History of black music genres

Afrobeats is one of the most successful music genres to come out of Africa and its origins come from the West African countries of Ghana and Nigeria.Afrobeats is a blend of traditional Yoruba music with jazz, West African highlife and funk.

Created during the 1920's, the genre would become prominent worldwide around the late 1960's when a man by the name of Fela Kuti, also dubbed as the Father of Afrobeats would become the pioneering figure of the afrobeat genre. Fela Kuti became renowned for his eccentric character, musical talent and involvement in post-colonial African politics.

Afrobeats was so important because it had social and political commentary interwoven between musical components like chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms and percussion.Artists such as Fela became renowned with the black struggle around the world because of his confrontational lyrics addressing the political injustice and military corruption of Nigeria. While African governments restructured after decolonisation, Fela urged fellow Africans to become self-reliant and to stand up the unjust power structures.

Historia de los géneros de música negros

El afrobeat es uno de los géneros musicales más exitosos de África y su origen es de países ubicados en la parte occidente como Ghana y Nigeria. El afrobeat es una combinación de música tradicional Yoruba con jazz , highlife y funk.

Creado durante la década de 1920, el género se volvería prominente en todo el mundo a fines de la década de 1960 cuando un hombre llamado Fela Kuti, también apodado El Padre del Afrobeat, se convirtiera en la figura pionera del género. Fela Kuti se hizo famoso por su carácter excéntrico, su talento musical y su participación en la política africana después de la colonización.

El afrobeat fue tan importante porque tenía comentarios sociales y políticos entrelazados con componentes musicales, como voces cantadas, ritmos complejos que se entrecruzan y percusión. Artistas como Fela se hicieron famosos con la lucha negra en todo el mundo debido a sus letras de confrontación que abordaban la injusticia política y la corrupción militar de Nigeria. Mientras que los gobiernos africanos se reestructuraban después de la descolonización, Fela alentó a que a sus compatriotas africanos se volviesen autosuficientes y que hicieran frente a las estructuras injustas de poder.

HAPPY BLACK MUSIC MONTH

HAPPY BLACK MUSIC MONTH

msblinkbeats For this sixth day of celebration I couldn’t post anything else but this.

There’s no way. 🙌🏾

I’ve been blessed to experience live performances from some of my faves all over the United States and Seoul but THIS is the performance that still gives me goosebumps like I’m hearing it for the first time.

In 2016, @beyonce and @kendricklamar performed FREEDOM live at the @betawards and I can’t listen to the album version anymore. I just can’t.

The ONLY thing that closely impacts me to the core like this despite all the years is my soror @tasiasword’s performance of “Total Praise” in 2009 on @bet. Took me under, boffum 😅

She mothered okay it’s still living in my head rent free

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” Gil Scott-Heron

“Fight The Power,” Public Enemy

“Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud),” James Brown

“Killing In the Name ” Rage Against The Machine

“Get Up, Stand Up,” Bob Marley

Classic example

Modern/current example

There’s playlists dedicated to all those hot love songs

msblinkbeats We are the pulse of the world but The World isn’t exclusively U.S. music. Let’s explore some Black-owned labels around the globe

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She’s done a major thing. Props to her. 🙏🏾

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Shout out to Motown records

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Mrs. Diane Deborah Hankerson b.k.a Diane Haughton (mother of singer @aaliyah) widow of Michael Haughton and sister of Barry Hankerson (founder of @blackgroundrecords2.0 ) 

Her hair was on fleek even in her yearbook photo. 

Yearbook photo reblogged from  @ourforeverbabygirl22 via IG 

Photo from Classmates.com thx to @popculturejunkie95 via IG

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June 29th Playlist

As we were trying to figure out how best to finish up our month long celebration of #BlackMusicMonth, we stumbled upon a brand new collection from Stax Records and Craft Recordings! 7CD's chock full of songwriter demos, alternate takes and uncut songs, soaked in the soulful vibe for which Stax is famously known. So Side A is all from “Written in Their Soul”, while on Side B we played a few of our fave tracks from the Stax catalog. A proper way to wrap up what we hope was an enjoyable auditory excursion through the rich mosaic that is Black Music..

