Jazz, motown and rap
It carries far over the cotton fields, the melancholic, repetitive work songs of the African slaves who use everything that can be used for percussion for their 'blues'. The soulful rhythm takes hold on American folk and country music emerges; solo vocals or duets mixed with acoustic guitar, violin saw and pedal steel. It was this style from which later - with a stronger afterbeat - the rock 'n' roll played with electrical instruments arises.
Meanwhile, in the African-American community of New Orleans jazz , a smoke-drenched improvisation-based sound, a symbiosis of ragtime, blues, folk and negro spirituals and is presented in ' Motor City ' founded the most famous record label of all time. An unforgettable parade of glitter-clad soul musicians with the recognizable polished ' Motown sound ' Gets up.
Straight outta Compton
A sultry hip-hop scene is rampant in the ghettos of major American cities, where street culture, rival gangs, violence and drugs rule the day. With monotonous, often aggressive and sexist lyrics, accompanied only by beats, MCs dig their rhythmic poetry at each other. raw gangsta rap , where the world wont' find you…
Go back to the roots of jazz at a festival in New Orleans, visit the Motown studio - the cradle of soul - in Detroit, pay tribute to 'The King' at Graceland or head to the hometown of the 'Godfather of Gangsta Rap' for a heart-pounding LA Hood Life Tour in Compton. Contact us and let music be part of your journey.
