Yo ho! Nightrider here! Samurai movies, such as Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and Seven Samurai, are held in very high regard throughout the world in terms of storytelling, timing, and influence to world cinema. Close your eyes on the movies and what do you get?...

Today on underground we are going to talk about the song that won the 2019 Rio Carnival and the meaning behind the song and this song is called "História pra ninar gente grande" or in English "History for Lulling Adults." The song was written by the following people...

Today on underground we are going to talk about a style of music that plays a huge part of one of the biggest and lively celebrations in the world, and that is Rio Samba form the Rio Carnival. If your wondering what is the big fuss about Samba music and yet have no...

Today in Underground we are looking at an artist from Japan who has embrace the Chicano culture that is alive and well in Southern California, took it back to Japan and became a Chicano music star, and her name is MoNa aka Sad Girl. MoNa aka Sad girl is a rapper and...

Ahoy, Nightrider here! In this edition of Underground, let's look into the music of one of Chile's celebrated musicians known to the world: Victor Jara. As mentioned before in the review of the documentary from Netflix's Massacre at the Stadium, Victor Jara was a...

February 7, 1974. If you were wondering why I put this date on here is because it was the birthday of two of the most influential people in hip hop were born on this date and they were J Dilla and Nujabes. Today we are going to talk about them both and what made them...

Today on Underground we are going to talk about talk about an album that is considered to be one of the most influential album and groups of all time, the group is the Jungle Brothers, and the album is Done By The Forces Of Nature. The album was released on November...

From their eighth album All ‘n All, Earth, Wind & Fire made four singles: "Magic Mind," "Jupiter," "Serpentine Fire," and their classic "Fantasy." However, Underground's focus is their sixth track "Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)." Clocking in at one minute and twenty...

Today in underground I'm going to take a look at a movie soundtrack that I would recommend for you to listen and that is Alfonso Cuaron's Roma. The music used in this film is excellent and it shows what the music like in Mexico was like in 1970. Artist such as Leo Dan...

Today on Underground music I'm going to be talking about an artist who has been the best-kept secret for the past three years and that artist is Yaeji. Yaeji is a Korean-American musician who mixes house and hip hop music while singing in a very mellow vocal in both...