RILM celebrates 60 years of global music research with a new film
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featured – Bibliolore- The contemplative Karnatak singer Jayashri RamnathThe Indian singer Jayashri Ramnath (better known as Bombay Jayashri) was introduced to Karnatak music in her early childhood, influenced by her parents’ roles as music teachers. Jayashri began her performing career at the age of 28, and having grown … Continue reading →
- Public Enemy brings the noiseFormed in Long Island, New York, the U.S. hip hop group Public Enemy emerged from a DJ sound system called Spectrum City DJs, founded by Hank Shocklee in 1975. Although the sound system originally consisted only of Shocklee and his … Continue reading →
- All hail the queens: Women in rap (1984-97)Women have been part of hip hop expression from its early days, primarily as part of MC crews such as the Funky Four Plus One and Sugar Hill’s female group, Sequence. For most of hip hop’s recorded history, however, women … Continue reading →
- Central America’s vast dance and musical heritageThe music of Central America tends to borrow heavily from the music of Mexico to the north, Colombia to the south, and the Caribbean Islands to the east, and, in the case of Nicaragua, from the politically motivated nueva canción … Continue reading →
- The contemplative Karnatak singer Jayashri Ramnath