Mark LeVine is a longtime contributor to Afropop Worldwide, also a scholar, musician and author of numerous books. Here, he reviews Rikki Stein's memoir, Moving Music. Afropop's Banning Eyre recently ...

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Arik Einstein (January 3, 1939 – 26 November 2013) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was a pioneer of Israeli rock music and was named "the voice of Israel." [Wik ...

There weren’t many bigger stories in the rock world in 2024 than the announcement that Adam Gontier would be returning to ...

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Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists ...

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But the year wasn’t all rap beef; the rap world delivered a ... making this year one of the most dynamic years in recent memory. These are the songs that defined hip-hop in 2024.

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