Ella Mai is an English hip hop artist from this current generation. It may not seem like hip hop music based on the old standards of hip hop, but the fact that it might lack rapping or djing effects does not make it any less of hip hop in this generation. She has won some awards for the different genres of music she makes. Some … Continue reading Pop: Ella Mai

Lauryn Hill is an American artist of many genres, soul being one of them. She is a well known artist all over the world. She is an eight-time grammy winner as well as has received many musical awards over the years. From her song, “Nothing Even Matters” in the album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” the africanisms seen in this song are polyrhythm (finger snaps … Continue reading Hip Hop: Lauryn Hill

Adekunle Gold is a relatively new afro-beat artist from Nigeria who has also won different musical awards in Africa. Through a lot of his music you can hear the beat of drums in them, representing a big part of African inspired music. In his song, “Ire” from his album “About 30”, this drumming beat is present. Some Africanisms seen in this song as well as … Continue reading Afro-beat: Adekunle Gold