Detroit dance music veteran John “Jammin” Collins passed away on July 26. Collins spent more than three decades working as a DJ, producer, mentor, radio host, and historian. He began his professional life in the 1970s, working as a cancer researcher after graduating from Wilberforce University with a biology degree.Continue Reading
[youtube id=”PdXdjdep1Vc”] “X ²”  was released in ’96 by Electric Soul, which is one of many aliases used by techno/house  producer Mike Banks. The electro-funk track became a staple during late-night mixes on Detroit radio and was released as a single on Direct Beat and the label’s Techno Bass: The MissionContinue Reading
Detroit, Mich. – On August 2, 2014, Sidewalk Festival of Performing Arts, an outdoor celebration of site-specific performance and installation art, will fill the courtyards, sidewalks, storefronts and gardens in and around Artist Village Detroit (17340 Lahser, Detroit, MI 48219) with engaging site-specific work from 3:00-9:00 p.m. Sidewalk celebrates theContinue Reading
[youtube id=”JQP_YLTmJ2k”] The Jit was a popular dance in Black communities in Detroit during the ’70’s and the ’80’s. The McGhee Brothers, who pioneered the dance as The Jitterbugs, are the focus of the documentary, The Jitterbugs: Pioneers Of The Jit. Haleem “Stringz†Rasul Ar-Rasheed, who is the founder ofContinue Reading