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Sun Ra Comes Home to The Nick: The Arkestra Returns to Birmingham

The Sun Ra Arkestra, led by the legendary Marshall Allen, will return to The Nick—Birmingham, Alabama’s long-standing premiere rock and roll dive bar

Jazz
Jazz
Rock
Rock

Sun Ra Comes Home to The Nick: The Arkestra Returns to Birmingham

The Nick

2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame: Preserving Alabama’s Sonic Legacy

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame has honors the musicians who shaped not just a genre, but an entire cultural movement.

Jazz
Jazz

The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame: Preserving Alabama’s Sonic Legacy

The Alabama Jazz Hall OF Fame

1631 4th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203

Irish Rebel Hip-Hop: The Story of Seanchaí

Explore Seanchaí and the Unity Squad, pioneers of Irish Rebel Hip-Hop, blending Irish storytelling with hip-hop beats and electronic rhythms in NYC.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Irish Rebel Hip-Hop: The Story of Seanchaí

The birth of Irish Rebel Hip-Hop

129 Lexington Ave, ny ny

Winchester Cathedral: Legendary Incubator for Sly Stone and Bay Area Music Pioneers

Explore Winchester Cathedral’s vibrant legacy in Redwood City, the iconic late-night venue that launched Sly and the Family Stone, Tower of Power, and more revolutionary acts.

Rock
Rock
Folk
Folk
Soul
Soul

Winchester Cathedral: Legendary Incubator for Sly Stone and Bay Area Music Pioneers

Sly got started at Winchester Cathedral

3033 El Camino Real, Redwood City, California

J Dilla (aka Jay Dee) Finally Gets His Flowers: Detroit Honors Hip-Hop’s Sonic Genius with a Street Naming

Detroit honors J Dilla with a newly named street on his 50th birthday. Explore his legacy and key locations from his life, from The Basement to Rue Jay Dee

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

J Dilla (aka Jay Dee) Finally Gets His Flowers: Detroit Honors Hip-Hop’s Sonic Genius with a Street Naming

J Dilla Gets a Detroit street in his name

E Nevada Ave and Charest St, Detroit, Michigan

Outer Spaceways Inc. Kronos Quartet Celebrates Sun Ra and his Musical Innovation

The Hauser & Wirth Gallery in New York City played host to an extraordinary event: the launch of a collaboration with the Kronos Quartet and the Red Hot Organization.

Classical
Classical
Jazz
Jazz

Outer Spaceways Inc. Kronos Quartet Celebrates Sun Ra and his Musical Innovation

Hauser & Wirth Gallery

134 Wooster St, New York, NY 10012

Creem Magazine’s Defiant Roots in Detroit

Creem Magazine, America’s only rock ‘n’ roll magazine, was founded in 1969 by Wayne State student Barry Kramer and Brit Tony Reray in a defeated building in Detroit’s Cass Corridor.

Rock
Rock
R&B
R&B

Creem Magazine’s Defiant Roots in Detroit

Creem Magazine

187 S. Old Woodward, Detroit, Michigan

Bob Marley and Tuff Gong Studios: Pioneers of Reggae

Tuff Gong Studios, was founded by Bob Marley in the early 1970s and became a symbol of the Jamaican music scene.

Reggae
Reggae
Ska
Ska

Bob Marley and Tuff Gong Studios: Pioneers of Reggae

Tuff Gong Studios

220 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, Jamaica

Roche Musique And New French House

Roche Musique has profoundly impacted the electronic music landscape, and is a key label in the genre New French House.

EDM
EDM
House music
House music

Roche Musique And New French House

Roche Musique Studio France

Rue d'aboukir, Paris, Île-de-France 75002, FR

Fela Kuti: AfroBeat and the Significance of Kalakuta Republic

Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì was a Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist who popularized Afrobeat. Learn the significance of his home, Kalakuta Republic, in Nigeria.

AfroBeat
AfroBeat
Funk
Funk
Highlife
Highlife

Fela Kuti: AfroBeat and the Significance of Kalakuta Republic

Visit the Fela Museum in Lagos

7 Gbemisola St Ikeja, Lagos

What is Amapiano And Where Did This Hot African Sound Come From?

Learn about “Amapiano” which loosely translates to “the pianos” in Zulu and artists like Kabza De Small who pioneered the genre.

Amapiano
Amapiano
House music
House music

What is Amapiano And Where Did This Hot African Sound Come From?

