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The Amen break, six seconds that changed music history
The story of the Amen Break and how a six second drum solo reshaped hip hop, electronic, and global music culture.
In his new song "Ol' Church Hymn," Darius Rucker has found a love so good it feels like the soothing words of "Amazing Grace." The track feels like it was plucked right out of a Sunday service and ...
Dunsin Oyekan’s gospel song “Amen” featuring Pastor E.A. Adeboye climbs to No. 4 on YouTube Music charts, recording over ...
This isn't the first time a gospel singer has featured the clergyman. Tim Godfrey featured him on “Iyanu A Sele”, alongside gospel singer Tope Alabi.
The 'Amen break' is the most sampled drum break in music history, appearing in over 6,000 songs. The 20-second break was part of a song by the Winstons, a multiracial soul band. Despite the Amen break ...
As the year kicked off, Dunsin Oyekan came through with a single that feels less like a song and more like a spiritual energy ...
That’s exactly what one church congregation sang as they were treated to a special Super Bowl Sunday hymn ahead of the Eagles’ showdown against the two-time defending Kansas City Chiefs. A video ...
Fans know that when a new Beyoncé, Kanye or Diplo track drops, it will likely contain a musical sample — an instrumental or vocal nugget from a song of yesteryear. That nugget will be rearranged, ...
Amen, Brother was a little-known B-side released in 1969. Barely noticed at the time, its drum solo has been hugely influential, appearing in different forms in more than 1,500 other songs - but the ...
Famous Christian artists Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding have revived a third century hymn discovered on ancient Egyptian papyrus, releasing a contemporary version of the song ahead of Easter. Titled ...
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