It’s All Black Music
Prince & BeyoncĂ©’s opening performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards may as well have been the opening and closing performance.
Bow Wow maybe not be old but he is a pioneer when it comes to taking Columbus Hip Hop to another level. Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987) is an American rapper and actor. He released his debut album, Beware of Dog at age 13, then under the stage name Lil Bow Wow, which […]
From WhiteHouse.gov: Music can tell a story, assuage our sorrows, provide blessing and redemption, and express a soul’s sublime and powerful beauty. It inspires us…
Opened on November 26, 1928 as the Ogden Theatre, the theater was developed by the local entrepreneur Al Jackson. It fulfilled a then pressing need of the African-American community in Columbus for its own entertainment and cultural center. Designed in the Egyptian Revival style, it originally offered films along with live vaudeville and musical performers. […]
VIA FLYPAPERNEWS.COM Columbus’ Hip Hop Founder Takes Us to Hollywood! Arrested Development. 2 Live Crew. Willie D. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. D.O.C. Dana Dane. Mega Banton. These are just some of the notable artists that visited the old Groove Shack here in Columbus, Ohio in the 90’s era. Anyone in-tune to the local hip hop scene in […]
jubilee (Biblical) – 1. in Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year during which slaves were to be set free. 2. celebrations held by African-American slaves, usually at Christmas and Easter, which included respite from labor, feasting, music and dancing.
Murdock started out singing gospel music in her native Toledo. Singer/musician Roger Troutman hired Murdock as a backing singer for his family’s band Zapp, who had several hits on Warner Bros. (or its Reprise Records imprint). Based on this success, Troutman began recording tracks with Murdock and lead singer Sugarfoot of the Ohio Players, among […]
Today marks the 68th anniversary of the birth of one of black music’s greatest songwriters, Curtis Mayfield.
This artist will one of the few that break barriers for Columbus bread MC’s. Lee Debro, better known as LeeDebonair, is a hip-hop artist originating from the east side of Columbus, Ohio. His clever wordplay, savvy metaphors and profound articulation gives LeeDebonair a distinct sense of style. Power 107.5, a local Columbus radio station said, […]
The Liquid Crystal Project calls their sound Jazz Hop because it blends the old school be bop of jazz legends like John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock and George Duke with hard hitting drums of Hip Hop influences like J Dilla, A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Premier and Pete Rock. A Liquid Crystal Project performance includes everything […]
Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in the tradition of the blues.
Africa 1500 – 1860 juju (from the African Hausa language) – an object used as a fetish, a charm or an amulet in West Africa, or the supernatural power ascribed to such an object. Africa is the second largest continent on Earth. Africans account for over 12% of the world’s population, are distributed among 54 […]