Visit SABC1 Studios in Johannesburg

Cnr. Of Artillery & Henley Rr, Aukland Park, Johannesburg, Private Bag X1, Aukland Park 2006

Charlie Dark’s Blacktronica: Where Soulful Electronic Music Converged in the UK

Learn about the original Blacktronica music series created by Charlie Dark in London.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
Disco
Disco
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Charlie Dark’s Blacktronica: Where Soulful Electronic Music Converged in the UK

Institute of Contemporary Arts in London

The Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5AH, United Kingdom

King Britt’s Blacktronika Festival: Exploring Afrofuturism and Electronic Music in Brooklyn

Explore King Britt’s Blacktronika Festival at Public Records in Brooklyn NY.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
Disco
Disco
Funk
Funk

King Britt’s Blacktronika Festival: Exploring Afrofuturism and Electronic Music in Brooklyn

The Blacktronika course and festival

233 Butler St, Brooklyn NY

The Film God Said Give Em Drum Machines Premieres at Pan African Film and Arts Festival 2023

The Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), the largest Black Film Festival in America, is happening in Los Angeles.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
Jazz
Jazz

The Film God Said Give Em Drum Machines Premieres at Pan African Film and Arts Festival 2023

Learn About the largest Black Film Festival in America

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90008

Jay Dee (aka J Dilla) Has a Street Named After Him In Montpellier France

In Summer 2012, a street was dedicated to J Dilla. It is called  “Allée Jay Dee”. and it is located in the city of Montpellier, France.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Jay Dee (aka J Dilla) Has a Street Named After Him In Montpellier France

J Dilla gets a street in France in his name

Rue Ray Charles Montpellier, Occitanie

Maurice Malone’s Hip Hop Shop Was The Incubator for Detroit’s Hip Hop Legends

Maurice Malone opened the Hip-Hop Shop on the West side of Detroit on Seven Mile as a spot to sell his coveted jeans and leather clothing

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
Rap
Rap

Maurice Malone’s Hip Hop Shop Was The Incubator for Detroit’s Hip Hop Legends

15736 W Seven Mile Rd Detroit, MI 48235

Gorillaz perform Live in Times Square and London in Alternate Reality

Gorillaz performed their new single “Skinny Ape” live December 17 in New York and December 18 in London

EDM
EDM
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
Rock
Rock

Gorillaz perform Live in Times Square and London in Alternate Reality

Gorillaz performed virtually using AR in Times Square to launch the track "Skinny Ape".

Times Square, NY

Museo de Arte de Ponce is an Artistic Cultural Hub in Puerto Rico

The Ponce Art Museum offers music events like HAPPY ART to expose younger patrons to the visual arts.

Techno
Techno
Disco
Disco
EDM
EDM

Museo de Arte de Ponce is an Artistic Cultural Hub in Puerto Rico

DJ's and music reinvigorate museum culture

2351 PR-163, Ponce, 00717, Puerto Rico

What is Drill Music and is it from Chicago?

Learn about Drill music, and where it originated in the streets of Chicago.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

What is Drill Music and is it from Chicago?

"The O" is most dangerous block in Chicago

64th and King Drive, chicago, illinois

Afrofuturism: A Carnegie Hall Citywide Festival in New York

Afrofuturism’s artistic freedom, social impact and limitless sonic ideas are celebrated through jazz, funk, R&B, Afrobeat, hip-hop, electronic music in this Festival.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
Funk
Funk

Afrofuturism: A Carnegie Hall Citywide Festival in New York

Visit Carnegie Hall, a hub for musical expression in New York

199 W 57th Street, New York, NY 10019

J Dilla’s Delights Serves Up Jay Dee’s Favorite Snack – Donuts

J Dilla was born in Detroit and lived his first few years in this building where his uncle Hermans’s donut shop, Dilla’s Delights, is now located.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

J Dilla’s Delights Serves Up Jay Dee’s Favorite Snack – Donuts

Learn more about Dilla's Delights Donuts

242 John R Street, Detroit, Michigan, 48226

YG Entertainment Building Top Brands In K-POP Music

YG Entertainment is laying the groundwork for the future of music by developing groups in K-Pop

K-Pop
K-Pop

YG Entertainment Building Top Brands In K-POP Music

The Future Home of YG Entertainment

397-5 YG Building, 5th Floor, Hapjeong-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, South Korea

Pharoahe Monch shoots his Music Video “Cult 45” at The Andrew Freedman Home

Learn about how Pharoahe Monch and The band Th1rt3en shot a music video in the Andrew Freedman Home, a catalyst for the arts in the Bronx.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Pharoahe Monch shoots his Music Video “Cult 45” at The Andrew Freedman Home

Learn about how Pharoahe Monch and The band Th1rt3en shot a music video in the Andrew Freedman Home, a catalyst for the arts in the Bronx.

