House music was LITERALLY invented ny Black folks. The genesis of house is generally tied to Chicago DJ Frankie Knuckles, and the name “house” comes from the club where Knuckles held a residency — The Warehouse.
This ain't ignorance, this is erasure.
This ain't ignorance, this is erasure.
...and guess what
The origins of Country Music come from back folks too.
Feel free to google Deford Bailey, a black man who was the first performer to be introduced on the Grand Ole Opry.
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The origins of Country Music come from back folks too.
Feel free to google Deford Bailey, a black man who was the first performer to be introduced on the Grand Ole Opry.
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While we are here let's recognize and give props to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a queer Black Woman who invented Rock & Roll.
....wait for it
🗣️ Black folks also invented Punk too
Read about the band Death — three black brothers from the Detroit who were looking to record their own version of loud, punchy, angry music which would later be termed "Punk"
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🗣️ Black folks also invented Punk too
Read about the band Death — three black brothers from the Detroit who were looking to record their own version of loud, punchy, angry music which would later be termed "Punk"
bit.ly/2RfdZEU
The term EDM is vague umbrella term for a panoply of musical styles that emerged in the late 70's of which House was the first.
What was grown out of the Black gay club subculture was rebranded for the consumption of the heteronormative white masses.
See EDM genome
What was grown out of the Black gay club subculture was rebranded for the consumption of the heteronormative white masses.
See EDM genome
The Subgenre that is most conflated with EDM is Techno and Techno is a black artform that was birthed in Detroit.
Techno is the Lovechild of Disco and cousin of House.
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Techno is the Lovechild of Disco and cousin of House.
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Techno refers to the music made by Atkins, May, and Saunderson, the young boys who would grow into the men of the Belleville Three.
Fascinated by the machine music of Kraftwerk and the funk of George Clinton, going on to invent and popularize techno music in the 1980s.
Fascinated by the machine music of Kraftwerk and the funk of George Clinton, going on to invent and popularize techno music in the 1980s.
Big thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread.
People from ALL OVER THE WORLD have provided insightful little known information and made this an illuminating exchange.
Informartion is truly the highest form of currency.
Forever Grateful🙏🏽
People from ALL OVER THE WORLD have provided insightful little known information and made this an illuminating exchange.
Informartion is truly the highest form of currency.
Forever Grateful🙏🏽
Since we started talking about the genesis of House and EDM this would be a good time to highlight my good buddy @BornIMusic
He's one of the most skilled MC's and succesfully fused Hip-Hop and EDM.
Arguably the best EDM rapper out
m.soundcloud.com/bornimusic
He's one of the most skilled MC's and succesfully fused Hip-Hop and EDM.
Arguably the best EDM rapper out
m.soundcloud.com/bornimusic
