https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/series/principles-of-black-music/Latest entries for the tag Principles of Black MusicenFri, 25 Mar 2022 14:24:04 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-improvisation/Part Five of a Five Part Series Read Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, Part Four here In the beginning, there was Improvisation. There had to be. Before music could ever be remembered, written down, or recorded, some intrepid caveman just had to bang it out. That…Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:24:04 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-improvisation/ArtistsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-polyrhythms/Part Four of a Five Part Series Read Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here It’s much harder to hear hecklers in a nightclub than at a comedy club, but trust me, they exist. Of my fortunately rare - or perhaps rarely audible - encounters with them during…Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:39:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-polyrhythms/ArtistsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-blue-notes/Part Three of a Five Part Series Read Part One here, Part Two here Music, at its core, is a story of conflict and resolution. As in a novel, themes are introduced, something goes differently than planned, and eventually it all works itself out. In a musical context, this narrative…Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:11:28 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-blue-notes/ArtistsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-call-response/Part Two of a Five Part Series Read Part One here When I say HEY, you say HA! – HEY! — HA! — HEY! — HA! This command might evoke thoughts of 90s Hip-Hop hype men, wedding DJs, or sports stadium jumbotrons, but it also happens to be an example…Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:53:19 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music-call-response/ArtistsNewshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music/Of all of the places for the idea of “Black Music'' to begin taking hold of me, the last I would have expected was the Berlin subway. There I was in the country almost single handedly responsible for the European classical music tradition, the birthplace of the “three B’s”, and…Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:50:44 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/afriqua-presents-principles-of-black-music/ArtistsNews