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Soul music is a music genre that combines rhythm and blues and gospel music, originating in the United States. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying."

The performance is very emotional, and the melody is decorated with improvisational additions, twirls and auxiliary sounds. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and plastic body moves, are an important feature. Other characteristics are a call and response between the soloist and the chorus, and an especially tense vocal sound.

Soul music has some of its roots in gospel music and rhythm and blues.Many consider soul music to be a genre of music created by African Americans in northern United States inner cities, particularly Chicago.[citation needed] Other areas, such as Detroit and Memphis, Tennessee quickly followed and created their own regional soul music style, due to their gospel roots. Some of the elements from Chicago and other parts of the United States, such as the south, brought some raw unpolished funky talent to heavily-populated inner cities, where soul became polished and perfected.

Sam Cooke, Nina Simone, Jackie Wilson, and Etta James were early popular stars of the music genre, and other soul forerunners include: Mahalia Jackson, Louis Jordan, and Big Joe Turner. Some of the earliest soul artists included Ray Charles, Little Richard, Fats Domino and James Brown, although all were happy to call themselves rock and roll performers at the time. During the 1960s Beatles boom, both Charles and Brown claimed that they had always really been R&B singers. Little Richard proclaimed himself the "king of rockin' and rollin', rhythm and blues soulin'", because his music embodied elements of all three, and because he inspired artists in all three genres. Solomon Burke's early recordings for Atlantic Records codified the soul style, and his early 1960s songs "Cry to Me", "Just Out of Reach" and "Down in the Valley" are considered classics of the genre. Peter Guralnick writes, "it was only with the coming together of Burke and Atlantic Records that you could see anything resembling a movement.

An important center of soul music recording was Florence, Alabama, where the Fame Studios operated. Jimmy Hughes, Percy Sledge and Arthur Alexander recorded at Fame, and Aretha Franklin recorded in the area later in the 1960s. Fame Studios, often referred to as Muscle Shoals (after a town neighboring Florence), enjoyed a close relationship with Stax, and many of the musicians and producers who worked in Memphis contributed to recordings done in Alabama.

Another notable Memphis label was Goldwax Records, owned by Quinton Claunch. Goldwax signed O.V. Wright and James Carr, who went on to make several records that are considered essentials of the genre. Carr's "The Dark End of the Street" (written by Chips Moman and Dan Penn) was recorded at two other important Memphis studios, Royal Recording and American Sound Studios, in 1967. American Studios owner Chips Moman produced "The Dark End of the Street", and the musicians were his house band of Reggie Young, Bobby Woods, Tommy Cogbill and Gene Chrisman. Carr also made recordings at Fame Studios, utilizing musicians David Hood, Jimmy Johnson and Roger Hawkins.

Aretha Franklin's 1967 recordings, such as "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "Respect" (originally sung by Otis Redding), and "Do Right Woman-Do Right Man", are considered the apogee of the soul music genre, and were among its most commercially successful productions. During the late 1960s, Stax artists such as Eddie Floyd and Johnnie Taylor made significant contributions to soul music. Howard Tate's recordings in the late 1960s for Verve Records, and later for Atlantic (produced by Jerry Ragovoy) are another notable body of work in the soul genre.

Motown Records also contributed to the soul canon, although at the time, the Detroit-based label described itself as a manufacturer of pop music. Music by Motown artists such as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and Marvin Gaye did much to popularise the style, and the overall Motown sound did much to define what later became known as northern soul. In Chicago, Curtis Mayfield created the sweet soul sound that later earned him a reputation as the Godfather of northern soul. As a member of The Impressions, Mayfield infused a call and response style of group singing that resembled the gospel style, and influenced many other groups of the era.

By 1968, the soul music movement had begun to splinter, as James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone began to evolve both soul and rhythm and blues into other forms. Guralnick argues that, "More than anything else, though, what seems to me to have brought the era of soul to a grinding, unsettling halt was the death of Martin Luther King in April of 1968.

 Deep soul and southern soul

The terms deep soul and southern soul generally refer to a driving, energetic soul style combining R&B's energy with pulsating southern United States gospel music sounds. Memphis, Tennessee label Stax Records nurtured a distinctive sound, which included putting vocals further back in the mix than most contemporary R&B records, using vibrant horn parts in place of background vocals, and a focus on the low end of the frequency spectrum. The vast majority of Stax releases were backed by house bands Booker T and the MGs (with Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, and Al Jackson) and the Memphis Horns (the splinter horn section of the Mar-Keys). The label counted Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave, Rufus Thomas, William Bell, and Eddie Floyd among its stars.

