Wayne over at Wayne and Wax is talkin the Dembow again. I wonder periodically what it is about the dembow beat(s) that is so appealing. I mean, of all the songs to catch on, what was it that made THIS one stick?
Well, I wont worry too much about that today. I’ve spent enough sleepless [...]
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Dem Bow
Posted in Reggaeton, reggaeton, tagged Reggaeton, old school, dembow, wisin & yandel on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Music of Africa via Latin America- NPR
Posted in In The News, Music, tagged african american, afro-latin, boogaloo, bugalu, don omar, latin jazz, npr, Reggaeton on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ah, one of my fave topics.
The Music Of Africa, By Way Of Latin America By Felix Contreras
Joe Cuba did it with two words: “Bang Bang!” Or maybe he did it with the song’s chorus, which sings the praises of down-home soul food: “corn bread, hog mawl and chiterlin’s.”
Whatever it was, the combination of Afro-Cuban groove [...]
NPR Story- Booby Sanabria on the African Roots of Latin Jazz
Posted in Music, tagged africa, latin jazz on February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100307740&ft=1&f=10004
Interesting stuff from Bobby Sanabria.
The Grammy-nominated artist says that those musical genres all share roots to the sound and soul of West Africa. Latin music would not exist without bongos, congas or timbales — all are percussion instruments, and all have roots in Africa. Likewise, there wouldn’t be Latin music without other African influences, such [...]
