When drum’n’bass grew stale in the 90s, it got a samba-splicing Brazilian twist. As that style returns, the scene’s legends and newcomers celebrate a cross-cultural triumph ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lisa Kocay covers electronic dance music. Drum’n’bass has a rich history, one that began during the UK rave scene in the ‘90s.
UK artist Linett Kamala was astonished to see a maypole in a Jamaican hamlet – a colonial relic, but one bringing joy. So she reinvented the tradition by ditching English folk tunes and adding bass ...