1125 Grand Concourse, ny, ny

The Detroit Electronic Music Festival: The Birth of the Movement Festival

Learn about the birth of the Movement Festival the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF)

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

The Detroit Electronic Music Festival: The Birth of the Movement Festival

Visit Hart Plaza home to the Movement Festival

hart plaza, detroit michigan

Wonderland Music Over 50 Years Of Music History

Wonderland Music was a Detroit institution that helped artists for over 50 years

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
Disco
Disco
Funk
Funk

Wonderland Music Over 50 Years Of Music History

Wonderland has been helping artist for over 50 years

Wonderland Music Co. 13519 Michigan Ave, Dearborn Michigan

J Dilla’s Basement is where Slum Village, Pete Rock,  D’Angelo, Jazzy Jeff and Erykah Badu Crafted Their Styles

J Dilla aka Jay Dee crafted his style from about 1992 to 1997 in a basement in Detroit. His studio gave birth to a revolutionary approach to hip-hop production.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
Funk
Funk
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

J Dilla’s Basement is where Slum Village, Pete Rock, D’Angelo, Jazzy Jeff and Erykah Badu Crafted Their Styles

3103 East Nevada Street, Detroit, Michigan

Spectacles: A Detroit Fashion and Music Enclave for over 30 years

Spectacles Clothing Store and the Founder Zana are tastemakers in Detroit. Spectacles is a Detroit store selling eyewear, clothing, articles and books.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Spectacles: A Detroit Fashion and Music Enclave for over 30 years

Spectacles Clothing Store and the Founder Zana are tastemakers in Detroit

231 East Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48226

Celia Cruz and The Fania All-Stars performed in Zaire, Africa in 1974

Learn about “The Rumble in the Jungle” pre-concert where Celia Cruz sang with the Fania All-Stars in Zaire, Africa.

Funk
Funk
R&B
R&B
Salsa
Salsa

Celia Cruz and The Fania All-Stars performed in Zaire, Africa in 1974

Stade Tata Raphaël (Father Raphael Stadium)

Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of The Congo

The Future Is Now Experience | Livestream

Check out The Future Is Now for the hottest live music and graffiti and art stream featuring Detroit Techno, House, Acid House, Breakbeat, Nu Jazz, and the hottest EDM by top New York DJs.

House music
House music
Jazz
Jazz

The Future Is Now Experience | Livestream

No Agenda Studios

Broadway and Myrtle, Brooklyn, New York

Studio One Was The Cradle of Reggae, Dancehall, Ska and Most Jamaican  Music

Learn about Reggae and Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One, where he developed artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, The Skatalites, and Lee “Scratch” Perry. Laying the foundations of Jamaican music culture.

Reggae
Reggae
Mento
Mento
Ska
Ska

Studio One Was The Cradle of Reggae, Dancehall, Ska and Most Jamaican Music

Learn about the birthplaces of Dancehall Reggae music

Studio One Boulevard, Kingston, Jamaica

Soulection: LA’s New Generation of DJs, Music Producers, & Curators

Soulection started in LA but they have become a source sharing the newest musical voices for GenZ and Millennials around the world.

EDM
EDM
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
House music
House music

Soulection: LA’s New Generation of DJs, Music Producers, & Curators

Learn about the Soulection collective and how they have become musical curators and voices for GenZ and Millennials.

1212 N. Bellflower Blvd, #112 Long Beach, CA 90815

Death: The Pioneering Punk Band from Detroit Recorded in United Sound Studios

Learn about the pioneering punk-rock band Death a Detroit-based band that was formed in 1971, years before the first acts associated with the genre emerged or the genre reached popularity in the US.

Rock
Rock
Reggae
Reggae

Death: The Pioneering Punk Band from Detroit Recorded in United Sound Studios

Visit United Sound Systems the location where Death recorded in Detroit

5840 2nd Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

The Noise Is Where Reggaeton Was Born In Puerto Rico

One of the earliest clubs to play reggaeton in Puerto Rico, was the legendary club called The Noise.

Reggaeton
Reggaeton

The Noise Is Where Reggaeton Was Born In Puerto Rico

The Noise provided a stage for early reggaeton artists

203 Calle Tanca San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico

The Kilby Girl: Utah’s Local Music Persona

Learn more about who the “Kilby Girl” is, and about Kilby Court the iconic, Utah venue where this group of fans got their name.

Rock
Rock

The Kilby Girl: Utah’s Local Music Persona

Learn more about who the "Kilby Girl" is, and about Kilby Court the iconic, Utah venue where this group of fans got their name.

Kilby Court, 741 South Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Larry Levan and Paradise Garage: The inception of Garage Music in NYC

Learn about the legendry New York club the Paradise Garage and the legacy of Larry Levan that became the genre of garage house music.

