The “Amen break” is one of music’s most beloved and essential samples, ranking up there with “Funky Drummer” and “Think (About It)” as the most used breaks in hip-hop, dance and rock. Snatched from ...

A six second drum break from The Winstons‘ “Amen, Brother” (the b-side to their 1969 hit “Color Him Father”) is arguably the most famous “break” ever. The “Amen Break” has been sampled on countless ...

The story of the Amen Break and how a six second drum solo reshaped hip hop, electronic, and global music culture.

Back in 1969, a drum solo that would direct hip hop and electronic music for 30-plus years was recorded. Gregory C. Coleman of Washington funk and soul band The Winstons was the man responsible for ...

Don’t mess with classics, they say, and drummer Merlin Mathews - co-founder of drum and percussion loop/sample library The Beat Shed - is happy to agree that you can’t improve on the “perfect” Amen ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

What is one of the most sampled bits of music in hip-hop history? If you guessed virtually any tune by James Brown, you're close. Indeed, Browns' distinctive guitar riffs, drum breaks, and his ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Don’t mess with classics, they say, and drummer Merlin Matthews - founder of drum and percussion ...