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17 de July de 2026
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The Culture of Sampling: When Memory Learned How to Make Music

There’s a persistent misconception that has followed the sampler ever since it first appeared. Many people still see it as a machine for copying sounds—a shortcut for musicians who can’t play an instrument. An easy way out. But all it takes is a look at the history of popular music to realise the opposite is true. Sampling was never about replacing creativity...
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10 de July de 2026
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EMI Nigeria: When Lagos Was the African Capital of Vinyl

There was a time when buying a record in Lagos was almost as normal as doing so in London, New York or Tokyo. Today it may seem difficult to imagine, especially if we think about the current state of the African music industry, but during the 1970s Nigeria became the greatest recording industry powerhouse on the continent....
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19 de June de 2026
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How Jamaica Changed Electronic Music Forever

Some countries produce great musicians. Others change the course of music history. Jamaica belongs firmly in the latter category. When we talk about the evolution of electronic music, we tend to focus on places like Detroit, Chicago, Berlin or Manchester. And rightly so...
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13 de June de 2026
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How Jazz Saved Hip Hop in the 90s

Every so often in music history, two seemingly different worlds collide and create something far greater than the sum of their parts. The relationship between jazz and hip hop is one of those stories....
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6 de June de 2026
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Latin Soul: The Story Almost Nobody Talks About

Some music is made to entertain. Other music is born because people needed a way to breathe. Latin soul belongs to the second category...
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