From struggling Black artist to composing ‘We’re the World’: Stevie Wonder faces one of most powerful music companies in US and decided that success without control was not enough
The musicians behind the Motown sound, including the studio players who helped create some of the label’s most famous recordings, spent decades seeking greater recognition for their contributions.
How Tanzanian state-sponsored band, Nuta Jazz and its mutations gave East African music unmistakable tone and tenor
Nuta Jazz Band may not have documented albums in the modern commercial sense the way today’s artists release studio projects, but the band produced a rich catalogue of classic muziki wa dansi songs that circulated widely on vinyl records, radio broadcasts, live recordings and compilations across East Africa during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
How stars aligned for Bob Marley: Peter Tosh had banished him but 48 hours later Marley started journey to becoming Reggae music messiah
Oxone Dodd directed every note; every breath; every word. The shy teenager who had been standing in the corner was gone. In his place was an artist who had finally found his voice. When they finished, Oxon Dodd played back the recording.
