Musicology

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The genius of Cowboy Carter is Beyoncé’s accent – a musicologist explains

The Conversation - May 3, 2024

Beyoncé photographed by Mason Poole. Parkwood Entertainment LLC by Conor Caldwell, University of Limerick Cowboy Carter, the latest album from Beyoncé, has sparked widespread debate about the...

Arts and Culture

From America to Africa: Hip-Hop in the Motherland 50 years later

Site Editor - December 30, 2023

BRAIN, AN ARTIST WITH STONE TOWN RECORDS; ZENJI BOI, OWNER OF STONE TOWN RECORDS; A STONE TOWN RECORDS CUSTOMER. (PHOTO BY LAMONT JONES JR.) by...

Arts and Culture

After ‘Rapper’s Delight,’ hip-hop went global – its impact has been massive; so too efforts to keep it real

The Conversation - June 19, 2023

MC Solaar, a pioneer of French rap. Photo by Eric Catarina/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images by Eric Charry, Wesleyan University Soon after the fall 1979 release of “Rapper’s...

Arts and Culture

Who invented music? The search for stone flutes, clay whistles and the dawn of song

The Conversation - October 16, 2022

by Laura Dallman, University of Florida Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...

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