80s Groove
Billy Ocean: Carribean »
Born in Trinidad and Tobago to Grenadian parents, Billy moved to England at the tender age of eight. Oceans' musical [...]
70s Groove
Jeffrey Daniel : Shalamar »
Jeffrey Daniel of Shalamar was and still is a dance icon and lord of the dance. He's most well known for [...]
Run DMC : Godfathers of Rap »
Run-D.M.C. have no doubt contributed immensely to the shape of the the current music scene. Undoubtedly [...]
Ray Parker Jr: eighties heart »
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, and Producer Ray Parker Jr. had hits as Raydio (the million-selling Jack [...]
African Rythyms
Brenda Fassie | Queen of African Pop
Brenda Fassie (3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004), was a South African pop singer. She is known for her "outrageousness" and widely considered a voice for disenfranchised blacks during apartheid. She was affectionately known as the Queen of African Pop and her nickname amongst fans was Mabrr. Brenda was born in Langa, Cape Town as the youngest of [...]
Fela Kuti: King of Afrobeat
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, born in Abeokuta, Nigeria in 1938, was a singer-composer, trumpet, sax and keyboard player, bandleader, and politician. Kuti was one of Africa's most controversial musicians and throughout his life he continued to fight for the rights of the common man (and woman) despite vilification, harassment, and even imprisonment by the [...]
Yvonne Chaka Chaka:umquombothi
South African Songstress, Yvonne Chaka Chaka has been at the forefront of South African popular music for 20 years. She was the first South African singer to break into the International scene on a global scale. Songs like "I'm Burning Up", "I'm in Love With a DJ"and the ever-popular "Umqombothi" ("African Beer") secured her place as one of [...]
Breakdance Era
Jeffrey Daniel : Shalamar »
Jeffrey Daniel of Shalamar was and still is a dance icon and lord of the dance. He's most well known for popularising "the backslide", a physically [Read More]
Slow Jams
Freddie Jackson | »
To urban contemporary listeners, Freddie Jackson was one of the biggest stars of the [...]
Teddy Pendergrass: »
Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was born in Philadelphia on March 26 1950. As a boy, he [...]
Reggae
Yellowman: A new era emerges »
Jamaica's first dancehall superstar, Yellowman ushered in a new era in reggae music following Bob Marley's death. His early-'80s success brought the popularity of toasting -- the reggae equivalent of rapping -- to a whole new level, and helped establish dancehall as the [Read More]