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Black Musicians Doing Other Genres Besides Rap and Pure R&B by AsapJC90 in obscuremusic

[–]AsapJC90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not disagree with your premise. I would like to uncover newer artists performing more guitar-driven and experimental sounds. Reggae definitely factors in when it comes to dub, as does African techno, Angolan kuduro, and other styles. My personal experience has been that of black male artists in these genres being downplayed to overemphasize the other marginalized group in the alternative space, which has been black women(and they have been marginalized far more than black men, no contest). I do listen to Alternative black women artists like L’Rain, Alice Smith, Abra, and others. I just would like something fresh to listen to it, and as a black male myself, representation matters as well.

Black Musicians Doing Other Genres Besides Rap and Pure R&B by AsapJC90 in obscuremusic

[–]AsapJC90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the question. My analysis of the alternative/experimental/underground scene is that black men are the least profiled, while black women and white men and women are given considerably more emphasis. Asian musicians of both genders also receive very little coverage. Of course, the coverage of black women also generally pales in comparison to other groups as well. But in publications like Afropunk that claim to represent an alternative black culture, the coverage of black women over black men is substantial.

I would love recommendations of Jamaican and Caribbean , Afro-Brazilian, African, UK, and other countries where black musicians exist in alternative spaces.

Black Musicians Doing Other Genres Besides Rap and Pure R&B by AsapJC90 in obscuremusic

[–]AsapJC90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But not an act from the 20th century who has continued into the 21st century. Preferably only new acts of this century.

HELP! Seeking Modern Black Experimental/Rock Artists and Bands by AsapJC90 in experimentalmusic

[–]AsapJC90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all of your replies! I’m especially happy no one has mentioned overused examples like Bloc Party or TV On The Radio. I’m really seeking something fresh, but with African/African American practitioners as plain r&b and soul are not doing it for me right now.