The impact of Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spalding has had many successes and has been recognised for her contribution to music since her career began in 2006.
Spalding won the Best New Artist at the 2011 Grammy Awards. She went on to win a further three at the 2013 and 2014 awards.
She was chosen to perform at the Barrack Obama’s award acceptance ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 when he was the President of the USA. The President personally chose Spalding to play at the ceremony.
Spalding has pushed creative boundaries not only through her musical Musical fusion is when two different styles are brought together to create a new type of music., but through the creation process itself. In 2017 Spalding live streamed the recording of her Exposure album. The audience could continuously witness the creative process, from composition to recording. Splalding said "I foresee that creating before a live audience will add excitement and extra inspiration energy".
Fusion music continues to be a popular compositional choice for many music producers as it appeals to a Music which has general appeal and is often linked to styles of the 1950s. Driven by a strong rhythmic element. audience. Released in 2017, Despacito is a song released by Luis Fonsi and includes lyrics by Justin Bieber on the successful A variation of the original by adding or taking elements away. Often associated with dance and electronic music. version. It is a fusion of influences from Music that originates from Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries, in particular, those in the Caribbean and United States. Strongly influenced by dance styles, rhythmic grooves and loud brass accompaniments., pop, A musical style originating in Jamaica with a strong syncopated rhythmic feel, medium slow tempo and catchy horn riffs or counter-melodies. and A style of music developed in the USA which features rapping, DJs and sampling. There are many sub-genres of hip hop such as New Age School and Golden Age.. It was a huge success - and went on to be No.1 in the UK for 11 weeks and was one of the most watched online videos, with over five billion views.
