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R&B
3 OffStereo shows on R&B, spanning 1968–1979. Among them: Synth's Funk Odyssey, Stronger: Funk to Future.
Synth's Funk Odyssey
Wendy Carlos's "Switched-On Bach" introduced the Moog, but it took Keith Emerson, Stevie Wonder, and the Ohio Players to make the synthesizer a genre-defining lead instrument in rock, funk, and hip-hop.
Answers: Who introduced the Moog synthesizer to the mainstream?
Stronger: Funk to Future
Kanye West's "Stronger" bridges his soulful sampling past with an electronic future, connecting Edwin Birdsong's 1979 funk to Daft Punk and reshaping hip-hop.
Answers: what did Kanye West sample for the song Stronger?
Minimoog: Five Records, New Sound
The Minimoog democratized synthesizers in 1970, letting Keith Emerson, Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk, and Stevie Wonder forge new sounds in rock, jazz-funk, and R&B.
Answers: what made the minimoog so important when it came out?