Psychedelic soul

Psychedelic soul was a blend of psychedelic rock and soul music in the late 1960s, which paved the way for the mainstream emergence of funk music a few years later. Principal figures included multicultural band Sly & the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, The Fifth Dimension, and (with producer Norman Whitfield) The Temptations and The Undisputed Truth.

So enjoy the music Like enjoy your life !

Lola

That called Rock have a singular meaning during 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, the music rock is composed by a eletric guitar, bass, and one batery. This time has been a considerate revolution in world music with songs, styles, and clothes like David Bowie, The Beatlles (the 60's) or Who don't remenber of Black Sabbath ? or so twisted sister ? But one rock group uneforgetable is INSXS, One day I was listen music inside my car and sudelly on radio station play the first music as I play in my guitar Twisted Sister I wanna rock, on that day i remember the day as my grandfather and Paulo Ricardo tell me how play guitar, before this a feel invade me and i never stop play music. We have to give a significate also to Romantic Rock like WhiteSnake, etc.

Today we have a lot of good groups like Simple Plan, Linkin Park, Fall out Boy, Evanescence, and others. Groups as change the music of  present days, partiturs as like nothing see in the world.

Rock music is the spirit, the soul, the life of music, over rock do not exist others styles. Never try stop the rock, make rock.

Enjoy music.

Lola.    =D

Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among African American and Puerto Rican youths in the South Bronx of New York City during the early 1970s. It is normally danced to pop, funk or hip hop music, often remixed to prolong the breaks, and is a well-known hip hop dance style. A breakdancer, breaker, b-boy or b-girl refers to a person who practices breakdancing.

Since its inception, breakdancing has provided a youth culture constructive alternative to violent urban street gangs. Today, breakdancing culture is a remarkable discipline somewhere in-between those of dancers and athletes. Since acceptance and involvement centers on dance skills, breakdancing culture is usually free of the common race, gender and age boundaries of a subculture and has been accepted worldwide.

(this is a Kick movement (easy movement))

(one handed movement)

I break with my body : hands, legs, fingers, feet, luxete right hand, and others. Trying dance during 3 years, now I'm a B-girling. So take ur body and make BREAK DANCE.

ENJOY  BREAK DANCE AND BREAKED BONES !

LOLA.

At last i'm write here, for 1 mounth my brother resolve thing for me on orkut, spaces, MSN and others blogs.

I was studing music in Mexico with my cousins, and i was observe, the peoples there dont turn on the radio for listen music like us, they have a lot of recurses and dont listen more music (in Snt Juan (south)) so, us take the PC, radio, MP3,4,5,6...., and listen, they listen only PSy on balade or parties, its one impressing thing, the music is a thing to clean the soul, B4 this I go to Sweden to learn more about DJ technics oh is a good experience.I make new friends like Linda Ulvaeus Faltskog,and others musicans.

If my brother write wrong or to answer wrong, I'M SORRY! He have only 11 years, and now I have time to write in my blog. :D....

Ok ? Enjoy the music.

Lola :D

Rihanna born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer. She is the second artist, and first female, from Barbados to have received a Grammy Award(the first being Jimmy Senya Hayned). Rihanna is currently signed to the Def Jam Recordings label.

Since the release of Rihanna's first album Music of the Sun in 2005, her music has gone on to become successful in the United States and worldwide, where she has amassed ten Top 40 hit singles on the US Billboard Charts and on the United World Charts in the span of only 3 years. Also significant is that 8 of these singles have gone on to become top 10 hits while 3 went even further and achieved the number 1 position on these charts. Rihanna  with ur charm conquist heart man's around the world, she have a song called Don't stop the music (number 1 on Billboard Parade) more others Umbrella, Hate that I love you, etc. 

Enjoy Music

Lola =D

One rhythm very good and popular is SAMBA ENREDO.
Every years I go to Carnaval in Rio, is a very happy party.
This is a little resume of Samba Enredo history.


A samba-enredo is a song performed by a samba school in Rio de Janeiro during its yearly Carnival parade. The term also refers to particular style of samba music typical of such songs. Samba-enredo is well known internationally due to Rio de Janeiro's longstanding status as a major tourist destination during Carnival and to the fact that many percussion groups have formed around the world inspired by this type of samba.

