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- Essential Traditional Ska Music Starter CDs - Best Traditional First…Created: 2009-07-13 @ 01:21:29 GMT
Though ska music experienced a resurgence in the 1990s, when it was fused with rock and punk, ska experienced its first wave in Jamaica in the 1960s. Traditional ska music is a combination of trad… - Nyabinghi Drumming - What is Nyabinghi Drumming - Nyabinghi DrumsCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 01:19:48 GMT
Nyabinghi drumming is a form of ritual drumming used for prayer and meditation in the Rastafarian religion. The rhythms of nyabinghi drumming, which come from African rhythms, are integral to the … - Cheb Mami - Profile and Biography of Algerian Rai Singer Cheb MamiCreated: 2009-07-03 @ 23:54:11 GMT Updated: 2009-07-03 @ 23:55:15 GMT
Cheb Mami is known as the "Prince of Rai," and is one of the most popular musicians in Northern Africa. Cheb Mami had worldwide success with his duet with rock musician Sting on the song… - Best First Wave Ska CD - What is Your Favorite First Wave or Traditi…Created: 2009-07-03 @ 15:18:29 GMT
What is your favorite first wave ska CD? Which band do you consider to be essential listening for ska music beginners? What ska CDs do you think are the very best?… - Ali Farka Toure Profile and Biography - Biography of African Musicia…Created: 2009-06-22 @ 02:05:18 GMT
Ali Farka Toure is one of the best-known and most beloved African musicians of all time. Though he has passed away, Ali Farka Toure will be remembered for his rich, bluesy guitar playing, which ma… - Vieux Farka Toure Biography - Profile and Biography of Vieux Farka T…Created: 2009-06-22 @ 02:01:56 GMT
Vieux Farka Toure is the son of legendary African musician Ali Farka Toure, and a wonderful guitar player, singer, and songwriter in his own right. Vieux Farka Toure has released two records, 2007… - Roots Reggae Information - What is Roots ReggaeCreated: 2009-06-15 @ 03:34:48 GMT Updated: 2009-06-15 @ 03:39:33 GMT
Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae music, characterized by socially conscious and spiritual lyrics. Roots reggae peaked in the late 1960s with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and their contemporaries, b…