Last Saturday April 12, 2014 in Brooklyn NYC, Fred Ho, Saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer, matriarchalist, ecosocialist, revolutionary, and activist passed away from his fight with cancer. A pioneer in Asian American Jazz and Avant Garde Jazz, Fred Ho was known for his Afro Asian aesthetics, a fusion of Asian and African American cultural aesthetics (Fred Ho was against the use of the word “Jazz” which he saw as a demeaning term used by dominant white culture to denigrate African American music). Some examples of Fred Ho’s …
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Sad news, Frankie Knuckles, born in the Bronx, NYC and later moved to Chicago, and became known as the Godfather of House Music, has passed away yesterday March 31, 2014, at the age 59. At this moment no details has surface as to the circumstances of his passing. This news is confirmed by DJs Deeon, Paul Johnson, and David Morales. Via instagram Via Facebook Via Facebook The world, and dance music community …
One of the great emcees of Hip-Hop passed on 14 years ago today February 7th. Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), whose name is mentioned along side other great emcees such as Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Tupac, and The Notorious B.I.G. A skilled emcee, known for his use of alliteration, internal and multi-syllabic rhyming schemes, who at the time of his passing had two albums out; Capital Punishment (1998) and Yeeeah Baby (2000). Pun passed away while his music career was just about to take off …
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