Side A Howling at the Moon-Hank Williams Break Out-Wendy Rene I Got to Go for That-Rufus Thomas Let's Get Down to Business-Bettye Crutcher Ooh Baby What You Do-Booker T Jones Song #2-The MG's Walk On Back-Unknown Artist Nobody Wants to Get Old-Deanne Parker & Mack Rice Such a Feeling-Eddie Floyd Stone for Stone-Henderson Thigpen Can't Make Enough-William Bell

Side B Barb B Que-Wendy Rene Hot Dog-Four Shells How Can You Quit the One You Love-Carla Thomas Taking Up Another Man's Place-Mabel John Biggest Fool in Town-Gorgeous George Ain't That Loving You-Johnnie Taylor Last Night-Mar-Keys Security-Otis Redding What a Man-Linda Lyndell Loving Feeling-Charmels Hard Day's Night-Bar Kays

Reposted from @quotethemc Gotta love this shit! Above all else, stay ten toes. Head high and keep your morals in the forefront of every opportunity. Who’s ready for Kings’ Revenge recap? Who’s ready for my next shows? Who’s ready to live out their dreams and walk in their purpose? I do not apologize for the mounds of energy that I have that you haven’t experienced in others nor yourself. I’m aligned and fully believe in myself. I understand that this is jarring to some, but get use to it or move aside because this glow needs to glow. 😤🤴🏾🤴🏾🤴🏾😤 Step in your Godliness! #QuoteTheMC #TheRapOut #RapEfficiently #hiphopclassics #rapgod #rapgods #hiphopartists #blackking #blackkings #blackgod #blackgods #africanspirituality #blackspirituality #blackconsciousness #blackmusic #blackmusicmonth #realhiphop #realhiphopmusic #nychiphop #nyhiphop #nyrap #nycrap #conscioushiphop #hiphopsoul #livehiphop https://www.instagram.com/p/CfmSfk8jh5g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🚨📣📢 ⚠️ ➡️ HAPPY #PrideMonth #LGBTQIA+ MONTH 👑🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #BlackMusicMonth 👑 🎵 🎼 🎶 🥁🎶🎷🎸🪘🎻🪕 & #CaribbeanHeritageMonth 🇯🇲🇬🇾🇬🇩🇭🇹🇧🇧🇦🇬🇧🇸🇻🇮🇹🇹🇱🇨🇩🇴🇧🇿🇰🇾🇰🇳🇻🇨🇵🇷 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS, CONTINUE TO BREAK THE STANDARD. CONTINUE BEING YOU. #PrideMonth 👑🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 #LGBTQIA+ 👑🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #BlackMusicMonth 👑🎼🎶🎵 🥁 🪘 🎸 🎹🪕🎻🎷 #CaribbeanHeritageMonth 🇯🇲 🇭🇹🇬🇾🇬🇩🇻🇮🇹🇹🇱🇨🇰🇳🇻🇨 🇧🇿🇰🇾🇧🇧🇧🇸🇦🇬🇩🇴

I woke up this morning to see @damfunk.glydezone @glydezone episode dedicated to my fathers music!!! 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🥰🥰 I’m in happy tears and chills! Thank you @djlobocop for bringing this to attention!! The only silver lining to losing him physically is that he lives forever in the music he has left behind. #RestInPower daddy! #legacy #discoprincess #daddysgirl #gonebutneverforgotten #blackmusic #blackmusicmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfb_WpzOAjw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

👑🤎 #musicalinspirations #janetjackson #QueenOfPop #BlackMusicMonth #BlackExcellence 🧡 Reposted from @janetjackson Trying to properly stretch before these rehearsals 🤸🏽‍♂️😂 https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZaAS5AdMa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

msblinkbeats @usher’s discography IS the sexiest song I know 🤷🏽‍♀️ I know I’m saying plural thangs for singular purposes but I’m speaking facts.

Potential playlist in the IG Story 🎧

So many choices to choose from. I could have picked anything from Barry white, Donna summer, prince for the classic sexy songs or anything from Chris brown, or The Weeknd for modern sexy songs

But these will definitely do

Classic example :

Modern example:

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