H in the A to Z of fusion goes to Hip Hop music – leaving aside here the other core elements that make up hip hop culture. Hip Hop earns its place because its creation definitely involves the refined art of fusion. From DJs mixing records they spin to studio producers/beat makers sampling, chopping, looping, sequencing, recording… Continue reading H Is For Hip Hop And Its Queens
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‘F’ Must Be For Funk
‘F’ in the A to Z of Fusion must go to Funk. Why? Because put simply and personally, funk on the downbeat (like reggae’s offbeat) moves my body into action and takes me to a higher, happier place than any other breed of music in this world. More generally, because funk music in its original and many… Continue reading ‘F’ Must Be For Funk
E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
‘E’ in Beaver’s A to Z of Fusion goes to the sounds of electronic music for their like-it-or-not, rapid infiltration of almost every type of music in just about every part of the world since their beginnings at the end of the 19th century. A Shallow History of Infiltration The history of electronic music is long… Continue reading E is for Electronic Music Infiltration
D for Red Baraat’s ‘Dhol n Brass’
D in Beaver’s ‘A to Z of Fusion Genres’ could also go to New York’s Red Baraat for pioneering the fusion music genre of ‘Dhol n Brass’. The dhol in that phrase refers to the Punjabi drum and the rhythms of Bhangra music – played by Red Baraat’s founder and band leader Sunny Jain – who’s joined in… Continue reading D for Red Baraat’s ‘Dhol n Brass’
D is for ‘Dancehall Electro Hip Hop’ – ℅ P-Money and Gappy Ranks
Hip hop I love, most Dancehall not. The only dancehall music I have in my collection are videos from live shows in Jamaica. But dancehall melded with hip hop, that’s a different story – one I’m more into hearing. Dancehall joins my cd collection for the first time in the form of P-Money and Gappy… Continue reading D is for ‘Dancehall Electro Hip Hop’ – ℅ P-Money and Gappy Ranks
‘C’ is for Cumbia – Old School & New
‘C’ in the A-Z of Music Genres, Beaver Style (ie. ‘fusion’) goes to Cumbia – old school and new. Older (But Still ‘New’) School Cumbia In its original form Cumbia music developed around the Caribbean coast of Colombia during its period of colonization by the Spanish. It became a fusion of music styles and instruments from the… Continue reading ‘C’ is for Cumbia – Old School & New
B Is For Breakbeat
‘B’ (like A and C-Z) has its weird and its wonderful sounding fusion music genres. Some I want to hear, some not. Some I know and love… B is for Baggy – a British style that combined alternative rock and acid house, often creating a psychedelic and funky sound. B is for Baião – a Brazilian rhythmic formula based… Continue reading B Is For Breakbeat
‘A’ is for Afrobeat Hip Hop
I was talking music with a Texan musician recently. He told me about a few fusion music genres from the U.S. I’d never heard of and sounded great. When I later checked them out I remembered again that the very long and ever-growing list of music genres in our world, is pretty damn cool. Don’t you… Continue reading ‘A’ is for Afrobeat Hip Hop
Leo Salvo on Fusion Music
An incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Has probably played in or led more Latin music gigs and groups (including institutional big band Rumberos) than most other living musicians in Melbourne. Leo Salvo could just be the Papa Bear of Latin music in Melbourne. This is his take on fusion music… Nothing exists without fusion. From the… Continue reading Leo Salvo on Fusion Music
Is Bogota “The World Capital of Music”?
“Bogota is the world capital of music.” That’s a big claim yeah? An even bigger one than being “the greatest reggae show on earth”. This is what a non-native Colombian – living in Colombia (not in Bogota) – and playing music in a Colombian fusion band – recently told me in Bogota. Is Bogota really… Continue reading Is Bogota “The World Capital of Music”?