Anita “Songstress” Baker
Introduction Anita Denise Baker was born January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. She is an American singer whose three-octave range and powerful, emotional delivery brought her international acclaim in the 1980s and ’90s. She was one of the most famous artists in urban contemporary music, a genre that her sophisticated, tradition-oriented soul and rhythm-and-blues […]
90’s Hip Hop
In the early 90s, producers began using audio editing software and digital effects to create new styles of alternative hip hop, such as jazz rap, in which groups like De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest added jazz and R&B samples to their beats. The Fugees used elements of reggae and soul to curate […]
The Queen of R&B
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Significance of the 20th Century Blues
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An Exploration of an African Wonder
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The Essence of the Ring Shout
The Purpose of the Ring Shout Many enslaved populations during the late 1600s and 1700s spoke various languages as they came from different coastal regions along the coast of West and Central Africa. The Ring Shout served as the vehicle for communication among all groups. The ring shout was a tool to facilitate community. It […]
