Tag Archives: Sound Object

THE BEAT THAT CHANGED HIP-HOP

4 Replies

The Beat that Changed Hip-Hop

By Abra Clawson and Lindsay Chaplin

The Roland TR-808’s interface is easy to use, as it has color-coded dials and buttons.

Roland_TR-808_large

The genres of Hip-Hop, House, Techno, and R&B were changed forever because of the machine.

night-club-clubbing-jobs-abroad

Arthur Baker, Producer of Planet Rock

A-4158-1228812134.jpeg

Matt Black, from the British duo Coldcut

mattb

Additionally, the full videos we pulled interviews from can be found at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCJReSDmqkg

and

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/04/27/the-history-of-the-roland-tr-808/

Continue reading →

Sonic Dominance: The Sound of God

7 Replies

By Asher Bean and Emily Downing

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Bibliography

 

Deep, Aman. Alaap by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in Movie The Last Temptation of

    Christ. YouTube. YouTube, 8 June 2013. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.

    .

 

Ganapathy, Subbu. Vedic Chanting from South India Part 1. YouTube.com. YouTube,

    11 Jan. 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/

    watch?v=0tZv9utp-oc>.

 

Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali. Interview by Andy Carvin. 1993.

 

Mast, Raho. Amir Khusro Sufi Kalam. YouTube. YouTube, 19 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Nov.

  1. .

 

O’Neil, Susi. “Qawwali: Music of the Sufis.” Pilot Guides. N.p., n.d. Web. 10

    Nov. 2015. <http://www.pilotguides.com/articles/

    qawwali-music-of-the-sufis/>.

 

Rashid, Hussein. “Qawwali and the Art of Devotional Singing.” Worldwide

    Locations. Asia Society, 2007. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.

    .

 

Web, Desi. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in Central Park New York Full Concert.

    YouTube.com. YouTube, 12 Mar. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2015.

    .

 

Wijeratne, Dinuk. “Velvet Fire.” WIJERATNEWORKS (2013): n. pag. Print.

 

Pictures:

http://blog.uvm.edu/vlbrenna-sound2015/2015/10/20/sonic-dominance-and-the-reggae-sound-system-session/

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2014/11/why-sufi-best-genre-music

http://www.shiamultimedia.com/qawwali2.html

http://kunzum.com/2010/11/17/delhi-enjoy-the-weekly-qawwalis-at-nizamuddin-dargah/

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-11-03/pakistani-musician-brought-sufi-music-mainstream

http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/2006/may/13/97639/

https://dontforgetthesongs365.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/eddie-vedder-featuring-nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-the-face-of-love/

https://cultureatkamelia.wordpress.com/tag/hindu-wake-singing/

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/whitehindu/2013/11/mantra-v-s-prayer-whats-the-difference/

http://www.carmel.lib.in.us/blog/blog.cfm?id=418