Music for 18 Musicians was composed by Steve Reich. The music features ostinati (repeated rhythmic patterns). Reich uses one ostinato that gradually lengthens and then shortens over the course of ...

It turns out that the Indri Indri lemurs of Madagascar can carry a tune. Researchers have found that these furry, ...

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Jim Oblon shows us the tricks behind inverted boogie riffing – and the best part is you don’t have to stand on your head to play it ...

Funk music started to emerge in black ... intricate strumming patterns, which gelled with the other rhythmic elements to create funk’s danceable nature. One of the genre’s pioneers, James ...