Sambas-enredo are recorded and played on the radio during the period leading up to Carnival. They are generally performed by male vocalists accompanied by cavaquinho and a large bateria (percussion group) producing a dense, complex texture known as batucada. They heavily emphasize the second count of the measure driven by the bass notes of the surdo drums.

Rio de Janeiro's baterias have provided inspiration for the formation of percussion groups around the world, especially in Western countries. These groups generally do not use vocals or cavaquinho, focusing instead on percussion grooves and numerous breaks. These groups operate year round, unlike in Brazil where activity is now confined to the months preceding Carnaval.

Samba-enredo used to be played year round, though often as an exercise on virtuosity.
Exist others tipes of samba: Samba de Gafieira, Pagode,etc.

Famous artists: Neguinho da Beija Flor, Jamelão, Martinho da Vila.

Enjoy Music !!!!

Lola =D

David Guetta (born November 7, 1967 in Paris) is a French DJ.

At age 13, he began mixing his first vinyls. At 17, he worked as a DJ at 'Broad' in Paris, launching his career. From 1988 to 1990, he mixed house at Radio Nova. In 2005, his single "The World Is Mine", which contains a sample of Simple Minds "Someone Somewhere In Summertime", topped European dance charts. He appeared in an advertisement for L'Oréal hair cream.

Vocals on many of his singles are performed by singer Chris Willis.

On 13 August 2005, he performed in the Creamfields Spanish festival, with such artists as The Chemical Brothers and Carl Cox. He has also performed at Creamfields UK, again alongside The Chemical Brothers, Carl Cox and other big name DJs.

The song 'Just A Little More Love' appeared in the film The Football Factory. The Gospel version was sung at the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

On New Year's Day 2007, he appeared at Big Beach Boutique 3, a concert held on the beach of Brigthon, UK, put together by and headlined by Fatboy Slim .

On July 14th 2007, on a flight from Paris to Ibiza, he became the first DJ to perform a live set on a commercial airplane.

November 30th saw David Guetta make his debut in Bournemouth, UK, for 2020ROCKS, playing alongside the French electro DJ Sébastien Léger.

In 2007, he was elected as World DJ Nr. 10 by the British DJ Mag.

For 2008, he and his wife Cathy Guetta are planning a new event which will take place in the Stade de France. On July 5, 2008, he will perform with Tiesto, Carl Cox, Joachim Garraud and Martin Solveig in front of 40.000 spectators. The Sensation White, where Guetta performed several times, seems to be the inspiration.

He has also been playing in many countries around the world to promote his 2007 album "Pop Life". He played in Mauritius on the 12th of January 2008 accompanied by French rapper JoeyStarr of the mythic French rap group NTM.

Now he have a grand new song called " Love is Gone " 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beGjncfEPt8 p>

 

Enjoy Music !!!! :)

Lola =D

You know about Jonas Brothers.The new sucefull band ?

About their : 

The Jonas Brothers is an American Pop Rock  band from Wickycoff New Jersey made up of three brothers, Joe, Nick, and Kevin Jonas. All three brothers attended Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, New Jersey. They have released two albums - Its about Times in 2006, and Jonas Brothers in 2007, and will release A little Bit Longer in 2008.

I really love this single and listen sometimes called: Hollywood

As time was ticking
We were winning
And it all was going as planned
Politicians stand between the lines
Of making headlines, street signs
Saying you're going the wrong way
Fading faster now

You can try to break us
And make us fall apart
But the fires in our hearts
Reminisce on memories cuz we're gone
And dont forget to
Hold back your thoughts
And live like robots
Cuz we all know what goes on
Reminisce on memories cuz we're gone
We're gone, so gone.

Firing soilders, all around us
But we're still standing strong
They are singing, contradicting
Cuz now we're making headlines, primetime
Saying what a story!
Billboards, packed tours
Don't forget

You can try to break us
And make us fall apart
But the fires in our hearts

Reminisce on memories cuz we're gone
And don't forget to
Hold back your thoughts
And live like robots
Cuz we all know what goes on
Reminisce on memories cuz we're gone
We're gone, so gone.

