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Risco Connection was one of the oddest and most original music acts of the late 1970s: a reggae group that performed covers of disco songs. Masterminded by producer Joe Isaacs, Risco Connection could have easily been dismissed as a novelty act, but their music struck a chord with the underground disco scene, becoming a hit [...]
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Carl Bean is a treasure and inspiration. As the founder of Unity Fellowship Church, he has created a platform for black LGBTs to fulfill their spiritual needs in an affirming environment. Originally centered in Bean’s home in 1982, Unity Fellowship churches now exist in fifteen cities. Prior to his ministry, Bean recorded one of the [...]
Sly Stone is an artist you should already be familiar with. As the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, he fused rock, soul, and pop to capture the public imagination and was a prime example of black music’s increasing sophistication. His commercial peak was between 1968 and 1973, when he recorded classics such as [...]
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