Disco
Disco
House music
House music

Larry Levan and Paradise Garage: The inception of Garage Music in NYC

Learn more about Larry Levan's Legacy from the Paradise Garage in NYC

84 King Street, ny ny

The Record Plant, Sausalito – Nor-Cal’s Historic Studio Retreat

The Record Plant, Sausalito was the location of some of the most successful & popular recordings in music history.

Folk
Folk
Funk
Funk
Rock
Rock

The Record Plant, Sausalito – Nor-Cal’s Historic Studio Retreat

The Record Plant, Sausalito

2200 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965

Robert Johnson and the Birth of the Delta Blues

Johnson’s music has influenced Rock and Roll, Blues, R & B, and artists’ around the world.

Blues
Blues
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials

Robert Johnson and the Birth of the Delta Blues

Learn about the life and times of Robert Johnson "King of the Delta Blues".

Little Zion Cemetery, Greenwood, MS 38930

Record Time’s Influence on Detroit Techno and House music

Record Time is a shop that was a centerpiece of Detroit’s music scene.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film

Record Time’s Influence on Detroit Techno and House music

27361 Gratiot Ave, Roseville, MI

A Chain Reaction: The Emergence of the Local Hip Hop Music Scene In Sacramento

Sacramento has pivoted to a growing city embracing investment, and community involvement in arts, entertainment, and hip-hop like never before.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
R&B
R&B
Rap
Rap

A Chain Reaction: The Emergence of the Local Hip Hop Music Scene In Sacramento

The Golden 1 Center Arena helped catalyze the music scene in Sacramento

597 L St, Sacramento, CA 95814

E-mu Systems Pioneered Sampling in Hip-Hop with the SP 1200

Learn about E-mu Systems, the creators of the E-mu SP-1200 and pioneers in samplers, and the sample-based drum machines that revolutionized Hip-Hop, House and EDM.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
Disco
Disco
EDM
EDM

E-mu Systems Pioneered Sampling in Hip-Hop with the SP 1200

1500 Green Hills Road, Suite 270, Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4945

Lo-Fi Hip-Hop in LA

Learn about Lo-Fi music in LA, its main characteristics, representatives and also places where you can experience Lo-Fi beats in LA.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials

Lo-Fi Hip-Hop in LA

A simple Bar

3256 Cahuenga Blvd W, Los Angeles, CA 90068

Is CBGB The Birthplace of Punk Rock in NYC?

Punk rock emerged in the mid-1970s from an underground Manhattan club called CBGB.

Rock
Rock

Is CBGB The Birthplace of Punk Rock in NYC?

315 Bowery, Manhattan NY

Calliope Studios and Bob Power Helped Shape The Native Tongues’ Hip Hop Sound

Native Tongues crew’s (Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest among others) early work in Calliope Studios started a hip-hop movement.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Calliope Studios and Bob Power Helped Shape The Native Tongues’ Hip Hop Sound

37th street and 8th avenue new york, new york 10018

Trent Rezner’s Love Affair With the Moog Synthesizer Started in Ohio

Trent Rezners love affair with the Moog Synthesizer, started in the studio where he worked in Ohio. His timeless synth work stands the test of time through film scores like Watchmen and samples like “Old Town Road”.

Rock
Rock
Techno
Techno

Trent Rezner’s Love Affair With the Moog Synthesizer Started in Ohio

Right Track Studio

2106 Payne Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114

Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Phife Dawg’ Has a Queens Street Named in His Honor

Malik ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor, a member of rap group A Tribe Called Quest, grew up on this street that was dedicated in his memory in Queens.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Tribe Called Quest’s ‘Phife Dawg’ Has a Queens Street Named in His Honor

Learn about A Tribe Called Quest's musical legacy in Queens NY.

192nd St & Linden Blvd, Queens, NY

How Hansa Studios Shaped David Bowie’s Sound

Few artists have influenced style, fashion and music like David Bowie did during his 50-years career explore, Hansa Studios, where he made his seminal hits.

Rock
Rock
Folk
Folk
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials

How Hansa Studios Shaped David Bowie’s Sound

Hansa Studios

Köthener Str. 38, 10963 Berlin, Germany

The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Biggest Contribution To Live Jazz

Graystone Ballroom is legendary in big band jazz and swing. It opened in1922 billed as “Detroit’s Million Dollar Ballroom”.

Jazz
Jazz

The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Biggest Contribution To Live Jazz

Detroit's Million Dollar Ballroom

Graceland Mansion and Elvis’ First Recording Session

Visit Graceland Mansion the home of Elvis and Presley and read about his first recording session.

