A Visual History of Salsa in New YorK
Salsa is more than music. A movement born abroad and nurtured by immigrant communities in the heart of New York City, the uptempo, percussive and horn-driven music combined Latin and Afro-Caribbean rhythms to create the first pan-Latin musical genre that reflected the people who performed, enjoyed and danced to its beats. “Salsa was never really […] Read More
Keepers of Soul: Oakland’s Soul and Funk DJ Nights Now Rival Those Across The Bridge
Walk from Uptown to Jack London District on the weekend, and you’ll find bar after bar blasting everything from uptempo northern soul to lowrider oldies and funky disco at 45rpm to a packed dance floor. Read More
Hepcat Are the Unsung Heroes of Southern California’s Ska Scene
Hepcat were meant to play only one backyard show in L.A. in the late ’80s. Nearly 30 years later, they've honed their sound into one of the cornerstones of California reggae and ska revival. Read More
Digital apps and subscription boxes put books by black authors in readers’ hands
Kaya Thomas has always been a voracious reader. But despite her growing library and bigger imagination, she often couldn’t see herself in the characters of the books she read. “Being a black woman, what I had experienced growing up was that a lot of books I was reading weren’t representative of me,” Thomas told Salon. […] Read More