Culture
7 Ghanaian Musicians You Need To Know
Ghana is responsible for producing some of the world’s most brilliant and most influential musicians. Famous for highlife music – a genre native to Ghana – this African nation has…
Blues vs Jazz: What’s the Difference?
Emerging in the late 19th and early 20th century in the deep American south, blues and jazz music share some commonalities, as well as some significant differences. The main difference…
25 Folk Bands You Need To Hear
Contemporary folk music is all about the thread that connects the past to the present. In the last couple of decades, a swathe of talented folk musicians have been both…
25 Neo-Soul Artists You Should Know
Now in its third decade, neo-soul is no passing craze. Two seminal records of the genre – D’Angelo’s Voodoo and Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun – turned twenty in 2020. All…
What Is Algorave? Live Coding With Alex Mclean
In the world of live coding, Alex McLean is a prime mover. His open source TidalCycles software is used by musicians across the world to code music quickly and dynamically…