Rock
Rock
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials

Graceland Mansion and Elvis’ First Recording Session

Visit Graceland The Home of Elvis Presley

3764 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN 38116

Remembering Avicii’s Influence on EDM

The final resting place of Avicii, once one of the biggest DJ, producer, and songwriters within the genre of electronic dance music.

EDM
EDM
Techno
Techno
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials
The Clive Davis Institute Music Industry Essentials

Remembering Avicii’s Influence on EDM

Sockenvägen, 122 33 Stockholm, sweden

Bossa Nova Was Born In the Alley of Bottles In Rio De Janeiro

Bossa Nova was born in the alley of bottles in Rio De Janeiro.

Jazz
Jazz

Bossa Nova Was Born In the Alley of Bottles In Rio De Janeiro

Beco das Garrafas Rua Duvivier 37 lojas J e K - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22020-020, Brazil

Giorgio Moroder Laid The Blueprint for EDM at Musicland Studios in Munich

Musicland Studios was located in Munich, Germany was established by Italian record producer, songwriter Giorgio Moroder.

Disco
Disco

Giorgio Moroder Laid The Blueprint for EDM at Musicland Studios in Munich

5 Arabellastraße Munich, Bavaria

Tin Pan Alley Was Where The Publishing Industry In The US Was Born

Tin Pan Alley* is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Jazz
Jazz

Tin Pan Alley Was Where The Publishing Industry In The US Was Born

Jookin Is A Style Of Dance And Music That Originated in Memphis At The Crystal Palace

Jookin is a part of the musical culture of Memphis. It started on the streets and on the wooden floors of the Crystal Palace Roller Rink in Memphis, Tennessee.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
Rap
Rap

Jookin Is A Style Of Dance And Music That Originated in Memphis At The Crystal Palace

Memphis Jookin

3364 S 3rd St, Memphis, Tennessee 38109

The “Brill Building Sound” Shaped Pop and Rock and Roll in the 60’s

The influential “Brill Building Sound” and the style of popular songwriting and recording created by its writers and producers defined 60’s popular music.

Jazz
Jazz
Rock
Rock

The “Brill Building Sound” Shaped Pop and Rock and Roll in the 60’s

1619 Broadway, ny, ny 10019

Greene St Recording Studios Was Key To The Hip Hop Landscape In The 90s

Learn more about Greene St. Recording Studios and it role in recording the golden years of NY hip hop in the 90’s

Funk
Funk
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
Rock
Rock

Greene St Recording Studios Was Key To The Hip Hop Landscape In The 90s

Greene St Recording Studio Was Legendary

112 Greene Street, ny, ny

Is Bristol Tennessee the Birthplace of Country music?

Learn more about the Bristol Sessions and how Bristol, Tennessee became known as the “Birthplace of Country Music”.

Blues
Blues
Country
Country

Is Bristol Tennessee the Birthplace of Country music?

The Birth Place Of Country Music Museum

101 Country Music Way Bristol, VA 24201

Jimmy Rogers is the Father of Country music

Jimmie Rodgers, was known as the Singing Brakeman and also as America’s Blue Yodeler, was the first performer inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Blues
Blues
Country
Country

Jimmy Rogers is the Father of Country music

1700-1762 Jimmie Rogers Memorial Dr, Meridian, MS 39307

Gold Star Studios Is Where The Wall of Sound was Built

Gold Star Recording Studios was a trailblazing studio that changed the course of modern music through technology and hosting pioneering producers.

Folk
Folk
Jazz
Jazz
Rock
Rock

Gold Star Studios Is Where The Wall of Sound was Built

The Story of Gold Star Studios

6252 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038

Tribe Called Quest’s Get a Mural in Queens And A Street Named in Honor of Phife Dawg after his Passing

On Saturday, November 19th, 2016, the corner of 192nd St and Linden Blvd in St. Albans, Queens, NY was dedicated as Malik ‘Phife Dawg’ Taylor Way in memory of the member of rap group A Tribe Called Quest who died in March of 2016 as a result of complications from diabetes. Shortly after his passing a small group of men took it upon themselves to dedicate a mural and a street they loved and immortalized in song, in his honor.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

Tribe Called Quest’s Get a Mural in Queens And A Street Named in Honor of Phife Dawg after his Passing

192nd St and Linden Blvd in St. Albans, Queens, NY

Estacio in Rio De Janeiro, the “Cradle of Samba”

The origins of Samba schools began in the neighborhood of Estacio in Rio De Janeiro, which is regarded as the “Cradle of Samba”.

