Origin of Genres: Do The Reggay
In 1968 The Maytals released the song “Do The Reggay” and it became the first popular song to use the term reggae. It helped define the emerging genre by naming it.
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Origin of Genres: Salsa Music
In this edition of our “Origin of Genres”, we talk about the history of the Latin music style: salsa music. When you are talking to any Latin music enthusiast, salsa music will inevitably get...
Origin of Genres: Soca- SOul of CAlypso
Soca was born in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago in the early 1970s as an effort to revive calypso, a traditional form of Afro-Caribbean music, that had been losing popularity amongst younger...
Remarkable Women: Selena Quintanilla
If you have a Netflix subscription you may have caught the biographical series of Selena Quintanilla. If you are unfamiliar with the boy in apartment 512, you may have not been inclined to see...
STAFF PICKS: Favourite ‘unknown’ artist
This past year was rough huh. Full of unknowns; uncertainty. Now we hear “unknown” we get nervous instead of excited. So, here at Tracks & Fields we want to celebrate the unkown. The unkown...
Four Questions For…. Esther Little
At Tracks & Fields we like to showcase the talent and inspiration of the artists behind our sync licenses, through their own words. For this edition of ‘Four Questions for’ we interviewed Seattle-based...
Four Questions For…. Locksley
At Tracks & Fields we like to showcase the talent and inspiration of the artists behind our sync licenses, through their own words. For this edition of ‘Four Questions for’ we interviewed Wisconsin-natives...
8 Bands that Changed Their Sound Drastically
Whether for good or bad, many bands change their sound and music style during their careers. In some cases, the switch in genre allows bands to diversify for the changing music industry. In...
Four Questions for… Bosley
At Tracks & Fields we like to showcase the talent and inspiration of the artists behind our sync licenses, through their own words. For this edition of ‘Four Questions for’ we interviewed Baltimore-native...
Four Questions for… One-Eyed Mule
At Tracks & Fields we like to showcase the talent and inspiration of the artists behind our sync licenses, through their own words. For this edition of ‘Four Questions For’ we interviewed Danish...