The contemporary sound of Bay Area dance music is high-energy, omnivorous, and life-affirming.
Bay Area Hip-Hop | That’s My Word | KQED
A Year-Long Exploration of Bay Area Hip-Hop History
How Bay Area Hip-Hop Found Its Sound in the 1980s
Casio keyboards, homemade tapes and the boundless creativity of Bay Area youth flourished in the 1980s hip-hop scene.
The Bay Area Was Hip-Hop Before There Was Hip-Hop | KQED
In the ’60s and ’70s, the Black Panthers, boogaloo dancers and Sly Stone anticipated the arrival of hip-hop.
Party Music by Rickey Vincent | East Bay Booksellers
Connecting the black music tradition with the black activist tradition, Party Music brings both into greater focus than ever before and reveals just how strongly the black power movement was felt on the streets of black America.
Sound Is Vibration
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Dance to the Music (Sly and the Family Stone album)
Dance to the Music is the second studio album by American funk-soul band Sly and the Family Stone, released in April 1968 on Epic and CBS Records. It contains the Top Ten hit single of the same name, which was influential in the formation and popularization of the musical subgenre of psychedelic soul and helped lay the groundwork for the development of funk music.
Art of Noise
A multi-sensory exploration of how design has changed the way we’ve experienced music over the past 100 years.
SEA to SEA w/ Diana Ratsamee
Seattle DJ and collector Diana Ratsamee digs out musical discoveries from across the world, notably sharing music from Lao and Thailand and Southeast Asia - airing rock, disco, soul and psychedelic records, as well as diving into present day musical movements in the region.
3 Great ‘Workout Hikes’ in the Bay Area to Try (When You Can’t Face the Gym) | KQED
Want to get some heavy exercise without a treadmill? Pick one of these arduous — but rewarding — local mountain trails.
Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver (@createastir.ca)
Vancouver’s freshest hub for local arts and culture—music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, books, and much more createastir.ca
Relaxing Lo-Fi House Music Mix - Cherry Blossom Picnic Set in Tokyo
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Diana Ratsamee is a Lao-American musician, producer, and DJ based out of Seattle, Washington. Her passions lie in connecting people through storytelling, sound, and movement. She’s played at events and festivals throughout the Seattle underground dance scene and led experience design and programming for the Seattle Chinatown International Block Party and festivals throughout Washington. Diana grew up between the CID and south Seattle. Her musical inspiration comes from her father, a Lao refugee who fled his home country of Laos to Seattle with dreams of becoming a musician. Navigating this new life in America, her father found refuge in music by playing in both an American and Lao rock band. Diana grew up watching her father take the stage in concert halls and small venues in the Lao community. This inspired her to explore the music and sounds that brought joy and unity to her community. Her musical loves range from everything between disco to psychedelic Southeast Asian rock, city pop to traditional morlum music. Her musical diversity mirrors her dedication to celebrating unity and inclusivity through music.