Samba
Samba

Estacio in Rio De Janeiro, the “Cradle of Samba”

195 Av. Salvador de Sá Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro

GarWood Mansion – A 60’s Counterculture Hub and Musical Refuge

Detroit’s historical and utopian Garwood Mansion was a homebase and creative haven during the mid 70’s.

Folk
Folk
Rock
Rock

GarWood Mansion – A 60’s Counterculture Hub and Musical Refuge

Grayhaven Island, The end of Keelson Dr. Detroit, Michigan

Grayhaven island, Detroit, Michigan

The Warehouse: The Place Where House Music Got It’s Name

The Warehouse (or the “House”) was a nightclub established in Chicago, Illinois it is most famous for being what many consider to be the birthplace “house music” under its first musical director, DJ Frankie Knuckles.

House music
House music

The Warehouse: The Place Where House Music Got It’s Name

206 South Jefferson Street Chicago, IL 60661

Aretha Franklin’s Home During The Motown Era

Visit Aretha Franklin’s home during the Motown Era.

R&B
R&B
Soul
Soul

Aretha Franklin’s Home During The Motown Era

19346 Sorrento St. Detroit, Michigan

The Chess Mate Was A Legendary Folk and Blues Club that Ushered in Disco in Detroit

The Chess Mate was one of Detroit’s most famous and legendary Blues clubs and’60s folk clubs,

Blues
Blues
Disco
Disco
Folk
Folk

The Chess Mate Was A Legendary Folk and Blues Club that Ushered in Disco in Detroit

17126 Livernois Ave. Detroit, Michigan

Madonna’s Childhood Home

Madonna lived with her parents and seven siblings in this four-bed, two-bath house till she moved out at 18 to attend the University of Michigan.

Rock
Rock

Madonna’s Childhood Home

2036 Oklahoma Ave. Rochester Hills, Michigan

Levi Stubbs’ of the Four Tops Home

Levi Stubbs was the lead vocalist of the legendary musical Motown group The Four Tops. The Detroit-based quartet also included Renaldo “Obie” Benson, Lawrence Payton and Abdul “Duke” Fakir.

R&B
R&B
Soul
Soul

Levi Stubbs’ of the Four Tops Home

18512 Santa Barbara, Detroit, Michigan

The Howard Theatre  Was The Largest Colored Theatre In The World in 1910

When it opened in 1910 the Howard Theatre it was known as “the largest colored theatre in the world.” After falling to disarray it was restored and reopened in 2012.

Jazz
Jazz
R&B
R&B
Soul
Soul

The Howard Theatre Was The Largest Colored Theatre In The World in 1910

620 T Street Washington, DC 20001

State Of The Union Bar and The Vagabond Poetry Series Created a Musical Melting-pot In DC

State of The Union bar was a lounge and live performance venue in North West DC, on the historic “U Street Corridor”.

Funk
Funk
House music
House music
Jazz
Jazz

State Of The Union Bar and The Vagabond Poetry Series Created a Musical Melting-pot In DC

1357 U Street NW Washington DC, DC 20009

Joni Mitchell Lived In This Apartment Building on Ferry St. Early In Her Career

Joni Mitchell lived in Detroit in this building on the fifth floor between 1965 and early 1967.

Folk
Folk

Joni Mitchell Lived In This Apartment Building on Ferry St. Early In Her Career

92 W. Ferry St. Detroit, Michigan

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

The Blue Bird Inn was “The hippest modern jazz nightspot” in Detroit during the city’s bebop era.

Jazz
Jazz

Blue Bird Inn Was The Hippest Modern Jazz Nightspot in Detroit In The 50’s

5021 Tireman St. Detroit, Michigan

Iggy Pop Rocked Here – The Stooges Original Home

Iggy Pop and his band the Stooges got started in this home. It was a hot spot in the local Ann Arbor music scene.

Rock
Rock

Iggy Pop Rocked Here – The Stooges Original Home

1324 Forest Court Ann Arbor, Michigan

The MC5’s Crash Pad in Ann Arbor Was A Creative Hub

The MC5 pad in Ann Arbor was a hub for local rock bands and activists that were in Ann Arbor.

Rock
Rock

The MC5’s Crash Pad in Ann Arbor Was A Creative Hub

1510 Hill St. Ann Arbor, Michigan

Old Comiskey Park and Disco Demolition Night – The Night Disco Died

July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago

Disco
Disco
House music
House music

Old Comiskey Park and Disco Demolition Night – The Night Disco Died

324 West 35th Street Chicago, Illinois

Watts Mozambique, An Important 60’s Jazz Venue in Detroit

The Watts Club Mozambique was established in 1969 by Detroiter Cornelius Watts to showcase local talent.

