his influences were a long running list of wonderful artists on their own. Some of these artists are; Joni Mitchell‚ Stevie Wonder‚ and Jimi Hendrix. Including groups like; Earth Wind & Fire‚ Sly and the Family Stone‚ and Parliament Funk. Most of these groups include funk elements‚ with a flavor of R&B and soul. Each wonderful songwriters and musicians‚ it’s no surprise that Prince’s sound was influenced by wonderful stars from all realms of life. He may seemed to have lived a wonderful life paved by
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his attention to surfaces as a way to delineate place‚ Lawrence’s determination to discover new and vital methods to evoke a clear psychological attitude has profoundly affected the development of prose fiction in this century. Based on The State of Funk‚ the following will discuss‚ how key elements generally appearing in his works can be linked to his article‚ thus revealing that there is more to his writings than mere obscenity. Strangely enough‚ Lawrence repeatedly distanced himself from his contemporaries
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guitarist uses the wah pedal‚ as well as Hillel Slovak who played funk-rock in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But Hendrix’s music influence did not stop there. Hendrix also used a guitar known as a Stratocaster. This guitar was one of the most recognizable guitars in the world now. Hendrix used this style of guitar throughout his career which‚ with the help of others‚ cemented its place in history as one of the iconic rock and funk guitars. During Hendrix’s lifetime Fender created a guitar know as
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1958‚ Fela was sent to London by his father to study medicine‚ but he decided to study music at the Trinity College of Music‚ London. While he was there‚ Fela formed the band Koola Lobitos who played a fusion of American jazz‚ psychedelic rock‚ and funk with West African Highlife. In 1960‚ Fela married
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hip-hop and rap. The words come at you in cleverly crafted waves. These waves are punctuated by syncopated spaces of silence played against pulsing accents created by spoken volume or group volume. This is the same strategy used by the artists of the funk era” (Powell). No one had ever heard music emphasizing rhythm before‚ and all classes of people‚ white and black‚ were stimulated by this
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"Soul‚ Craft‚ and Cultural Hierarchy." Musician Magazine 1-9 Soul‚ Craft‚ and Cultural Hierarchy ENERGETIC‚ ARTICULATE‚ AND MUSICALLY impressive‚ Wynton Marsalis brings considerable weight to the contention that jazz is superior to other popular musical genres‚ and to a narrow‚ bebopcentered view of the jazz tradition. As forcefully opinionated as he usually is‚ though‚ Marsalis was brought up short a few times during this joint interview with keyboardist Herbie Hancock (b. 1940). For Marsalis
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Biography of the band Cherub There is this new band from Nashville‚ Tennessee by the name of “Cherub” that is said to be the dance love child of 80’s funk. The band itself likes to think of their music as an example of future pop‚ which brings to mind artists like Prince‚ Zapp and Roger and a little bit of Justin Timberlake. The members of the band include Jordan Kelly and Jason Huber‚ who have both personally received recognition as producers and live musicians. Together this duo strives
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Hip-Hop: A New Generation Hip-hop was born out of the Bronx during the 1970s. Artists such as Grandmaster Flash‚ DJ Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaata mixed funk‚ soul and Jamaican "toasting" (chanting over music) to create a type of hip-hop. Since its early formation‚ hip-hop has become one of the world’s biggest-selling musical genres. Its influence on Western society is far reaching and hip-hop is often referred to as a "culture". Hip-Hop has had a notable influence on fashion‚ language‚ art and
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to present day life. East Coast hip-hop covers a dizzying mess of styles. East coast rap is characterized by multi-syllabic rhymes‚ complex wordplay‚ a continuous free-flowing delivery‚ and intricate metaphors. West Coast is home of gangsta rap‚ G-funk‚ low-rider music‚ freestyle‚ and lyrical hip-hop. The most familiar form of hip-hop is Old School‚ that includes popping‚ locking‚ and
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detoxification and restoration. Neo-Soul is a term captured by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990’s. The music has a very distinguished and less conventional sound then R&B. Its music is made up of soul‚ jazz‚ jazz fusion‚ funk‚ pop‚ r&b and quiet storm. Developed in the late 1980’s-90’s as a “Revival” movement neo- soul still today have the same mind provoking lyrics that tells a story or gives an opinion shared by many. No matter of your race‚ sex or religion when you
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