90s Dancehall Essentials

90s Dancehall Essentials

90s Dancehall Essentials PLAYLIST ∙ 2021 Apple Music ’90s Dancehall took reggae’s formula—bass, recorded drums, four-beat rhythms—and pushed it to its sonic extreme, creating a drum-machine-driven sound that was still pop-friendly enough to cross over. Through artists like the socially conscious singer Buju Banton and provocateur Shabba Ranks—whose brash “toasting” rap style incensed traditionalists—dancehall exploded globally in the ‘90s. Shaggy

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Africa Now playlist featuring Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie | Apple Music African

Africa Now feat Sarkodie

Africa Now playlist featuring Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie | Apple Music African The Pan-Africanist ideal never died—it morphed into hybridized sonic fragments that connect Joburg to Nairobi via Lagos and Accra. On “Non Living Thing,” Sarkodie teams up with Oxlade to break down what happens when love disappears. “When men fall in love for the first time, we can’t see anyone

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Visionary Women – playlist selections by Karol G – Apple Music

Visionary Women - playlist selections by Karol G - Apple Music

KAROL G: Visionary Women PLAYLIST ∙ 2021 “These songs are my favorites because they are about three empowered women in different situations,” KAROL G tells Apple Music about the highlights of her exclusive International Women’s Day playlist. Specifically, the Colombian superstar is drawn to “Solita” by Kali Uchis, “Nena” by YEИDRY, and “Corashe” by Nathy Peluso—all artists who, like her,

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