Funk
Funk
Jazz
Jazz
R&B
R&B

Watts Mozambique, An Important 60’s Jazz Venue in Detroit

8406 Fenkell St Detroit, Michigan 48238

Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio in Englewood NJ Shaped the Sound of Modern Jazz

Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio is a location where practically every major jazz musician of the 1950s and 1960s was recorded. Rudy Van Gelder was considered the greatest recording engineer of all time.

Jazz
Jazz

Rudy Van Gelder’s Studio in Englewood NJ Shaped the Sound of Modern Jazz

445 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Detroit’s Apex Bar is Where John Lee Hooker Played His First Gig In 1943

John Lee Hooker played his first gig at Apex bar back in 1943.

Blues
Blues

Detroit’s Apex Bar is Where John Lee Hooker Played His First Gig In 1943

7649 Oakland St. Detroit, Michigan

Bohemian Caverns [Club Caverns, Crystal Caverns] and Jazz on the “U Street Corridor”

Open since 1926 Bohemian Caverns is a jazz venue that is A key historic landmark in the “U Street Corridor” in DC. It is considered one of the nations oldest, jazz clubs in the world.

Jazz
Jazz

Bohemian Caverns [Club Caverns, Crystal Caverns] and Jazz on the “U Street Corridor”

2001 Eleventh Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001

Bookies: the Epicenter of New Wave and Punk in Detroit

Bookies was ground zero for the Detroit New Wave scene and home for Detroit’s punk rock scene

Rock
Rock

Bookies: the Epicenter of New Wave and Punk in Detroit

The Bookies venue was Detroit's New Wave and Punk home

870 W. McNichols Rd. Detroit, Michigan

The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Greatest Contribution To Jazz

The Graystone became Detroit’s “cradle of jazz,” and many greats including Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie and Guy Lombardo took the stage here and became nationally renowned while playing at the Graystone

Jazz
Jazz

The Graystone Ballroom: Detroit’s Greatest Contribution To Jazz

4237 WOODWARD AVE. DETROIT, michigan

Metroplex and Transmat Records Were Once On Techno Boulevard

Metroplex, the brainchild of the Godfather of Techno, Juan Atkins was founded in 1985 and Transmat, founded by Derrick May in 1986, on an intersection they called Techno Boulevard.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film

Metroplex and Transmat Records Were Once On Techno Boulevard

1492 Riopelle Street, Detroit Michigan

KMS Records Was Once on Techno Boulevard

Founded in 1987 by Kevin Saunderson, KMS Records is one of the most important Techno labels created in Detroit before 1990.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film

KMS Records Was Once on Techno Boulevard

2211 Riopelle, Detroit Michigan

Is The Birthplace of Hip-Hop Sedgwick Apts- DJ Kool Herc’s Former Home in The Bronx?

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing. Other elements include beatboxing. Since its emergence from the South Bronx, hip hop culture has spread around the world. Hip hop music first emerged with disc jockeys creating rhythmic beats by looping breaks (small portions of songs emphasizing a percussive pattern) on two turntables, more commonly referred to as sampling. This was later accompanied by “rap”, a rhythmic style of chanting or poetry presented in 16 bar measures or time frames, and beatboxing, a vocal technique mainly used to imitate percussive elements of the music and various technical effects of hip-hop DJ’s. An original form of dancing and particular styles of dress arose among fans of this new music. These elements experienced considerable refinement and development over the course of the history of the culture. Hip hop originated, by most accounts, in the late 60s with Clive Campbell, also known as DJ Kool Herc. In fact, Herc is the person that brought the first hip-hop music to the Bronx […]

Funk
Funk
Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop
Rap
Rap

Is The Birthplace of Hip-Hop Sedgwick Apts- DJ Kool Herc’s Former Home in The Bronx?

1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx, New York

Archer Record Pressing Plant Cuts The Detroit Techno Hits

Archer Record Pressing, is one of 12 record pressing plants left in the US. It is the plant where most of the classic Detroit Techno vinyl records were pressed.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
Funk
Funk

Archer Record Pressing Plant Cuts The Detroit Techno Hits

7401 East Davison Street Detroit, MI 48212-1912

Music Institute – The Prototype Club For The Detroit Techno Scene

The Music Institute was Detroit’s answer to such legendary house and garage clubs as New York’s Paradise Garage and Chicago’s Powerplant.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
House music
House music

Music Institute – The Prototype Club For The Detroit Techno Scene

The club that was an incubator for the Detroit Techno sound

1315 Broadway Detroit, Michigan

Submerge Records and Exhibit 3000- A Monument to Detroit Techno Giants

Explore the building featuring labels, record stores and a museum where historic techno relics are showcased and the HQ of the collective Underground Resistance.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film

