Chapter 1
The birth of the beat
Chapter 2
The sound of rebellion
Chapter 3
Curators of the global groove
Chapter 4
The digital shift and the bedroom label
Ch 3 · Curators of the global groove
schopenhauer Global Groove Curators
Driving a Dulles cab with a keyboard in the back, oh yeah! / Awesome Tapes put his golden groove back on the track, oh-oh!
schopenhauer Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil lead the revolutionary Tropicália music movement.
schopenhauer How SM Entertainment pioneered the intensive system that built Korean pop music.
Fun Fact
Stadium-sized salsa: Fania Records' supergroup, the Fania All-Stars, performed before a massive crowd of 80,000 people in Zaire in 1974.
schopenhauer How Fela Kuti used independent recording to broadcast Afrobeat from Nigeria.
Glossary
reissue (noun)
A new release of a previously published sound recording, book, or other creative work. In 2006, Samy Ben Redjeb founded Analog Africa to publish reissues of rare global recordings.
A new release of a previously published sound recording, book, or other creative work. In 2006, Samy Ben Redjeb founded Analog Africa to publish reissues of rare global recordings.
Quiz
What political and artistic movement in late 1960s Brazil, released largely on Philips Records, blended traditional bossa nova with psychedelic rock?
BETA
schopenhauer Spin the groove to match artists and labels to discover how music empires were built.
Quiz
Which record label, founded by German producer Manfred Eicher in 1969, is renowned for its minimalist jazz and contemporary classical 'chamber' sound?
Quiz
Which South Korean company, founded by Lee Soo-man in 1995, is widely credited with pioneering the modern K-pop idol system?
Quiz
The Fania All-Stars famously performed in 1974 alongside which historic sporting event in Kinshasa, Zaire?
Quiz
Which record label, founded in 1964 by Johnny Pacheco and Jerry Masucci, popularized the term 'salsa' worldwide?
Quiz
Which record label, founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica, helped introduce Bob Marley and global reggae to a worldwide audience?
Quiz
Who is the legendary Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and activist who pioneered Afrobeat and recorded extensively for EMI Nigeria?
Quiz
What is the name of the highly influential K-pop agency founded by Yang Hyun-suk in 1996, home to groups like BLACKPINK and Big Bang?