A landmark anthology originally released in 2001 documents how James “Plunky Nkabinde” Branch and his groups connected jazz, R&B, and funk through Afrocentric rhythms and spirituality. The early ...
A new compilation of music released on Black Fire Records is a vital link between jazz and go-go, the city’s official genre. By Giovanni Russonello In the mid-1970s, more often than not, the news ...
*The music world has lost a foundational figure of 1970s funk with the passing of Louis “Douaam” Villery Jr., the acclaimed bassist, songwriter, and founder of the influential group The African Music ...
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