The Foster Music Collective

Red Hands, y'all.

RED HANDS feat. ERIC GALES - Happy Feelin's Check out the first single "Happy Feelin's" from our forthcoming collaborative album KINFOLK with Eric Gales. Buy/Stream: https://RedHandsBand.lnk.to/HappyFe...

One of the greatest to have ever done it.

Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds And Pearls (Official Music Video) "Diamonds And Pearls" from 'Diamonds and Pearls' (1991)☔️ Listen to more Prince here https://lnk.to/PrinceStream📺 Watch all the official Prince videos here ...

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Reclaiming the Banjo's Hidden Black History | In the Making Follow Hannah Mayree, musician, banjo maker, and founder of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project, as they organize workshops and performances celebrating the ...

Day 28: Thundercat (1984-)

"Thundercat is the virtuoso bassist & singer Stephen Bruner, a mercurial talent and multi-GRAMMY award winner. Having released “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” (2011), “Apocalypse” (2013), and “Drunk” (2017) which completed his transition from virtuoso bassist to bonafide star and cemented his reputation as a unique voice transcending genre. He was “at the creative epicenter” of the 21st century’s most influential hip-hop album Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly”, and he won a GRAMMY for his collaboration on the track ‘These Walls’. In 2018 Thundercat and Flying Lotus composed an original score for an episode of Golden Globe and Emmy award winning TV series “Atlanta” (created and written by Donald Glover).

"...The name Thundercat is a reference to the cartoon he’s loved since childhood and an extension of his wide-eyed, vibrant, often superhuman approach to his craft. In 2020 things came full circle when Bruner voiced a character (and penned a song) named "Grune the Destroyer" in Cartoon Network’s Thundercats Roar animated series."

-Ninja Tune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-zdIGxOJ4M

Mind-blowing.

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Day 27: Robert Glasper (1978-)

"Robert Glasper is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges musical and artistic genres. To date, he boasts 5 Grammy wins and 12 nominations across 11 categories, an Emmy Award for his song for Ava Duvernay’s critically hailed documentary “13th” with Common and Karriem Riggins, and a Peabody Award for his Composition of “Mr. Soul!”. His work and accolades bridge all aspects of the music business, from live touring to film scoring, composing and producing."

-Atlanta Jazz Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS2Y_CkaXP0

Day 26: Erykah Badu (1971-)

"Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American R'n'B/neo-soul artist whose work crosses over into jazz.

She is best known for her singles You Got Me her collaboration with The Roots, as well as her own songs Tyrone, Love of My Life, On & On, Bag Lady, The Healer, Honey and Soldier. Her lyrics are highly personal urban philosophy which throw emotional challenges in the face of the listener. She weaves unusual musical influences together creating a rich texture of sound.

Some music journalists have labeled her Nu soul, nouvelle-soul or neo soul, often comparing her to Billie Holiday in lyrical delivery and grouping her with Maxwell and D'Angelo in musical genre.

Baduizm, Badu's highly acclaimed debut album, was released in early 1997 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard charts. Lead single On & On reached #12 on the singles charts in both the U.S. and UK. Badu received notice for her introspective lyrics and jazzy, bass-heavy sound, and was hailed as one of the leading lights of the burgeoning neo soul genre. Her sophisticated style of singing drew many comparisons to Billie Holiday. Baduizm eventually went triple platinum and, along with On & On, won Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremonies."

-LastFM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SyoBfPXiUc

Day 25: J. Dilla (1974-2006)

"Producer and MC, James Dewitt Yancey, aka J Dilla (1974–2006), grew up in Detroit, Michigan where he learned at a young age to play cello, keyboards, trumpet, violin, and drums. Yancey's early musical training influenced his later use of instruments more commonly found in hip-hop and R&B production, including the Minimoog synthesizer and Akai MPC found in the Museum's Musical Crossroads exhibition. Yancey used these instruments to combine soulful samples with innovative percussive loops and future-sounding synth tones to create a unique style of music that would become a signature of the Native Tongue and resurgent soul movements in hip-hop and R&B music throughout the 1990s and early 2000s."

"In the late 1980s, Yancey with two friends from high school, Baatin and T3, formed the hip-hop group Slum Village and together they would record several critically acclaimed albums. In the decades that followed, Jay Dilla would become a Grammy Award nominated producer working with artists that included, Janet Jackson, Pharcyde, De La Soul, D'Angelo, The Roots, Erykah Badu, and A Tribe Called Quest as a member of the music production collectives, The Ummah and Soulquarians."

-National Museum of African American History & Culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0OMCw4NHnQ

Day 24: Prince (1958-2016)

"Prince redefined artistic possibility, mixing rock, funk, soul, pop and jazz into a genre-defying blend that both challenged and satisfied audiences. As a visionary composer and mesmerizing performer, he set new standards, mastering multiple instruments and styles. In the studio, he pioneered new approaches, delivering material addressing both sexuality and spirituality with equal passion. Ever-changing and fiercely independent, he inspired generations of artists to take risks and embrace their authentic vision."

-The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVEFRQavTNI

Day 23: Aretha Franklin (1942-2018)

"Her voice, one of the most captivating of her generation, was unrivaled and changed the landscape of American music. "

"...Franklin’s legacy is not limited to her command of a musical genre or her popularity at any given time. Her voice put people in touch with something deeper, connecting them to their own emotions and feelings often ignored. The precision with which she conveyed the emotional power at the heart of any song was, quite simply, a work of art.

The way she used her voice always made us feel, no matter what the song. If the essence of music lies in its ability to help us to know our authentic selves and transcend to new heights, then it was Aretha Franklin who taught us how to listen and to make ourselves whole again."

-Dwandalyn Reece, Curator of Music and Performing Arts, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1C43fkjH2Y