child Musicians and Their Bands
The pedagogy of musical literacy is important to childhood development. Music incorporates sensations including hearing, movement and emotionality. Music is an ...
5 Asian Cover Gems Celebrating English as a Second Language
As an immigrant to the United States who is Chinese and born in Australia, I appreciate the linguistic synthesization of people who also have the experience of ...