And game over, you're done
Out of left field we won
Pack our bags
Yeah, we'll run
Hollywood here we come

You can try to break us
And make us fall apart
But the fires in our hearts
Reminisce on memories cuz we're gone
And don't forget to
Hold back your thoughts
And live like robots
Cuz we all know what goes on
Reminisce on memories cuz we're gone
We're gone

You can try to break us
And make us fall apart
But the fires in our hearts
Reminisce on memories cuz we're gone

 

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Left to right : Kevin, Joseph and Nick.

Hollywood video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW7hCKRzv3g  (not official)

More about Jonas Brothers : http://www.jonasbrothers.com

They speak about a lot of problems and love in their songs. So why like ? would you like read about they ?

U2 :

U2 formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for their anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, and The Edge's textural guitar playing. Their success as a live act was greater than their success at selling records until their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, increased the band's stature "from heroes to superstars," according to Rolling Stone. U2 responded to the dance and alternative rock revolutions, and their own sense of musical stagnation by reinventing themselves with their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour. Similar experimentation continued for the rest of the 1990s. Since 2000, U2 have pursued a more traditional sound that retains the influence of their musical explorations.

U2 have sold more than 170 million albums worldwide

More about U2 ?

http://www.u2.com

 

What is that ? old city or beach ?

And this is a lot of letters or one man ?

This is a 2 girls. !

Look the animals !  Or a face of mam ?

This to confuse your head ? Why ? Because your cerebrum read one thing and you eyes read other its have a name : Otic ilusion.

 

 

4 minutes to save the world - Madonna feat Justin Timberlake and Timbaland

(Timbaland:) I'm outta time and all I got is 4 minutes (8x) Come on Yeah Break down Come on

(Madonna:) Come on boy I've been waiting for somebody To pick up my stroll

(Justin:) Well don't waste time Give me a sign Tell me how you wanna roll

(Madonna:) I want somebody to speed it up for me Then take it down slow There's enough room for both

(Justin:) Well, I can handle that You just gotta show me where it's at Are you ready to go (Are you ready to go)

 (Madonna and Justin:) If you want it You already got it If you thought it It better be what you want If you feel it It must be real just Say the word and imma give you what you want

 (Madonna and Justin:) Time is waiting We only got 4 minutes to save the world No hesitating Grab a boy Grab a girl Time is waiting We only got 4 minutes to save the world No hesitating We only got 4 minutes, 4 minutes

(Madonna and Justin:) Keep it up, keep it up, don't be a pri, hey Madonna, uh You gotta get in line, hop Tick tock tick tock tick tock That's right, keep it up, keep it up, don't be a pri, hey Madonna, uh You gotta get in line, hop Tick tock tick tock tick tock

 (Madonna:) Sometimes I think what I need is a you intervention, yeah

(Justin:) And you know I can tell that you like it And that it's good, by the way that you move, ooh, hey

(Madonna:) The road to hell is paved with good intentions, yeah

(Justin:) But if I die tonight At least I can say I did what I wanted to do Tell me, how bout you?

(Madonna and Justin:) If you want it You already got it If you thought it It better be what you want If you feel it It must be real just Say the word and imma give you what you want

(Madonna and Justin:) Time is waiting We only got 4 minutes to save the world No hesitating Grab a boy Grab a girl Time is waiting We only got 4 minutes to save the world No hesitating We only got 4 minutes, 4 minutes

(Madonna and Justin:) Keep it up, keep it up, don't be a pri, hey Madonna, uh You gotta get in line, hop Tick tock tick tock tick tock That's right, keep it up, keep it up, don't be a pri, hey Madonna, uh You gotta get in line, hop Tick tock tick tock tick tock

 (Timbaland:) Breakdown Yeah (tick tock tick tock tick tock) Yeah, uh huh (tick tock tick tock tick tock) I only got 4 minutes to save the world

 

New Album of Madonna is a grand producion  more  about  Hard Candy : http://www.madonna.com

Lola. =D

Enjoy Music...!

Cloud Nine

If you want to live, let live
if you want to go, let go
I'm not afraid to dream- to sleep, sleep forever
I don't need to touch the sky
I just want to feel that high
and you refuse to lift me

guess it wasn't real after all
guess it wasn't real all along [...]

This is a part of music  Could Nine from Evanescence.

When I say "Evanescence is very good is really good look the style . Really for who like or love Evanescence, Its is a privilege. One recomendation : " Listen Evanescence " .

More about Evanescence on official site : http://www.evanescence.com 

:P

Lola.  :P