Published
Mon, Feb 7, 2022, 11:00
- The writings, published by Ableton, mark Black History Month in the US.
Read the first part of a new series, penned by Adam Parker (AKA Afriqua), about the principles of Black music.
Launched on February 1st, to mark the beginning of Black History Month in the US, Parker and Ableton have shared an introductory essay to the series, ahead of upcoming works on "Call & Response," "The Blue Note," "Polyrhythms" and "Improvisation."
Parker told Resident Advisor that the essay series is "an exploration of the broadest possible conception of Black music and key musical techniques which link all of the genres together under that umbrella." Each essay will be accompanied by a video, posted on Afriqua's Instagram.
"As far from its primordial African roots as Black Music continues to evolve," Parker wrote in the series' introduction, "there are certain musical techniques which have persisted through each step along the way. This is where our study of the principles of Black music begins."
As Afriqua, Parker has released records for Metereze, 2nd Drop Records, Dream Diary and Nilla, as well as one album, Colored, and some self-released lockdown jams.
Watch Parker introduce the essay series, and revisit his RA Exchange.