Submerge Records and Exhibit 3000- A Monument to Detroit Techno Giants

Submerge Records the home of Underground Resistance

3000 East Grand Blvd Detroit, MI 48202-3134

Salsa was Incubated in La Placita in Santurce Puerto Rico

Santurce’s famous market – La Placita – has been the hub of San Juan’s nightlife and salsa scene for many years. The historic market plaza and its surrounding streets host what becomes a street party and jam session

Salsa
Salsa

Salsa was Incubated in La Placita in Santurce Puerto Rico

154 Calle dos Hermanos, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico

Teatro La Perla- One of The Oldest Theatres in the Carribean

Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music. We highlight one of the oldest Theatres in the Carribean, Teatro La Perla. Teatro La Perla is a historic concert venue in the city of Ponce Puerto Rico.

Salsa
Salsa

Teatro La Perla- One of The Oldest Theatres in the Carribean

Calle Mayor Cantera and Calle Cristina, Ponce, Puerto Rico, 00730

Is Cheetah Club the Birthplace of Salsa?

The Cheetah Club is widely credited as the birthplace of Salsa music and it was the epicenter for this art form’s rise to popularity and the use of the term “Salsa”.

Disco
Disco
Salsa
Salsa

Is Cheetah Club the Birthplace of Salsa?

Broadway and 53rd Street, ny, ny

What is Salsa and Where Did it Originate?

Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music. We highlight Robrto Clemente Col is a historic concert venue in the city of Ponce Puerto Rico.

Salsa
Salsa

What is Salsa and Where Did it Originate?

Roberto Clemente Coliseum, Avenida Franklin Delano Roosevelt, San Juan, Puerto Rico

What is Trap Music and Where Did It Come From?

Trap music is a music genre that originated in the early 1990s in the Southern United States. It is typified by its aggressive lyrical content and hip hop instrumental sound.

Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop

What is Trap Music and Where Did It Come From?

11th Street Studios was an originator of the Trap Sound

699 11th Street NW. Atlanta, Georgia 30318

Derrick May at Wire 12 in Japan (God Said Give Em Drum Machines Filming Recap)

The Detroit Sound Project Team, traveled with Derrick May to WIRE 12 event at Yokohama Arena in Tokyo, Japan (Fall 2012)

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film

Derrick May at Wire 12 in Japan (God Said Give Em Drum Machines Filming Recap)

3-10 Shinyokohama Kohoku Ward Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 222-0033

Grime: Another Epic London Sound

Grime was created in London by kids who became MCs and DJs but pirate radio stations like Rinse FM were the early incubators that spread the Grime sound across the UK.

Grime
Grime

Grime: Another Epic London Sound

Rinse FM Studios

The Old Truman Brewery Brick Lane London E1 6QL

What is Highlife and Where Did It Originate?

Highlife is a music genre that originated in Ghana at the turn of the 20th century and incorporated the traditional harmonic 9th, as well as melodic and the main rhythmic structures in traditional Akan music, and married them with Western instruments and ideas.

Highlife
Highlife

What is Highlife and Where Did It Originate?

South Liberia Road Accra 12345 Ghana

The Packard Plant- Detroit’s Epicenter for Rave Culture in the 90’s

The Packard Plant was designed by Albert Kahn. It was a automotive manufacturing center from 1903 to 1962. While the parties migrated week to week in the 90’s, the infamous Packard Plant, a long abandoned auto factory that in recent years became the primary party space monument to urban decay and the illegal underground party scene.

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film

The Packard Plant- Detroit’s Epicenter for Rave Culture in the 90’s

1580 E. Grand Blvd Detroit, Michigan 48211

The Motown Museum – Hitsville USA

the Motown Museum was the home of Motown Records’ which was founded by Berry Gordy, in 1959 in Detroit. The small flat where he lived and worked is now called Hitsville U.S.A., and is home to an extensive array of Motown artifacts, photographs and other memorabilia.

Soul
Soul

The Motown Museum – Hitsville USA

2648 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48208

Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (Electric Roots Film Shoot Recap)

The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival was held on The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

Detroit Techno
Detroit Techno
EDM
EDM
GSGEDM Film
GSGEDM Film

Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (Electric Roots Film Shoot Recap)

The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

BREAKWATER PARKING GARAG, Cape Town, South Africa

Bert’s Marketplace is the Eastern Market Live Music Nexuses

Bert’s Marketplace has been a music hotspot in Detroit’s Eastern Market for over a quarter of a century.

Funk
Funk
Jazz
Jazz

Bert’s Marketplace is the Eastern Market Live Music Nexuses

2727 Russell St. Detroit, Michigan

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